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We hold a series of competitions each month for those players who wish to play competitively. Each monthly competition will end at 12.01am on the 1st of every month, with trophies being awarded to the top 20 ranked players in each individual competition. Not yet on the list? Keep trying! It takes both skill and determination to make it to the Hall of Fame!
Here are the latest results for this month's Fastest Solver Challenge.
Select which of May 2026's current competition rankings you'd like to view:
In the fastest-solver challenge, players compete to achieve the lowest average solving time for all puzzles solved during the competition month. Only players who are ranked in the top 50 of that month's high-score challenge and have a success rate of at least 75% are eligible for this contest.
| Rank | Player | Last Game | Solved | Rate | Av. Time | Av. Pts | Total |
| 1. | buffyv  | May 28, 2026, 1:38 am | 343/347 | 98.85% | 131 sec. | 519 pts. | 178000 |
| 2. | Lauramur | May 28, 2026, 3:56 pm | 677/678 | 99.85% | 143.7 sec. | 414.4 pts. | 280544 |
| 3. | skyforge | May 28, 2026, 12:05 pm | 293/297 | 98.65% | 198.9 sec. | 381.1 pts. | 111661 |
| 4. | jnmakowiec | May 28, 2026, 3:41 pm | 325/325 | 100% | 223.5 sec. | 1074.9 pts. | 349328 |
| 5. | Peanut | May 27, 2026, 4:47 pm | 406/406 | 100% | 256.4 sec. | 547.9 pts. | 222459 |
| 6. | crwehrle | May 28, 2026, 3:10 pm | 476/476 | 100% | 268.2 sec. | 762.8 pts. | 363091 |
| 7. | NinjaTurd10 | May 28, 2026, 3:56 pm | 499/531 | 93.97% | 270.5 sec. | 900.6 pts. | 449378 |
| 8. | dauber | May 28, 2026, 3:32 pm | 839/839 | 100% | 276.7 sec. | 465.1 pts. | 390214 |
| 9. | squitchy11 | May 28, 2026, 3:46 pm | 458/458 | 100% | 279.8 sec. | 731.6 pts. | 335063 |
| 10. | kelley74ny | May 28, 2026, 9:35 am | 131/131 | 100% | 280.8 sec. | 792.7 pts. | 103842 |
| 11. | ShoeRon | May 27, 2026, 12:45 pm | 505/505 | 100% | 285.9 sec. | 761 pts. | 384294 |
| 12. | swain | May 28, 2026, 3:38 pm | 163/194 | 84.02% | 299.2 sec. | 957 pts. | 155997 |
| 13. | Xcali | May 28, 2026, 1:53 am | 313/327 | 95.72% | 301.5 sec. | 724.5 pts. | 226783 |
| 14. | UbiDubium | May 27, 2026, 9:40 pm | 190/190 | 100% | 316.6 sec. | 719.6 pts. | 136723 |
| 15. | sweeties | May 28, 2026, 3:53 pm | 549/550 | 99.82% | 323.3 sec. | 774.8 pts. | 425379 |
| 16. | deusexjuice | May 28, 2026, 2:32 pm | 194/194 | 100% | 333.4 sec. | 723.5 pts. | 140363 |
| 17. | ArfArfArfArf | May 27, 2026, 5:36 pm | 542/545 | 99.45% | 336.5 sec. | 648 pts. | 351219 |
| 18. | alriddin | May 28, 2026, 3:29 pm | 716/716 | 100% | 344.8 sec. | 727.6 pts. | 520960 |
| 19. | Tkom | May 28, 2026, 1:29 pm | 289/300 | 96.33% | 351.8 sec. | 714.2 pts. | 206412 |
| 20. | OldManInNNV | May 28, 2026, 2:36 am | 114/114 | 100% | 357.4 sec. | 899.4 pts. | 102532 |
| 21. | capnelaine | May 27, 2026, 11:42 pm | 290/297 | 97.64% | 374 sec. | 354.6 pts. | 102822 |
| 22. | Calla | May 28, 2026, 12:20 pm | 666/670 | 99.4% | 383.2 sec. | 698.4 pts. | 465146 |
| 23. | cocoadog | May 28, 2026, 2:42 pm | 279/279 | 100% | 448.7 sec. | 712.4 pts. | 198768 |
| 24. | lmcbride | May 28, 2026, 7:50 am | 253/280 | 90.36% | 450 sec. | 768.5 pts. | 194422 |
| 25. | kim78 | May 28, 2026, 9:09 am | 385/391 | 98.47% | 484.8 sec. | 679.8 pts. | 261732 |
| 26. | FREDSED | May 28, 2026, 3:01 pm | 288/288 | 100% | 491.5 sec. | 675.1 pts. | 194417 |
| 27. | gplante | May 28, 2026, 3:56 pm | 250/250 | 100% | 500.6 sec. | 522.3 pts. | 130575 |
| 28. | Rpark | May 28, 2026, 1:42 pm | 195/200 | 97.5% | 505.3 sec. | 646.7 pts. | 126114 |
| 29. | bkmcincinnati | May 27, 2026, 8:34 pm | 360/361 | 99.72% | 519.9 sec. | 680.3 pts. | 244901 |
| 30. | Wordgenie | May 28, 2026, 12:50 pm | 164/164 | 100% | 522 sec. | 633.7 pts. | 103922 |
| 31. | gadams | May 28, 2026, 9:54 am | 273/273 | 100% | 527.8 sec. | 676.3 pts. | 184642 |
| 32. | synchrogal | May 28, 2026, 11:51 am | 311/315 | 98.73% | 530.5 sec. | 580 pts. | 180392 |
| 33. | rsternlicht | May 28, 2026, 3:28 pm | 454/454 | 100% | 551 sec. | 663.6 pts. | 301288 |
| 34. | AgentKate | May 28, 2026, 3:14 pm | 341/354 | 96.33% | 565.6 sec. | 652.8 pts. | 222611 |
| 35. | waldo | May 27, 2026, 3:57 pm | 136/136 | 100% | 605.3 sec. | 798.8 pts. | 108632 |
| 36. | kidarbor | May 28, 2026, 3:51 pm | 381/463 | 82.29% | 611.2 sec. | 587.2 pts. | 223717 |
| 37. | keprph | May 28, 2026, 3:48 pm | 362/375 | 96.53% | 615.1 sec. | 697.5 pts. | 252499 |
| 38. | sorrentobeach | May 28, 2026, 12:50 pm | 199/199 | 100% | 645.9 sec. | 583 pts. | 116012 |
| 39. | Mersey | May 28, 2026, 11:28 am | 417/431 | 96.75% | 650.9 sec. | 969 pts. | 404081 |
| 40. | MrsJames | May 28, 2026, 3:56 pm | 176/177 | 99.44% | 671.2 sec. | 577.6 pts. | 101655 |
| 41. | WordBob | May 28, 2026, 2:43 pm | 207/208 | 99.52% | 694.9 sec. | 562.7 pts. | 116482 |
| 42. | Fooz | May 28, 2026, 1:29 pm | 254/254 | 100% | 760.2 sec. | 840.3 pts. | 213434 |
| 43. | Binkly Boo | May 27, 2026, 11:00 am | 661/671 | 98.51% | 785.9 sec. | 624.5 pts. | 412763 |
| 44. | Clouseau53 | May 28, 2026, 1:00 pm | 197/231 | 85.28% | 866.9 sec. | 871.2 pts. | 171617 |
| 45. | litlblit | May 28, 2026, 2:25 pm | 178/178 | 100% | 888.6 sec. | 590.7 pts. | 105151 |
| 46. | 55Denny | May 28, 2026, 11:51 am | 271/344 | 78.78% | 1156.7 sec. | 506.8 pts. | 137330 |
| 47. | Tawny | May 24, 2026, 4:31 pm | 255/257 | 99.22% | 1405.7 sec. | 593.6 pts. | 151378 |
| 48. | bethshmeth | May 28, 2026, 12:10 pm | 203/205 | 99.02% | 2797.9 sec. | 714.4 pts. | 145024 |
| 49. | Julia518 | May 28, 2026, 3:11 pm | 334/336 | 99.4% | 16671.1 sec. | 330.8 pts. | 110502 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 May 2026.
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