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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 17, 2026, 2:06 am | 252/253 | 99.6% | 133.6 sec. | 523.6 pts. | 131942 |
| 2. | Lauramur | May 17, 2026, 4:23 pm | 402/402 | 100% | 154.2 sec. | 432.5 pts. | 173865 |
| 3. | dorisfish | May 17, 2026, 5:08 pm | 156/156 | 100% | 168.9 sec. | 436.3 pts. | 68070 |
| 4. | Mabel | May 15, 2026, 4:04 pm | 83/86 | 96.51% | 169.9 sec. | 791.7 pts. | 65714 |
| 5. | skyforge | May 15, 2026, 9:24 pm | 167/171 | 97.66% | 203.1 sec. | 388.2 pts. | 64831 |
| 6. | jnmakowiec | May 17, 2026, 5:11 pm | 289/289 | 100% | 223.1 sec. | 1073.9 pts. | 310343 |
| 7. | Peanut | May 16, 2026, 6:50 pm | 262/262 | 100% | 241.1 sec. | 519.3 pts. | 136050 |
| 8. | dauber | May 15, 2026, 3:20 pm | 540/540 | 100% | 246.7 sec. | 436.5 pts. | 235694 |
| 9. | crwehrle | May 16, 2026, 2:42 pm | 218/218 | 100% | 265.2 sec. | 772 pts. | 168297 |
| 10. | Xcali | May 17, 2026, 5:53 pm | 130/139 | 93.53% | 280.4 sec. | 731.9 pts. | 95149 |
| 11. | NinjaTurd10 | May 15, 2026, 5:54 pm | 270/291 | 92.78% | 284.3 sec. | 914.1 pts. | 246812 |
| 12. | squitchy11 | May 17, 2026, 9:23 am | 290/290 | 100% | 285.8 sec. | 743.2 pts. | 215530 |
| 13. | ShoeRon | May 17, 2026, 11:09 am | 332/332 | 100% | 287 sec. | 761.3 pts. | 252740 |
| 14. | swain | May 17, 2026, 10:21 am | 79/92 | 85.87% | 308.4 sec. | 952.9 pts. | 75283 |
| 15. | sweeties | May 17, 2026, 1:33 pm | 330/330 | 100% | 320 sec. | 785.4 pts. | 259187 |
| 16. | ArfArfArfArf | May 17, 2026, 5:33 pm | 381/382 | 99.74% | 322.6 sec. | 635.8 pts. | 242223 |
| 17. | UbiDubium | May 16, 2026, 8:58 pm | 106/106 | 100% | 324.2 sec. | 705.8 pts. | 74815 |
| 18. | sgoes | May 16, 2026, 12:30 am | 124/125 | 99.2% | 328.1 sec. | 668.6 pts. | 82904 |
| 19. | Calla | May 17, 2026, 5:51 pm | 388/389 | 99.74% | 330.8 sec. | 701.1 pts. | 272046 |
| 20. | deusexjuice | May 17, 2026, 5:01 pm | 124/124 | 100% | 339.8 sec. | 717.7 pts. | 88995 |
| 21. | Tkom | May 14, 2026, 2:56 pm | 174/183 | 95.08% | 341.2 sec. | 699.9 pts. | 121781 |
| 22. | alriddin | May 17, 2026, 1:07 pm | 364/364 | 100% | 356 sec. | 730.1 pts. | 265770 |
| 23. | lmcbride | May 17, 2026, 10:06 am | 152/174 | 87.36% | 450.4 sec. | 776 pts. | 117946 |
| 24. | bkmcincinnati | May 17, 2026, 5:47 pm | 203/204 | 99.51% | 452.1 sec. | 693.6 pts. | 140798 |
| 25. | cocoadog | May 16, 2026, 9:53 pm | 102/102 | 100% | 478.6 sec. | 701.3 pts. | 71528 |
| 26. | Rpark | May 17, 2026, 3:28 pm | 149/154 | 96.75% | 479.6 sec. | 653.3 pts. | 97342 |
| 27. | kim78 | May 17, 2026, 6:04 pm | 239/243 | 98.35% | 494.9 sec. | 683.1 pts. | 163265 |
| 28. | gplante | May 16, 2026, 11:11 pm | 162/162 | 100% | 501 sec. | 514.5 pts. | 83342 |
| 29. | synchrogal | May 17, 2026, 12:21 pm | 191/193 | 98.96% | 505.4 sec. | 568 pts. | 108489 |
| 30. | FREDSED | May 17, 2026, 5:48 pm | 187/187 | 100% | 505.5 sec. | 679.2 pts. | 127004 |
| 31. | Wordgenie | May 16, 2026, 11:47 am | 127/127 | 100% | 515 sec. | 640.5 pts. | 81338 |
| 32. | DeCal | May 17, 2026, 5:05 pm | 69/69 | 100% | 550.5 sec. | 905.7 pts. | 62495 |
| 33. | gadams | May 17, 2026, 6:01 pm | 187/188 | 99.47% | 556.9 sec. | 665.2 pts. | 124384 |
| 34. | Mersey | May 17, 2026, 6:02 pm | 268/274 | 97.81% | 585.8 sec. | 979 pts. | 262381 |
| 35. | AgentKate | May 17, 2026, 6:14 am | 103/110 | 93.64% | 603.9 sec. | 614.3 pts. | 63275 |
| 36. | waldo | May 17, 2026, 10:26 am | 93/93 | 100% | 604.4 sec. | 798 pts. | 74214 |
| 37. | rsternlicht | May 17, 2026, 5:41 pm | 254/254 | 100% | 614.3 sec. | 673.3 pts. | 171007 |
| 38. | kidarbor | May 17, 2026, 3:01 pm | 214/262 | 81.68% | 616.4 sec. | 568.5 pts. | 121663 |
| 39. | sorrentobeach | May 17, 2026, 5:29 pm | 132/132 | 100% | 621.6 sec. | 560 pts. | 73925 |
| 40. | keprph | May 17, 2026, 4:49 pm | 175/181 | 96.69% | 669.3 sec. | 757.5 pts. | 132564 |
| 41. | WordBob | May 17, 2026, 4:08 pm | 134/134 | 100% | 670.8 sec. | 570.1 pts. | 76400 |
| 42. | Fooz | May 17, 2026, 2:30 pm | 175/175 | 100% | 756.2 sec. | 837.6 pts. | 146583 |
| 43. | Binkly Boo | May 17, 2026, 5:29 pm | 427/434 | 98.39% | 780.6 sec. | 615.4 pts. | 262761 |
| 44. | Clouseau53 | May 17, 2026, 4:13 pm | 103/119 | 86.55% | 880.3 sec. | 871.5 pts. | 89764 |
| 45. | litlblit | May 17, 2026, 2:40 pm | 120/120 | 100% | 1017.4 sec. | 618.1 pts. | 74169 |
| 46. | 55Denny | May 17, 2026, 4:48 pm | 147/195 | 75.38% | 1056.3 sec. | 519.4 pts. | 76357 |
| 47. | bethshmeth | May 17, 2026, 12:54 pm | 136/137 | 99.27% | 1356 sec. | 729 pts. | 99140 |
| 48. | Tawny | May 17, 2026, 11:34 am | 218/219 | 99.54% | 1357.8 sec. | 601.1 pts. | 131044 |
| 49. | Imadgine | May 16, 2026, 4:45 pm | 119/127 | 93.7% | 2231.2 sec. | 602.3 pts. | 71674 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 May 2026.
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