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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 February 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. | dutchy | February 24, 2026, 2:57 am | 478/487 | 98.15% | 104.5 sec. | 484.6 pts. | 231642 |
| 2. | buffyv  | February 24, 2026, 12:25 am | 262/268 | 97.76% | 156.9 sec. | 626.3 pts. | 164095 |
| 3. | dorisfish | February 23, 2026, 3:56 pm | 277/277 | 100% | 162.2 sec. | 430.8 pts. | 119331 |
| 4. | Mabel | February 23, 2026, 11:28 am | 165/167 | 98.8% | 184.6 sec. | 846 pts. | 139597 |
| 5. | Lauramur | February 23, 2026, 10:06 pm | 349/349 | 100% | 196.7 sec. | 388 pts. | 135399 |
| 6. | jnmakowiec | February 23, 2026, 8:28 pm | 703/703 | 100% | 226.6 sec. | 1065.5 pts. | 749054 |
| 7. | EneMall | February 22, 2026, 5:27 pm | 375/375 | 100% | 230.3 sec. | 369.7 pts. | 138649 |
| 8. | kelley74ny | February 23, 2026, 10:05 am | 186/186 | 100% | 264.1 sec. | 741.4 pts. | 137892 |
| 9. | NinjaTurd10 | February 24, 2026, 12:04 am | 236/264 | 89.39% | 269.8 sec. | 888.3 pts. | 209632 |
| 10. | squitchy11 | February 24, 2026, 9:14 am | 574/574 | 100% | 271.3 sec. | 745.3 pts. | 427809 |
| 11. | Valkyrie90 | February 23, 2026, 12:45 pm | 166/166 | 100% | 273.8 sec. | 746 pts. | 123835 |
| 12. | swain | February 23, 2026, 5:18 pm | 145/177 | 81.92% | 281 sec. | 922.4 pts. | 133754 |
| 13. | ShoeRon | February 23, 2026, 8:55 pm | 550/550 | 100% | 284.3 sec. | 780.3 pts. | 429154 |
| 14. | Peanut | February 23, 2026, 5:22 pm | 285/285 | 100% | 284.4 sec. | 530.5 pts. | 151201 |
| 15. | Xcali | February 23, 2026, 11:34 pm | 487/496 | 98.19% | 291.3 sec. | 768.7 pts. | 374376 |
| 16. | Toopadoo | February 20, 2026, 12:43 pm | 169/218 | 77.52% | 302.3 sec. | 737.9 pts. | 124701 |
| 17. | crwehrle | February 23, 2026, 10:53 am | 461/462 | 99.78% | 339.3 sec. | 751 pts. | 346196 |
| 18. | Calla | February 23, 2026, 9:10 pm | 589/589 | 100% | 350 sec. | 696.2 pts. | 410045 |
| 19. | sweeties | February 23, 2026, 7:23 pm | 460/460 | 100% | 352.8 sec. | 908.3 pts. | 417821 |
| 20. | Tkom | February 24, 2026, 9:15 am | 181/184 | 98.37% | 353.7 sec. | 710 pts. | 128506 |
| 21. | alriddin | February 24, 2026, 9:06 am | 684/684 | 100% | 380.1 sec. | 749.1 pts. | 512366 |
| 22. | ArfArfArfArf | February 23, 2026, 10:03 pm | 292/292 | 100% | 383.9 sec. | 698.8 pts. | 204050 |
| 23. | hmarescal | February 24, 2026, 12:40 am | 535/535 | 100% | 390.1 sec. | 724.5 pts. | 387625 |
| 24. | breldan | February 23, 2026, 4:34 pm | 335/336 | 99.7% | 396.2 sec. | 1115.6 pts. | 373714 |
| 25. | Patso | February 23, 2026, 5:47 pm | 436/439 | 99.32% | 403.4 sec. | 694.2 pts. | 302685 |
| 26. | Clouseau53 | February 24, 2026, 9:14 am | 706/740 | 95.41% | 423.1 sec. | 1154.1 pts. | 814821 |
| 27. | gplante | February 23, 2026, 8:55 pm | 323/323 | 100% | 439 sec. | 522.8 pts. | 168865 |
| 28. | keprph | February 24, 2026, 1:53 am | 184/188 | 97.87% | 443 sec. | 748.1 pts. | 137643 |
| 29. | chmbwmba | February 21, 2026, 7:20 pm | 257/266 | 96.62% | 446.4 sec. | 549.1 pts. | 141113 |
| 30. | bkmcincinnati | February 23, 2026, 9:34 pm | 300/300 | 100% | 458.2 sec. | 700.4 pts. | 210112 |
| 31. | rsternlicht | February 24, 2026, 9:13 am | 721/723 | 99.72% | 466.5 sec. | 659.3 pts. | 475330 |
| 32. | lmcbride | February 24, 2026, 6:32 am | 226/256 | 88.28% | 469.7 sec. | 738.9 pts. | 166989 |
| 33. | doobietom | February 20, 2026, 8:57 am | 316/345 | 91.59% | 477.5 sec. | 658.4 pts. | 208064 |
| 34. | Rpark | February 24, 2026, 9:15 am | 315/319 | 98.75% | 491.9 sec. | 670.6 pts. | 211248 |
| 35. | Wordgenie | February 23, 2026, 8:46 am | 213/213 | 100% | 495.8 sec. | 639 pts. | 136111 |
| 36. | melanieholm | February 23, 2026, 7:23 pm | 188/243 | 77.37% | 507.8 sec. | 597.1 pts. | 112263 |
| 37. | poopaw | February 17, 2026, 11:06 am | 297/302 | 98.34% | 520.3 sec. | 648.2 pts. | 192504 |
| 38. | synchrogal | February 23, 2026, 12:05 pm | 300/303 | 99.01% | 520.8 sec. | 593.8 pts. | 178151 |
| 39. | Vivian Caruso | February 24, 2026, 1:00 am | 207/207 | 100% | 650.3 sec. | 582.5 pts. | 120573 |
| 40. | AgentKate | February 23, 2026, 6:18 pm | 221/228 | 96.93% | 671.6 sec. | 743.5 pts. | 164308 |
| 41. | Fooz | February 24, 2026, 5:51 am | 227/228 | 99.56% | 737.5 sec. | 806.2 pts. | 182999 |
| 42. | scarrie8 | February 23, 2026, 5:55 pm | 191/191 | 100% | 738 sec. | 656.5 pts. | 125392 |
| 43. | gadams | February 24, 2026, 8:54 am | 178/179 | 99.44% | 790.8 sec. | 674.8 pts. | 120120 |
| 44. | gilbertpa | February 23, 2026, 11:12 pm | 314/314 | 100% | 874.5 sec. | 532.3 pts. | 167138 |
| 45. | kidarbor | February 23, 2026, 10:33 pm | 283/331 | 85.5% | 902.6 sec. | 552 pts. | 156204 |
| 46. | nespo001 | February 23, 2026, 7:21 pm | 220/221 | 99.55% | 994.6 sec. | 605.3 pts. | 133176 |
| 47. | waldo | February 23, 2026, 7:57 pm | 194/194 | 100% | 1004.7 sec. | 822.8 pts. | 159622 |
| 48. | Mersey | February 24, 2026, 8:48 am | 257/267 | 96.25% | 1176.1 sec. | 932.5 pts. | 239644 |
| 49. | bethshmeth | February 24, 2026, 8:37 am | 363/372 | 97.58% | 1558.1 sec. | 717.1 pts. | 260305 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 February 2026.
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