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 December 2025'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. | dorisfish | December 29, 2025, 8:55 pm | 359/359 | 100% | 155 sec. | 417.4 pts. | 149841 |
| 2. | Lauramur | December 29, 2025, 4:08 pm | 624/624 | 100% | 178.6 sec. | 370 pts. | 230877 |
| 3. | buffyv | December 29, 2025, 7:44 pm | 372/376 | 98.94% | 190.6 sec. | 811.5 pts. | 301866 |
| 4. | skyforge | December 29, 2025, 8:58 pm | 544/548 | 99.27% | 216.7 sec. | 412.6 pts. | 224452 |
| 5. | jnmakowiec | December 29, 2025, 8:32 pm | 672/672 | 100% | 240.3 sec. | 1070.2 pts. | 719171 |
| 6. | NinjaTurd10 | December 29, 2025, 7:00 pm | 357/392 | 91.07% | 268.6 sec. | 859.8 pts. | 306961 |
| 7. | kelley74ny | December 29, 2025, 4:40 pm | 202/202 | 100% | 277.6 sec. | 781.3 pts. | 157830 |
| 8. | squitchy11 | December 29, 2025, 1:02 pm | 833/833 | 100% | 282.3 sec. | 757.6 pts. | 631078 |
| 9. | crwehrle | December 29, 2025, 1:22 pm | 613/615 | 99.67% | 296.3 sec. | 742.7 pts. | 455255 |
| 10. | deusexjuice | December 29, 2025, 5:13 pm | 252/252 | 100% | 298.4 sec. | 741.2 pts. | 186782 |
| 11. | Xcali | December 28, 2025, 2:07 am | 232/235 | 98.72% | 305.3 sec. | 714.3 pts. | 165717 |
| 12. | ShoeRon | December 29, 2025, 2:25 pm | 444/444 | 100% | 327.5 sec. | 767.7 pts. | 340858 |
| 13. | Calla | December 29, 2025, 8:58 pm | 730/733 | 99.59% | 368.4 sec. | 691.7 pts. | 504918 |
| 14. | Patso | December 28, 2025, 4:49 pm | 543/543 | 100% | 381.6 sec. | 684.2 pts. | 371505 |
| 15. | breldan | December 29, 2025, 5:15 pm | 178/179 | 99.44% | 396.5 sec. | 1120.9 pts. | 199512 |
| 16. | lmcbride | December 29, 2025, 9:08 am | 194/215 | 90.23% | 405.9 sec. | 721.4 pts. | 139950 |
| 17. | MMOTUS | December 29, 2025, 3:35 pm | 276/307 | 89.9% | 433.2 sec. | 688.3 pts. | 189962 |
| 18. | gadams | December 29, 2025, 1:03 pm | 297/299 | 99.33% | 445.1 sec. | 673.2 pts. | 199951 |
| 19. | bkmcincinnati | December 29, 2025, 4:41 pm | 848/848 | 100% | 457 sec. | 677.8 pts. | 574775 |
| 20. | kim78 | December 29, 2025, 8:59 pm | 450/454 | 99.12% | 463.6 sec. | 672.6 pts. | 302654 |
| 21. | DrThom | December 29, 2025, 7:47 pm | 226/226 | 100% | 474.2 sec. | 685.5 pts. | 154928 |
| 22. | creekie | December 29, 2025, 8:00 pm | 227/232 | 97.84% | 478.9 sec. | 672.3 pts. | 152620 |
| 23. | tucsonjimmy1 | December 29, 2025, 7:54 pm | 443/443 | 100% | 486.7 sec. | 641.2 pts. | 284035 |
| 24. | Rpark | December 29, 2025, 3:22 pm | 218/226 | 96.46% | 488.2 sec. | 671.4 pts. | 146368 |
| 25. | synchrogal | December 29, 2025, 11:14 am | 330/340 | 97.06% | 507.7 sec. | 624.5 pts. | 206090 |
| 26. | keprph | December 29, 2025, 8:15 pm | 216/222 | 97.3% | 519.2 sec. | 852.6 pts. | 184151 |
| 27. | SamQKitty2 | December 29, 2025, 8:46 pm | 230/230 | 100% | 545.6 sec. | 881.6 pts. | 202761 |
| 28. | AmyinCA | December 29, 2025, 5:54 pm | 196/204 | 96.08% | 546.9 sec. | 719.9 pts. | 141100 |
| 29. | tvmum | December 29, 2025, 1:09 pm | 172/176 | 97.73% | 547 sec. | 924.8 pts. | 159072 |
| 30. | alriddin | December 29, 2025, 10:34 am | 461/461 | 100% | 551.4 sec. | 706.7 pts. | 325788 |
| 31. | mrlampo | December 29, 2025, 2:39 pm | 202/202 | 100% | 559 sec. | 655.6 pts. | 132436 |
| 32. | rsternlicht | December 29, 2025, 8:40 pm | 917/917 | 100% | 559.3 sec. | 690.3 pts. | 633014 |
| 33. | Mersey | December 29, 2025, 6:59 pm | 618/658 | 93.92% | 567.8 sec. | 1011.4 pts. | 625073 |
| 34. | waldo | December 29, 2025, 4:44 pm | 173/173 | 100% | 603 sec. | 812.1 pts. | 140501 |
| 35. | WordBob | December 29, 2025, 5:08 pm | 283/283 | 100% | 629.1 sec. | 590.1 pts. | 167007 |
| 36. | Wenmel9 | December 29, 2025, 8:34 pm | 434/442 | 98.19% | 631.8 sec. | 304.8 pts. | 132277 |
| 37. | AgentKate | December 29, 2025, 6:03 pm | 360/366 | 98.36% | 667.9 sec. | 746.4 pts. | 268690 |
| 38. | Fooz | December 29, 2025, 5:40 pm | 233/234 | 99.57% | 701.5 sec. | 813.9 pts. | 189643 |
| 39. | First.a.quilter | December 29, 2025, 5:17 pm | 163/163 | 100% | 763.7 sec. | 813.9 pts. | 132673 |
| 40. | kidarbor | December 29, 2025, 8:53 pm | 443/519 | 85.36% | 772.8 sec. | 593.9 pts. | 263107 |
| 41. | Wordgenie | December 29, 2025, 6:12 pm | 216/216 | 100% | 882.1 sec. | 606.5 pts. | 131003 |
| 42. | Valkyrie90 | December 29, 2025, 6:08 pm | 236/236 | 100% | 882.3 sec. | 753 pts. | 177709 |
| 43. | ArfArfArfArf | December 29, 2025, 6:42 pm | 376/376 | 100% | 997 sec. | 683.2 pts. | 256889 |
| 44. | skippyhs | December 29, 2025, 10:06 am | 264/265 | 99.62% | 1514.9 sec. | 529.1 pts. | 139690 |
| 45. | BigSnow | December 29, 2025, 5:21 pm | 278/284 | 97.89% | 2094.8 sec. | 461.8 pts. | 128383 |
| 46. | nespo001 | December 29, 2025, 2:59 pm | 286/289 | 98.96% | 2366.7 sec. | 501.2 pts. | 143331 |
| 47. | bethshmeth | December 29, 2025, 7:40 am | 233/239 | 97.49% | 3009.1 sec. | 687.7 pts. | 160224 |
| 48. | Julia518 | December 29, 2025, 8:26 pm | 384/391 | 98.21% | 13504.8 sec. | 334.6 pts. | 128475 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 December 2025.