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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 October 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. | jugl11 | October 19, 2026, 8:24 am | 283/291 | 97.25% | 122.5 sec. | 347.8 pts. | 98437 |
| 2. | Lauramur | October 17, 2026, 5:18 pm | 339/339 | 100% | 135 sec. | 392.6 pts. | 133099 |
| 3. | Mabel | October 16, 2026, 5:10 pm | 127/132 | 96.21% | 171.7 sec. | 815.2 pts. | 103526 |
| 4. | skyforge | October 18, 2026, 8:40 pm | 398/408 | 97.55% | 175.8 sec. | 368.5 pts. | 146658 |
| 5. | dorisfish | October 18, 2026, 10:39 pm | 226/226 | 100% | 184.8 sec. | 434.3 pts. | 98146 |
| 6. | NinjaTurd10 | October 17, 2026, 12:48 am | 147/155 | 94.84% | 253.7 sec. | 887 pts. | 130384 |
| 7. | squitchy11 | October 18, 2026, 11:08 am | 362/362 | 100% | 263.1 sec. | 738.4 pts. | 267313 |
| 8. | ShoeRon  | October 18, 2026, 10:38 am | 430/430 | 100% | 268.6 sec. | 755.5 pts. | 324886 |
| 9. | Peanut | October 15, 2026, 3:40 pm | 145/146 | 99.32% | 275.1 sec. | 523.5 pts. | 75906 |
| 10. | Toopadoo | October 16, 2026, 5:16 pm | 105/116 | 90.52% | 279.3 sec. | 776 pts. | 81479 |
| 11. | crwehrle | October 18, 2026, 2:06 pm | 274/274 | 100% | 290.9 sec. | 755.8 pts. | 207092 |
| 12. | sgoes | October 19, 2026, 2:10 am | 213/213 | 100% | 311.1 sec. | 746.1 pts. | 158910 |
| 13. | Tkom | October 19, 2026, 8:30 am | 290/297 | 97.64% | 319.7 sec. | 715 pts. | 207352 |
| 14. | sweeties | October 18, 2026, 11:50 pm | 360/360 | 100% | 329 sec. | 897.4 pts. | 323068 |
| 15. | Jude T | October 18, 2026, 7:17 pm | 607/607 | 100% | 331.9 sec. | 1159.6 pts. | 703904 |
| 16. | felicitous | October 19, 2026, 8:29 am | 188/188 | 100% | 332.1 sec. | 491.7 pts. | 92444 |
| 17. | OldManInNNV | October 19, 2026, 1:00 am | 127/127 | 100% | 344.6 sec. | 894.2 pts. | 113565 |
| 18. | MMOTUS | October 19, 2026, 7:57 am | 138/162 | 85.19% | 345.5 sec. | 731.5 pts. | 100948 |
| 19. | ArfArfArfArf | October 18, 2026, 5:36 pm | 407/409 | 99.51% | 358.1 sec. | 722.6 pts. | 294098 |
| 20. | Patso | October 19, 2026, 12:11 am | 425/427 | 99.53% | 364.8 sec. | 723.1 pts. | 307315 |
| 21. | gadams | October 18, 2026, 1:15 pm | 122/122 | 100% | 408.3 sec. | 704.5 pts. | 85945 |
| 22. | Tronzolor | October 19, 2026, 8:22 am | 146/168 | 86.9% | 416.4 sec. | 593.1 pts. | 86592 |
| 23. | Rpark | October 18, 2026, 1:54 pm | 132/134 | 98.51% | 422.3 sec. | 646 pts. | 85267 |
| 24. | lmcbride | October 19, 2026, 1:44 am | 160/183 | 87.43% | 438.6 sec. | 770.5 pts. | 123283 |
| 25. | Dusty302 | October 18, 2026, 11:04 pm | 253/271 | 93.36% | 461.9 sec. | 337 pts. | 85267 |
| 26. | gplante | October 18, 2026, 7:47 pm | 189/189 | 100% | 477.1 sec. | 528.6 pts. | 99913 |
| 27. | AgentKate | October 19, 2026, 2:13 am | 190/194 | 97.94% | 486.8 sec. | 653.9 pts. | 124233 |
| 28. | Manticore | October 19, 2026, 7:56 am | 212/244 | 86.89% | 498.8 sec. | 659.4 pts. | 139792 |
| 29. | bkmcincinnati | October 19, 2026, 8:33 am | 289/290 | 99.66% | 505.6 sec. | 641.6 pts. | 185415 |
| 30. | Calla | October 19, 2026, 8:18 am | 186/187 | 99.47% | 525.8 sec. | 654.7 pts. | 121765 |
| 31. | kim78 | October 18, 2026, 6:07 pm | 261/264 | 98.86% | 544.5 sec. | 687 pts. | 179318 |
| 32. | rsternlicht | October 16, 2026, 8:12 pm | 326/326 | 100% | 555.7 sec. | 613.7 pts. | 200069 |
| 33. | tucsonjimmy1 | October 19, 2026, 8:24 am | 169/169 | 100% | 557.4 sec. | 621.6 pts. | 105052 |
| 34. | keprph | October 18, 2026, 9:13 pm | 168/170 | 98.82% | 559.1 sec. | 748 pts. | 125659 |
| 35. | waldo | October 18, 2026, 6:46 pm | 126/126 | 100% | 570.3 sec. | 840.3 pts. | 105876 |
| 36. | synchrogal | October 18, 2026, 12:18 pm | 216/216 | 100% | 573.9 sec. | 490.2 pts. | 105873 |
| 37. | 4:20 | October 18, 2026, 5:53 pm | 135/135 | 100% | 592.8 sec. | 804.5 pts. | 108601 |
| 38. | Wordgenie | October 19, 2026, 6:40 am | 128/128 | 100% | 594 sec. | 651 pts. | 83328 |
| 39. | poopaw | October 10, 2026, 11:59 am | 136/137 | 99.27% | 601.5 sec. | 587.8 pts. | 79938 |
| 40. | sorrentobeach | October 19, 2026, 12:24 am | 160/160 | 100% | 612.7 sec. | 572 pts. | 91526 |
| 41. | kidarbor | October 17, 2026, 3:10 pm | 304/323 | 94.12% | 659.4 sec. | 610.6 pts. | 185632 |
| 42. | Binkly Boo | October 18, 2026, 4:20 pm | 453/457 | 99.12% | 674.1 sec. | 662 pts. | 299867 |
| 43. | WordBob | October 18, 2026, 9:20 pm | 127/127 | 100% | 701.4 sec. | 607.5 pts. | 77154 |
| 44. | SamQKitty2 | October 18, 2026, 11:35 pm | 79/79 | 100% | 760.7 sec. | 969.2 pts. | 76563 |
| 45. | Fooz | October 18, 2026, 7:34 pm | 117/117 | 100% | 821.6 sec. | 911 pts. | 106586 |
| 46. | Clouseau53 | October 19, 2026, 8:22 am | 100/122 | 81.97% | 884.2 sec. | 939.9 pts. | 93994 |
| 47. | Mersey | October 19, 2026, 7:48 am | 202/208 | 97.12% | 1140.8 sec. | 1019.6 pts. | 205958 |
| 48. | bethshmeth | October 17, 2026, 9:16 pm | 197/199 | 98.99% | 1308 sec. | 728.2 pts. | 143465 |
| 49. | borgiborge | October 19, 2026, 7:05 am | 143/154 | 92.86% | 1718.9 sec. | 536.6 pts. | 76740 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 October 2026.
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