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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 April 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 | April 17, 2026, 2:31 pm | 238/238 | 100% | 102.9 sec. | 476.6 pts. | 113428 |
| 2. | buffyv  | April 17, 2026, 12:43 am | 205/207 | 99.03% | 123.6 sec. | 529.4 pts. | 108520 |
| 3. | skyforge | April 17, 2026, 1:00 am | 224/228 | 98.25% | 147.4 sec. | 340.7 pts. | 76313 |
| 4. | Lauramur | April 17, 2026, 3:29 pm | 382/382 | 100% | 164.7 sec. | 367.7 pts. | 140455 |
| 5. | dorisfish | April 16, 2026, 1:23 pm | 189/189 | 100% | 169.3 sec. | 440.8 pts. | 83312 |
| 6. | Mabel | April 17, 2026, 1:20 pm | 132/136 | 97.06% | 173 sec. | 753.7 pts. | 99485 |
| 7. | jnmakowiec | April 17, 2026, 3:08 pm | 551/551 | 100% | 226.2 sec. | 1084.4 pts. | 597518 |
| 8. | Peanut | April 17, 2026, 1:19 pm | 284/284 | 100% | 236.4 sec. | 517.9 pts. | 147096 |
| 9. | Valkyrie90 | April 11, 2026, 1:02 pm | 112/112 | 100% | 239 sec. | 751.1 pts. | 84128 |
| 10. | EneMall | April 17, 2026, 3:29 pm | 355/356 | 99.72% | 263.7 sec. | 385.6 pts. | 136903 |
| 11. | NinjaTurd10 | April 17, 2026, 3:27 pm | 140/159 | 88.05% | 273 sec. | 885.7 pts. | 123991 |
| 12. | ShoeRon | April 16, 2026, 4:24 pm | 208/208 | 100% | 283.8 sec. | 750.8 pts. | 156168 |
| 13. | hmarescal | April 17, 2026, 12:09 pm | 292/293 | 99.66% | 284.3 sec. | 745 pts. | 217550 |
| 14. | squitchy11 | April 17, 2026, 8:26 am | 222/222 | 100% | 288.5 sec. | 741 pts. | 164501 |
| 15. | swain | April 17, 2026, 2:31 pm | 93/116 | 80.17% | 292.8 sec. | 898.4 pts. | 83554 |
| 16. | crwehrle | April 17, 2026, 3:22 pm | 354/354 | 100% | 294.6 sec. | 772.1 pts. | 273324 |
| 17. | sweeties | April 16, 2026, 11:43 pm | 320/320 | 100% | 298.4 sec. | 779.5 pts. | 249429 |
| 18. | Tkom | April 17, 2026, 2:45 pm | 183/189 | 96.83% | 326.2 sec. | 705.9 pts. | 129175 |
| 19. | cocoadog | April 17, 2026, 9:45 am | 179/180 | 99.44% | 336.9 sec. | 728 pts. | 130317 |
| 20. | breldan | April 15, 2026, 6:06 pm | 131/131 | 100% | 374 sec. | 1143.2 pts. | 149754 |
| 21. | Patso | April 17, 2026, 3:14 pm | 286/288 | 99.31% | 375 sec. | 702.3 pts. | 200862 |
| 22. | gplante | April 16, 2026, 8:36 pm | 218/218 | 100% | 411.5 sec. | 533.9 pts. | 116392 |
| 23. | Xcali | April 16, 2026, 9:06 pm | 122/127 | 96.06% | 418.6 sec. | 716.1 pts. | 87365 |
| 24. | kim78 | April 16, 2026, 10:06 am | 261/262 | 99.62% | 446.6 sec. | 689.7 pts. | 180006 |
| 25. | gadams | April 17, 2026, 9:47 am | 187/188 | 99.47% | 450 sec. | 653.4 pts. | 122195 |
| 26. | Calla | April 17, 2026, 2:40 pm | 297/299 | 99.33% | 451 sec. | 702.9 pts. | 208748 |
| 27. | lmcbride | April 17, 2026, 4:04 am | 119/141 | 84.4% | 454.1 sec. | 781.6 pts. | 93005 |
| 28. | alriddin | April 17, 2026, 2:45 pm | 399/399 | 100% | 466.1 sec. | 751.9 pts. | 299997 |
| 29. | synchrogal | April 17, 2026, 10:28 am | 213/214 | 99.53% | 477.8 sec. | 599.1 pts. | 127604 |
| 30. | Rpark | April 17, 2026, 1:01 pm | 174/182 | 95.6% | 482.2 sec. | 688.6 pts. | 119818 |
| 31. | ArfArfArfArf | April 17, 2026, 12:43 pm | 289/289 | 100% | 508.4 sec. | 644.2 pts. | 186166 |
| 32. | Vivian Caruso | April 13, 2026, 11:04 am | 120/123 | 97.56% | 524.8 sec. | 638.6 pts. | 76628 |
| 33. | FREDSED | April 17, 2026, 10:27 am | 189/190 | 99.47% | 530.3 sec. | 660 pts. | 124734 |
| 34. | Mersey | April 17, 2026, 12:54 pm | 221/223 | 99.1% | 566.7 sec. | 990 pts. | 218793 |
| 35. | keprph | April 17, 2026, 2:00 pm | 217/219 | 99.09% | 567.1 sec. | 639.7 pts. | 138810 |
| 36. | bkmcincinnati | April 15, 2026, 7:26 pm | 125/125 | 100% | 568.7 sec. | 621.9 pts. | 77735 |
| 37. | waldo | April 17, 2026, 3:29 pm | 141/142 | 99.3% | 603.8 sec. | 830.9 pts. | 117159 |
| 38. | kidarbor | April 17, 2026, 2:56 pm | 186/210 | 88.57% | 615.5 sec. | 608.5 pts. | 113186 |
| 39. | AgentKate | April 17, 2026, 2:27 pm | 195/198 | 98.48% | 620.5 sec. | 743.1 pts. | 144913 |
| 40. | Wordgenie | April 17, 2026, 2:39 pm | 114/114 | 100% | 630.1 sec. | 678.6 pts. | 77356 |
| 41. | WordBob | April 17, 2026, 3:12 pm | 176/176 | 100% | 644.7 sec. | 550.4 pts. | 96879 |
| 42. | deronp | April 17, 2026, 12:43 pm | 139/139 | 100% | 650.8 sec. | 655.7 pts. | 91147 |
| 43. | Binkly Boo | April 17, 2026, 1:04 pm | 302/305 | 99.02% | 675.7 sec. | 623.6 pts. | 188332 |
| 44. | wicketboh | April 17, 2026, 3:29 pm | 247/256 | 96.48% | 693.4 sec. | 520.5 pts. | 128557 |
| 45. | Fooz | April 17, 2026, 8:40 am | 162/164 | 98.78% | 723.1 sec. | 797.5 pts. | 129197 |
| 46. | rsternlicht | April 17, 2026, 12:33 pm | 317/317 | 100% | 868.5 sec. | 662.9 pts. | 210139 |
| 47. | Tawny | April 17, 2026, 9:46 am | 190/190 | 100% | 1087.8 sec. | 574.5 pts. | 109149 |
| 48. | bethshmeth | April 17, 2026, 3:23 pm | 211/212 | 99.53% | 1277.8 sec. | 743.5 pts. | 156872 |
| 49. | nespo001 | April 16, 2026, 9:02 pm | 163/165 | 98.79% | 1803.8 sec. | 540.2 pts. | 88045 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 April 2026.
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