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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 6, 2026, 4:23 pm | 90/90 | 100% | 128.8 sec. | 532.9 pts. | 47962 |
| 2. | dorisfish | May 6, 2026, 6:38 pm | 94/94 | 100% | 170.6 sec. | 435.8 pts. | 40969 |
| 3. | Mabel | May 6, 2026, 12:08 pm | 33/34 | 97.06% | 174.6 sec. | 812.6 pts. | 26817 |
| 4. | jnmakowiec | May 6, 2026, 5:17 pm | 154/154 | 100% | 219.1 sec. | 1071.1 pts. | 164946 |
| 5. | EneMall | May 6, 2026, 4:25 pm | 72/72 | 100% | 224.2 sec. | 388.9 pts. | 28001 |
| 6. | Peanut | May 6, 2026, 7:25 pm | 114/115 | 99.13% | 230.8 sec. | 544.6 pts. | 62087 |
| 7. | dauber | May 5, 2026, 11:16 pm | 249/249 | 100% | 238.9 sec. | 437.7 pts. | 108981 |
| 8. | CStraka | May 6, 2026, 5:54 pm | 39/51 | 76.47% | 257.3 sec. | 822.7 pts. | 32087 |
| 9. | ShoeRon | May 3, 2026, 11:03 am | 163/163 | 100% | 267.2 sec. | 734.3 pts. | 119689 |
| 10. | Xcali | May 6, 2026, 1:12 am | 41/44 | 93.18% | 268.1 sec. | 753.5 pts. | 30894 |
| 11. | NinjaTurd10 | May 6, 2026, 6:31 pm | 87/91 | 95.6% | 274.6 sec. | 929.3 pts. | 80851 |
| 12. | crwehrle | May 5, 2026, 3:37 pm | 69/69 | 100% | 278 sec. | 830.6 pts. | 57310 |
| 13. | squitchy11 | May 6, 2026, 10:00 am | 74/74 | 100% | 283.6 sec. | 717.1 pts. | 53063 |
| 14. | deusexjuice | May 6, 2026, 3:13 pm | 50/50 | 100% | 309.2 sec. | 769.4 pts. | 38471 |
| 15. | alriddin | May 6, 2026, 11:32 am | 133/133 | 100% | 323 sec. | 724.5 pts. | 96357 |
| 16. | Calla | May 6, 2026, 6:54 pm | 144/145 | 99.31% | 323.3 sec. | 707.3 pts. | 101850 |
| 17. | sweeties | May 6, 2026, 4:46 pm | 115/115 | 100% | 325.2 sec. | 774.5 pts. | 89072 |
| 18. | Tkom | May 6, 2026, 3:37 pm | 66/71 | 92.96% | 337 sec. | 682.1 pts. | 45017 |
| 19. | Madmax87 | May 6, 2026, 7:22 pm | 29/32 | 90.63% | 342.4 sec. | 771 pts. | 22359 |
| 20. | Patso | May 5, 2026, 7:05 pm | 35/35 | 100% | 352.5 sec. | 611 pts. | 21384 |
| 21. | ArfArfArfArf | May 6, 2026, 5:29 pm | 134/134 | 100% | 393.3 sec. | 598.6 pts. | 80212 |
| 22. | gadams | May 6, 2026, 10:46 am | 73/73 | 100% | 400.3 sec. | 651.7 pts. | 47574 |
| 23. | bkmcincinnati | May 6, 2026, 4:11 pm | 69/69 | 100% | 428.4 sec. | 723.5 pts. | 49919 |
| 24. | Rpark | May 6, 2026, 5:00 pm | 69/71 | 97.18% | 471.3 sec. | 648.1 pts. | 44721 |
| 25. | Wordgenie | May 6, 2026, 6:28 am | 51/51 | 100% | 489.3 sec. | 634.9 pts. | 32381 |
| 26. | lmcbride | May 6, 2026, 8:34 am | 45/49 | 91.84% | 499.1 sec. | 761 pts. | 34247 |
| 27. | FREDSED | May 6, 2026, 2:44 pm | 61/61 | 100% | 503.7 sec. | 620.9 pts. | 37874 |
| 28. | synchrogal | May 6, 2026, 10:59 am | 78/79 | 98.73% | 507.5 sec. | 590.5 pts. | 46062 |
| 29. | gplante | May 6, 2026, 7:22 pm | 63/64 | 98.44% | 509.2 sec. | 514.8 pts. | 32433 |
| 30. | kim78 | May 6, 2026, 2:59 pm | 102/105 | 97.14% | 549.6 sec. | 697.5 pts. | 71149 |
| 31. | Binkly Boo | May 6, 2026, 2:18 pm | 177/178 | 99.44% | 579.9 sec. | 635.9 pts. | 112562 |
| 32. | Vivian Caruso | May 4, 2026, 3:16 pm | 52/55 | 94.55% | 615.8 sec. | 547.2 pts. | 28454 |
| 33. | waldo | May 6, 2026, 7:23 pm | 41/41 | 100% | 626.7 sec. | 771.2 pts. | 31621 |
| 34. | kidarbor | May 6, 2026, 7:17 pm | 90/109 | 82.57% | 636.9 sec. | 534.8 pts. | 48133 |
| 35. | AgentKate | May 6, 2026, 7:25 pm | 35/38 | 92.11% | 654.7 sec. | 664.2 pts. | 23248 |
| 36. | keprph | May 6, 2026, 6:58 pm | 68/68 | 100% | 677 sec. | 799 pts. | 54329 |
| 37. | WordBob | May 6, 2026, 4:40 pm | 65/65 | 100% | 680.1 sec. | 558 pts. | 36272 |
| 38. | mdeg14 | May 6, 2026, 2:01 pm | 48/48 | 100% | 719.2 sec. | 562.5 pts. | 27001 |
| 39. | Fooz | May 6, 2026, 7:23 pm | 76/77 | 98.7% | 738.8 sec. | 837.6 pts. | 63659 |
| 40. | Imadgine | May 6, 2026, 4:32 pm | 43/48 | 89.58% | 740.8 sec. | 574.2 pts. | 24689 |
| 41. | rsternlicht | May 6, 2026, 6:51 pm | 128/128 | 100% | 758.8 sec. | 685.4 pts. | 87736 |
| 42. | Mersey | May 6, 2026, 5:34 pm | 44/44 | 100% | 904 sec. | 909.2 pts. | 40004 |
| 43. | bethshmeth | May 6, 2026, 5:33 pm | 34/35 | 97.14% | 910 sec. | 721.9 pts. | 24545 |
| 44. | Middle name Solve | May 6, 2026, 6:25 pm | 58/58 | 100% | 965.7 sec. | 471.7 pts. | 27356 |
| 45. | Tawny | May 6, 2026, 2:45 pm | 83/84 | 98.81% | 1377.3 sec. | 623.1 pts. | 51719 |
| 46. | litlblit | May 6, 2026, 5:55 pm | 56/56 | 100% | 1506.4 sec. | 589 pts. | 32982 |
| 47. | superineficaz | May 6, 2026, 6:39 pm | 36/36 | 100% | 1880.2 sec. | 701.9 pts. | 25268 |
| 48. | nespo001 | May 5, 2026, 9:41 pm | 58/58 | 100% | 4164.1 sec. | 458.2 pts. | 26574 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 May 2026.
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