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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. | Lauramur | October 12, 2026, 3:29 pm | 275/275 | 100% | 133.8 sec. | 394.4 pts. | 108455 |
| 2. | Mabel | October 12, 2026, 5:08 pm | 85/90 | 94.44% | 164.7 sec. | 817.4 pts. | 69480 |
| 3. | skyforge | October 12, 2026, 10:34 pm | 274/281 | 97.51% | 171.5 sec. | 369.7 pts. | 101289 |
| 4. | dorisfish | October 12, 2026, 10:28 pm | 144/144 | 100% | 182.8 sec. | 434.8 pts. | 62617 |
| 5. | Xcali | October 12, 2026, 1:50 am | 75/82 | 91.46% | 225.8 sec. | 680 pts. | 51002 |
| 6. | imported_Struggler | October 12, 2026, 9:32 pm | 72/74 | 97.3% | 247.8 sec. | 832.3 pts. | 59924 |
| 7. | NinjaTurd10 | October 12, 2026, 8:20 pm | 85/91 | 93.41% | 254.2 sec. | 882.8 pts. | 75039 |
| 8. | squitchy11 | October 11, 2026, 10:35 am | 222/222 | 100% | 271 sec. | 745.7 pts. | 165552 |
| 9. | Peanut | October 12, 2026, 3:56 pm | 145/146 | 99.32% | 275.1 sec. | 523.5 pts. | 75906 |
| 10. | ShoeRon  | October 12, 2026, 7:47 pm | 305/305 | 100% | 277.3 sec. | 763.2 pts. | 232777 |
| 11. | sgoes | October 12, 2026, 7:20 pm | 173/173 | 100% | 307.4 sec. | 746 pts. | 129057 |
| 12. | Tkom | October 9, 2026, 2:07 pm | 170/174 | 97.7% | 319.9 sec. | 702.3 pts. | 119391 |
| 13. | crwehrle | October 12, 2026, 12:19 pm | 127/127 | 100% | 325 sec. | 770.4 pts. | 97847 |
| 14. | OldManInNNV | October 12, 2026, 12:41 am | 85/85 | 100% | 330.8 sec. | 877.6 pts. | 74592 |
| 15. | Jude T | October 12, 2026, 2:46 pm | 358/358 | 100% | 336.6 sec. | 1159.5 pts. | 415116 |
| 16. | felicitous | October 12, 2026, 7:39 pm | 130/130 | 100% | 339.2 sec. | 467.4 pts. | 60764 |
| 17. | sweeties | October 12, 2026, 9:34 pm | 240/240 | 100% | 340.8 sec. | 944.5 pts. | 226673 |
| 18. | ArfArfArfArf | October 12, 2026, 8:30 pm | 274/276 | 99.28% | 353 sec. | 714 pts. | 195627 |
| 19. | Patso | October 12, 2026, 9:21 pm | 279/280 | 99.64% | 362.2 sec. | 720.5 pts. | 201030 |
| 20. | MMOTUS | October 12, 2026, 8:32 pm | 80/90 | 88.89% | 373.1 sec. | 734.1 pts. | 58726 |
| 21. | gadams | October 12, 2026, 10:26 am | 84/84 | 100% | 411.2 sec. | 701.9 pts. | 58957 |
| 22. | Rpark | October 12, 2026, 9:45 pm | 77/79 | 97.47% | 423.7 sec. | 655.6 pts. | 50480 |
| 23. | lmcbride | October 12, 2026, 9:24 am | 103/122 | 84.43% | 435.5 sec. | 766.5 pts. | 78945 |
| 24. | Mersey | October 12, 2026, 5:48 pm | 156/162 | 96.3% | 442.4 sec. | 1045 pts. | 163019 |
| 25. | Dusty302 | October 12, 2026, 2:59 am | 180/193 | 93.26% | 456.5 sec. | 338.3 pts. | 60888 |
| 26. | gplante | October 12, 2026, 4:55 pm | 142/142 | 100% | 485 sec. | 526.6 pts. | 74776 |
| 27. | Manticore | October 12, 2026, 5:17 pm | 135/153 | 88.24% | 494.9 sec. | 670.3 pts. | 90494 |
| 28. | AgentKate | October 12, 2026, 1:13 pm | 131/134 | 97.76% | 506.3 sec. | 655 pts. | 85803 |
| 29. | bkmcincinnati | October 12, 2026, 10:08 pm | 211/211 | 100% | 525.2 sec. | 645.7 pts. | 136236 |
| 30. | Calla | October 12, 2026, 8:18 am | 153/154 | 99.35% | 557.2 sec. | 644.8 pts. | 98658 |
| 31. | keprph | October 12, 2026, 9:20 pm | 120/122 | 98.36% | 559.3 sec. | 729.7 pts. | 87569 |
| 32. | waldo | October 12, 2026, 3:01 pm | 101/101 | 100% | 560.9 sec. | 842.2 pts. | 85058 |
| 33. | Wordgenie | October 12, 2026, 7:17 am | 80/80 | 100% | 564.7 sec. | 669.6 pts. | 53569 |
| 34. | synchrogal | October 12, 2026, 12:34 pm | 149/149 | 100% | 568.1 sec. | 501.9 pts. | 74781 |
| 35. | kim78 | October 12, 2026, 11:07 am | 192/195 | 98.46% | 573.2 sec. | 675.1 pts. | 129621 |
| 36. | tucsonjimmy1 | October 12, 2026, 3:45 pm | 122/122 | 100% | 596.3 sec. | 633 pts. | 77232 |
| 37. | poopaw | October 10, 2026, 11:59 am | 136/137 | 99.27% | 601.5 sec. | 587.8 pts. | 79938 |
| 38. | 4:20 | October 12, 2026, 6:07 pm | 80/80 | 100% | 619 sec. | 795.4 pts. | 63634 |
| 39. | WordBob | October 12, 2026, 9:27 pm | 95/95 | 100% | 625.3 sec. | 601.5 pts. | 57141 |
| 40. | sorrentobeach | October 12, 2026, 9:44 pm | 100/100 | 100% | 627.4 sec. | 596.6 pts. | 59662 |
| 41. | rsternlicht | October 12, 2026, 8:25 pm | 251/251 | 100% | 630.2 sec. | 616 pts. | 154607 |
| 42. | kidarbor | October 12, 2026, 9:25 pm | 210/221 | 95.02% | 702.1 sec. | 601 pts. | 126203 |
| 43. | Binkly Boo | October 12, 2026, 1:59 pm | 294/295 | 99.66% | 761.7 sec. | 651.1 pts. | 191409 |
| 44. | SamQKitty2 | October 11, 2026, 6:58 pm | 64/64 | 100% | 772.6 sec. | 965.9 pts. | 61820 |
| 45. | Fooz | October 12, 2026, 4:09 pm | 75/75 | 100% | 797.9 sec. | 919.6 pts. | 68971 |
| 46. | Clouseau53 | October 12, 2026, 9:51 pm | 62/72 | 86.11% | 830.1 sec. | 954.4 pts. | 59171 |
| 47. | borgiborge | October 12, 2026, 10:28 pm | 100/109 | 91.74% | 1291.5 sec. | 557.3 pts. | 55731 |
| 48. | bethshmeth | October 12, 2026, 6:02 pm | 109/109 | 100% | 1787.3 sec. | 710.1 pts. | 77406 |
* Contest began 12:01am EST, 1 October 2026.
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