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US States by Borders in 30 Seconds

When you guess a state, all the states it borders will also be completed.
You also have to guess the two states that don't border any others
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Last updated: September 12, 2018
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First submittedApril 21, 2016
Times taken2,638,953
Average score66.0%
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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
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Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
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Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
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New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
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100 Recent Comments
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Level 22
May 5, 2022
12 seconds left!
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Level 36
May 25, 2022
Very hard!
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Level 34
May 28, 2022
I got it with 3 seconds left nice quiz.
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Level 55
Jun 19, 2022
finished with 9 seconds left
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Level 43
Jun 24, 2022
got all with 1s left !
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Level 50
Jun 29, 2022
6 sec by phone what can i do sometimes
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Level 28
Jul 28, 2022
1 sec. left
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Level 59
Jul 30, 2022
cool
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Level 59
Jul 30, 2022
plz see my levels
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Level 59
Jul 30, 2022
*smacks face*
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Level 26
Aug 10, 2022
i always lose by either forgetting Delaware or getting all 48 states forgetting Alaska and Hawaii…
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Level 26
Aug 10, 2022
i did:

North Carolina, Alabama, Texas, California, Washington, South Dakota, Michigan, Maine, Rhode Island, New York, Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware

sorry if I missed any

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Level 55
Oct 5, 2022
literraly got it with 0:00 on the clock lol. The last i in Hawaii almost got me
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Level 43
Feb 5, 2026
Maine got me a few times with my strategy but I also had 0 seconds left on the clock.
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Level 52
Nov 1, 2022
Got it with 4 seconds left.
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Level 42
Dec 1, 2022
Definitely not the quickest way, but I did: Idaho, Nebraska, Texas, Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, Georgia, Mississippi, California, Hawaii and Alaska with 4 seconds left
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Level 24
Oct 30, 2025
Iowa, missouri, utah, montana, oregon, alaska, hawaii, georgia texas, mississippi, michigan, maryland, new york, rhodeisland, maine.
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Level 70
Dec 22, 2022
Again, the single complaint I have. 30 seconds is ridiculous. It is physically impossible for me to type that fast. When it's to get a badge it's even worse. Although I do have an idea,,,
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Level 48
Jan 13, 2023
ive gotten really good at this one over time. best time is 21 seconds but i think i can get under 20
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Level 48
Jan 17, 2023
colorado, nevada,idaho,minnesota,iowa,georgia,tennesee, ohio, new york,maine,maryland,rhode island,alaska,hawaii
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Level 66
Jan 28, 2023
Oregon,Utah,South Dakota,Kansas,Louisiana,Georgia,Maryland,Maine,New York,Rhode Island,Alaska Hawaii.

The two word names still work if you leave out the spaces.

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Level 40
Apr 10, 2023
Nope. Tried two-letter ones and it did not work.
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Level 50
Mar 1, 2023
Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii

That gets answer

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Level 49
Jan 29, 2026
I known its almost 3 years later, but this one made the trick. Thanks!
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Level 19
Feb 23, 2026
yeah it did work for me as well!
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Level 57
Mar 22, 2023
o seconds left lol
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Level 47
Apr 1, 2023
Cool
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Level 40
Apr 10, 2023
Quite literally impossible. No matter what you run out of time — everyone’s lying about finishing, because I would have done so by now if they had. I’ve studied geography for 12 years and know exactly what states would work, but no matter what time runs out.
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Level 54
Mar 27, 2024
Not impossible if you know how to type. I type about 80-90 WPM, so this was a piece of cake for me. Wasn’t hard whatsoever. But if you can’t type fast, this is very difficult.
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Level 48
Apr 11, 2023
literally two seconds left idaho is my savior, one time got all but wisconsin was so mad!!!
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Level 63
Apr 24, 2023
May I make a Telugu translation?
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Level 39
Apr 27, 2023
I keep getting this with literally 1 second to spare

Nebraska, Nevada, Texas and Michigan are my saviors

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Level 73
May 9, 2023
13 seconds left holy
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Level 27
May 18, 2023
cool quiz, could use more time though
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Level 55
Jun 4, 2023
Had like .0000001 seconds left how
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Level 45
Jun 4, 2023
Bro I tried like a hundred times to get 50/50. Kept running out of time after 49/50
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Level 60
Jun 15, 2023
I got it done with like .5 seconds to spare with: Idaho, California, Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Maine, Montana, Illinois, Hawaii, Alaska
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Level 30
Jul 20, 2023
I feel like such an idiot after doing states around the edges and Hawaii and Alaska. I clearly didn’t read the title until after, lmao
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Level 26
Aug 4, 2023
Alaska,hawaii,idaho,arizona,minnesota,kansas, arkansas,indiana,georgia,maryland,new york,massachusetts,maine,rhode island

14 states with 2 seconds left

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Level 25
Sep 7, 2023
I literally got it with zero seconds left. Iowa gets you a great amount of states as well as Colorado.

The order I used was Iowa, Colorado, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, Alabama, Ohio, Rhode Island, North Carolina, and Maine

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Level 25
Sep 20, 2023
Jus looked back and I missed a couple
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Level 50
Sep 9, 2023
alaska - hawaii - idaho - arizona - north dakota - iowa - ohio oklahoma - louisiana - florida - north carolina - pennsylvania - massachusetts
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Level 65
Oct 9, 2023
Alaska + Hawaii + California + Idaho + Utah + Texas + Minnesota + Missouri + Tennessee + Georgia + Maryland + New York + Rhode Island + Maine = 50/50
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Level 33
Oct 30, 2023
les go I got all with 1 second remaining
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Level 44
Nov 1, 2023
27 seconds
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Level 8
Nov 14, 2023
i dont write that fast
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Level 32
Nov 28, 2023
i finished with 0 seconds to spare(i did get all of them)
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Level 21
Nov 28, 2023
Ggs rough quiz to take.
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Level 22
Dec 18, 2023
Finished at :30 seconds no time to spare :)
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Level 57
Jan 8, 2024
This is makes a fun little graph theory problem. I couldn't get it lower than 12 states though.
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Level 17
Feb 2, 2024
Alaksa, Hawaii, Idaho, arizona, minnesota, arkansas, missouri gerogia, ohio, maryland, new york, maine, rhode island. 13 states 17 seconds left
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Level 50
Feb 22, 2024
"Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Tennessee, texas, Georgia, Alaska, Pennsylvania, İndiana, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, Hawaii".
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Level 49
Feb 25, 2024
Go to hell South Carolina
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Level 38
Mar 16, 2024
all that hard work for a picture of a mesh fence🤦‍♂️
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Level 54
Mar 27, 2024
The most beautiful mesh fence I’ve ever seen, though.
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Level 38
Mar 21, 2024
alaska, hawaii, idaho, nevada, colorado, texas, florida, south carolina, tennessee, michigan, minnesota, maine, massachusetts, pensylvania
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Level 32
May 11, 2024
Hello,

I‘ve translated the quiz to german. If it isn‘t okay for you, please contact me.

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Level 18
May 15, 2024
I do: Idaho, Arizona, Missouri, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New Hampshire.
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Level 46
May 26, 2024
completed with 0 seconds left lol
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Level 30
May 30, 2024
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maine, Kentucky, Michigan, South Dakota, Oregon, Colorado, Arkansas, Georgia, Alaska, Hawaii

But I have something to admit.

I may or may not have copy/pasted the first 2 from another tab & the address bar.

I didn't want to learn how to properly type, and now I'm facing the consequences 4 years later.

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Level 34
Jun 21, 2024
i promise i know all the state s i just CAN"T TYPE THST FAST!!! and without mistakes L.O.L.!
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Level 44
Jun 25, 2024
My time is 0:30, omg!
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Level 49
Jul 17, 2024
remove ak and hi
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Level 29
Jul 21, 2024
i'm an italian13 years old boy and i got 50/50 in 26 seconds. Is that good?
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Level 49
Jul 24, 2024
GUYS JUST MAKE IT UNTIMED HIT THE BUTTON ON TOP OF THE PAUSE BUTTON
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Level 49
Jul 24, 2024
got it with no seconds to spare
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Level 49
Jul 24, 2024
georgia, missouri, tennessee, texas, arizona, idaho, minnesota, ohio, maryland, new york, maine, rhode island, alaska, hawaii. i think.
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Level 19
Aug 3, 2024
did some golfing

In 91 inputs:

Idaho, Arizona, Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Georgia, Ohio, Maryland, NewYork, Maine, RhodeIsland, Alaska, Hawaii

this route's pretty easy to do even if you hesitate, I got 50/50 in 0:19 with mistakes, managed to bring it down to a 0:14, and I don't even use home row.

In 92 inputs (12 guesses):

Idaho, Arizona, Arkansas, SouthDakota, Michigan, Kentucky, Georgia, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, Alaska, Hawaii

not really any longer, might feel nicer because you don't have to tack on Rhode Island or guess stuff that's already filled in.

you could totally optimize it further. at some point it might be more effective to measure these by how far you have to move your fingers.

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Level 19
Aug 3, 2024
smartly's "Idaho, Arizona, Missouri, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New Hampshire" is shorter by three letters and two guesses. dang.
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Level 19
Aug 3, 2024
it turns out there's actually a name for this in graph theory. subsets like these are called "dominating sets" and finding them has been proven to be an NP-complete problem: that is, there is no efficient way to compute them. so... pen&paper brute force it is.
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Level 85
Aug 14, 2024
5 seconds left. Thanks for the tips above.
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Level 33
Sep 4, 2024
The shortest I could get it:

Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia

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Level 43
Sep 22, 2024
28 seconds
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Level 30
Oct 2, 2024
you guys can write the song Wakko's america in your notebooks and remember the all 50 states names by heart.
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Level 21
Oct 4, 2024
Bruh can you make this in 1 minute instead of 30 second
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Level 58
Oct 29, 2024
MY R KEY WAS BUSTED AND I JUST NEEDED OREGON TO GET THE LAST 2
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Level 55
Oct 30, 2024
Idaho...?
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Level 48
Nov 5, 2024
49
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Level 29
Nov 16, 2024
mis-spelled hawiai twice, still made it
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Level 44
Feb 19, 2025
3 times...?
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Level 60
Dec 3, 2024
I got it about 0.001 seconds before the time was up. Michigan on the buzzard.
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Level 58
Dec 4, 2024
Did it on my little phone with 2 seconds left. Maine Massachusetts Pennsylvania Georgia Tennessee Texas Missouri Wisconsin Utah Iowa Ohio Montana Idaho Hawaii Alaska Arizona. I think it's all...
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Level 32
Dec 13, 2024
An almost impossible quiz! After a zillion times, I made it with roughly half a second left!
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Level 42
Feb 5, 2025
for me: south carolina, new hampshire, connecticut, pennsylvania, iowa, michigan, north dakota, tennessee, california, idaho, texas, florida, alaska, hawaii, colorado

and i finish just at the last millisecond

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Level 60
Feb 7, 2025
I'm a terribly slow typer. This is how I managed it, after about 10 tries.

Copy Rhode Island and paste immediately

Then do the following, in whatever order you can.

Idaho, Arizona, Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Georgia, Ohio, Maryland, NewYork, Maine, Alaska, Hawaii

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Level 72
Feb 7, 2025
If you copy paste one of the longer states is makes it so much faster
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Level 31
Mar 3, 2025
Oregon - Kansas - Montana - Wisconsin - Utah - Texas - Georgia - Michigan - Tennessee - Pennsylvania - Massachusetts - Maine - Alaska - Hawaii
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Level 72
Mar 16, 2025
I believe the way of getting all states with the fewest keystrokes, taking full advantage of type-ins, is 85 keystrokes, which can be done as follows:

ALASKA

COLORADO

DELAWARE

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IOWA

MAINE

MASSACHUSETS (sic.)

MONTANA

OHIO

OREGON

TENESEE (sic.)

TEXAS

Interestingly, the optimal solution if you spell everything correctly is not the same as this but with the correct spellings, as the price of Tennessee in keystrokes becomes too high and you are better off changing out four states (including Tennessee) for others.

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Level 2
Mar 29, 2025
Scoring

You scored 50/50 = 100%

4.1% of test takers also scored 100%

The average score is 33

Your high score is 50

Your fastest time is 0:29

YES!

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Level 28
May 5, 2025
God I had like 4 seconds and the last state was Delaware, and I literally typed in "delawajre" 😭😭😭

I still beat it on my third try!

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Level 56
May 29, 2025
alaska, hawaii, idaho, arizona, texas, alabama, north carolina, maryland, new york, maine, rhode island, ohio, south dakota, iowa, kansas
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Level 20
Jul 25, 2025
This was painful as an European but finally got them with 2 seconds left! Finally...
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Level 20
Jul 25, 2025
My method was - 1. Idaho 2. Montana 3. Nevada 4. Texas 5. Colorado 6. Hawaii 7. Alaska 8. New York 9. Georgia 10. Maine 11. Tennesee 12. Delaware 13. Rhode Island 14. Indiana 15. Wisconsin 16. West Virginia
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Level 69
Sep 1, 2025
Its impossible to do it without planning which states you are going to type, god it was hard
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Level 45
Sep 19, 2025
0 seconds left!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Level 49
Nov 16, 2025
I did:- NH, KY, CT, PA, GA, NE, WI, AR, MT, UT, OR, AK, HI
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Level 37
Dec 6, 2025
No seconds left, even though i thought i wouldn't make it because i had rhode island missing.
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Level 17
Dec 11, 2025
I have done all of them over and over again I finally can do them in ten seconds! And I am only 12yo!!!!
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Level 17
Dec 11, 2025
I just got 0 seconds left and finished all them. I don't know why I did so sucky this time!
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Level 24
Feb 23, 2026
If you can't write fast, this quiz is incredibly hard (idk maybe even imposibble without cheating)