Speed Solitaire

What is a fast time?

In server-checked games from 21 to 30 September 2026, the median winning game took 3:39 in Draw 1 and 3:04 in Draw 3. The fastest wins in that window took 1:47 and 1:00. A win under two minutes is quick by any standard. See the statistics page for the full figures.

Habits that save time

1. Read the board before the first move. Find the Aces, the low cards and the longest hidden columns. In the weekly speed challenge the clock waits for your first move, for up to 60 seconds.
2. Double-click instead of dragging. Double-clicking a card, or pressing Enter on it, sends it to a legal spot.
3. Race to turn cards up. When every card is face up, auto-complete plays the rest of the game for you. The last hidden card is your real finish line.
4. Don’t over-cycle the stock. Each pass costs time. Play the tableau out first, then draw.
5. Avoid undo. It saves a lost game, but it rarely saves time.
6. Use the keyboard for new games. Ctrl and Enter (⌘ and Enter on a Mac) deals a new game straight away.

The weekly speed challenge

• One challenge for Draw 1 and one for Draw 3, each running from Monday 00:00 UTC for a week.
• Five attempts per draw mode each week, and an account is needed.
• Every attempt is a fresh deal that the server has checked is winnable and of similar length.
• The clock starts at your first move, or 60 seconds after the deal, whichever comes first.
• Your best time ranks you. Leaving a game counts as not finished.
• Runs with machine-like move timing are held for review and shown as unranked.

Take part on the speed challenge page.

Speed records

The speed records list the fastest solo wins for Draw 1 and Draw 3, all time, this month and this week. A record counts only when a signed-in player wins a fresh, server-protected solo deal. Daily, challenge-link, race, Ghost and speed-challenge games are not included. For records, the clock runs from the deal until the 52nd card reaches the foundations.