Scramble

A sequence of moves that mixes up the cube into a random state; in competition it is officially generated so everyone solves the same position.

Related terms

• +2 (Plus Two Seconds): The standard time penalty in WCA competitions, adding two seconds to the result.
• AfR (African Record/Rank): African record or rank within the WCA system.
• All-Rounder: A versatile competitor who performs well across many events; related to 'Bronze Member'.
• AoX (Average of X): An average of X solves where the best and worst times are dropped (shown in brackets), e.g. (5.43) 4.32 3.21 2.10 (1.00).
• AoXR (X=1,2,3,4): The mean of a competitor's round averages in an event; it does not exist if they did not reach the finals.