| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
Humans need to practice what they are learning a good deal b... |
39.74 |
1.1086 |
0.1782 |
233 |
3 |
37.39 |
2010-03-30 |
| 2. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
39.13 |
0.8863 |
0.3767 |
127 |
1 |
39.13 |
2010-02-26 |
| 3. |
Life is not suffering; it's just that you will suffer it, ra... |
37.48 |
1.0582 |
0.1516 |
180 |
2 |
33.23 |
2010-02-26 |
| 4. |
Many rivers to cross but I can't seem to find my way over. W... |
36.60 |
0.8215 |
0.3555 |
124 |
1 |
36.60 |
2010-03-05 |
| 5. |
The time has come for man to set himself a goal. The time ha... |
36.26 |
1.0112 |
0.1610 |
242 |
1 |
36.26 |
2010-03-05 |
| 6. |
Convection also plays a minor role because of the relative t... |
36.09 |
0.9873 |
0.1792 |
274 |
1 |
36.09 |
2010-02-26 |
| 7. |
He managed to open the cupboard door with his nose and found... |
36.06 |
0.9183 |
0.2450 |
252 |
2 |
33.37 |
2010-02-10 |
| 8. |
Burning my bridges and smashing my mirrors, turning to see i... |
35.90 |
1.0192 |
0.1476 |
243 |
1 |
35.90 |
2010-02-26 |
| 9. |
I will need my spectacles and a clear head. Today I broke my... |
35.26 |
1.0288 |
0.1072 |
166 |
1 |
35.26 |
2010-02-10 |
| 10. |
The example of painting can teach us not only how to manage ... |
35.23 |
1.0865 |
0.0530 |
237 |
1 |
35.23 |
2010-02-26 |
| 11. |
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because ... |
35.20 |
0.8965 |
0.2427 |
150 |
2 |
34.55 |
2010-02-26 |
| 12. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
35.06 |
1.0372 |
0.0966 |
249 |
1 |
35.06 |
2010-02-09 |
| 13. |
Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, a... |
35.05 |
0.9841 |
0.1481 |
263 |
2 |
32.19 |
2010-02-26 |
| 14. |
The only message I got was from the company that holds my st... |
34.97 |
0.9103 |
0.2207 |
269 |
1 |
34.97 |
2010-02-04 |
| 15. |
Chance and chance alone has a message for us. Everything tha... |
34.94 |
1.0079 |
0.1214 |
273 |
1 |
34.94 |
2010-02-09 |
| 16. |
Well, it just so happens, this hacienda comes with its very ... |
34.76 |
1.0272 |
0.0951 |
226 |
2 |
31.07 |
2010-02-18 |
| 17. |
For it is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is ... |
34.68 |
1.0461 |
0.0779 |
318 |
2 |
34.15 |
2010-02-05 |
| 18. |
Contrary to the feminist cant, there are many things we can ... |
34.54 |
1.0504 |
0.0687 |
225 |
1 |
34.54 |
2010-02-03 |
| 19. |
The boy has not a real choice, has he? Self-interest, the fe... |
34.50 |
0.9265 |
0.1883 |
254 |
1 |
34.50 |
2010-02-10 |
| 20. |
There is no physical separation after the slicing, so that e... |
34.42 |
0.9857 |
0.1335 |
268 |
1 |
34.42 |
2010-03-09 |
| 21. |
Even the best-designed chair won't make up for bad posture. ... |
34.23 |
1.0082 |
0.0940 |
212 |
4 |
33.76 |
2010-03-30 |
| 22. |
Your primary objective should be to touch-type; that is, to ... |
34.18 |
0.9315 |
0.1758 |
273 |
1 |
34.18 |
2010-03-07 |
| 23. |
One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every gam... |
34.16 |
1.0615 |
0.0404 |
201 |
1 |
34.16 |
2010-02-10 |
| 24. |
So what's in this for you? Should you rush out in search of ... |
33.91 |
0.8680 |
0.2239 |
196 |
3 |
28.49 |
2010-03-30 |
| 25. |
We were playing checkers. I used to kid her once in a while ... |
33.84 |
1.0004 |
0.0967 |
373 |
1 |
33.84 |
2010-02-18 |
| 26. |
When you are typing on a typewriter, your input appears dire... |
33.79 |
1.0103 |
0.0768 |
209 |
1 |
33.79 |
2010-03-30 |
| 27. |
The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first ... |
33.77 |
1.0333 |
0.0538 |
176 |
1 |
33.77 |
2010-02-09 |
| 28. |
Ideology: the process of making ideas. Certain artisans were... |
33.68 |
0.9480 |
0.1425 |
297 |
1 |
33.68 |
2010-03-30 |
| 29. |
Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place where as a child I'... |
33.66 |
0.8985 |
0.1867 |
127 |
1 |
33.66 |
2010-03-30 |
| 30. |
He was rough around the edges. He'd been to school, but neve... |
33.58 |
0.8768 |
0.2132 |
199 |
1 |
33.58 |
2010-02-01 |
| 31. |
Most popular song lyrics have two sections - a verse and a b... |
33.47 |
0.9213 |
0.1589 |
165 |
1 |
33.47 |
2010-02-03 |
| 32. |
She's got a smile that, it seems to me, reminds me of childh... |
33.27 |
0.8758 |
0.1985 |
127 |
3 |
30.82 |
2010-02-16 |
| 33. |
Do you know what they call a Quarter-pounder with cheese in ... |
33.20 |
0.9299 |
0.1354 |
168 |
1 |
33.20 |
2010-02-26 |
| 34. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
33.14 |
0.9839 |
0.0876 |
308 |
1 |
33.14 |
2010-02-03 |
| 35. |
If you're working out in front of a mirror and watching your... |
33.01 |
1.0557 |
0.0130 |
289 |
1 |
33.01 |
2010-03-11 |
| 36. |
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and fu... |
32.78 |
1.0033 |
0.0570 |
203 |
1 |
32.78 |
2010-02-04 |
| 37. |
The invention of the wheel represented a major turning point... |
32.62 |
0.8805 |
0.1743 |
205 |
1 |
32.62 |
2010-02-02 |
| 38. |
The alternative to binge travel entails relocating to one pl... |
32.42 |
0.8811 |
0.1624 |
201 |
1 |
32.42 |
2010-02-04 |
| 39. |
In short order, Carter then proceeded to kill any chance he ... |
32.38 |
0.9284 |
0.1223 |
346 |
1 |
32.38 |
2010-02-04 |
| 40. |
Instead of hiring workers during the peak hog kill in the wi... |
32.26 |
0.8958 |
0.1438 |
188 |
1 |
32.26 |
2010-02-26 |
| 41. |
There is a theory which states that if anybody ever discover... |
32.22 |
0.8911 |
0.1519 |
207 |
1 |
32.22 |
2010-02-26 |
| 42. |
To an outsider's ear it sounds absurdly wild and ridiculous ... |
32.20 |
1.0144 |
0.0278 |
162 |
2 |
30.41 |
2010-03-27 |
| 43. |
I was hugely impressed. Kirk, I mean Shatner, was the ultima... |
32.20 |
0.9981 |
0.0421 |
211 |
2 |
30.81 |
2010-02-09 |
| 44. |
Like painting, most software is intended for a human audienc... |
32.19 |
0.9621 |
0.0758 |
201 |
1 |
32.19 |
2010-02-01 |
| 45. |
We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill, as the day be... |
32.18 |
0.9779 |
0.0611 |
255 |
1 |
32.18 |
2010-02-02 |
| 46. |
For it is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is ... |
32.11 |
0.8918 |
0.1507 |
163 |
1 |
32.11 |
2010-02-03 |
| 47. |
It was hard to toss things I had once thought were valuable ... |
32.08 |
0.8925 |
0.1517 |
293 |
2 |
31.64 |
2010-02-26 |
| 48. |
You're here because you know something. What you know you ca... |
31.63 |
0.9685 |
0.0548 |
304 |
1 |
31.63 |
2010-03-28 |
| 49. |
Consider this: Is the pious being loved by the gods because ... |
31.44 |
0.8053 |
0.2092 |
126 |
1 |
31.44 |
2010-02-26 |
| 50. |
Comfortable, Mullet? It seems sadly ironic that it's that ti... |
31.29 |
1.0279 |
-0.0221 |
172 |
1 |
31.29 |
2010-02-26 |
| 51. |
We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has take... |
31.14 |
0.9349 |
0.0744 |
287 |
1 |
31.14 |
2010-02-05 |
| 52. |
Lucid but wholly false recollections can easily be induced b... |
31.14 |
0.9952 |
0.0139 |
220 |
1 |
31.14 |
2010-03-05 |
| 53. |
You've got a way to keep me on your side. You give me cause ... |
31.12 |
1.0617 |
-0.0576 |
171 |
1 |
31.12 |
2010-02-26 |
| 54. |
And you know it's time to go, through the sleet and driving ... |
30.84 |
1.0576 |
-0.0635 |
231 |
1 |
30.84 |
2010-02-05 |
| 55. |
I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was ... |
30.82 |
1.0125 |
-0.0178 |
232 |
1 |
30.82 |
2010-02-05 |
| 56. |
They say that right after God created man, he took a rib fro... |
30.81 |
1.0585 |
-0.0598 |
226 |
1 |
30.81 |
2010-03-30 |
| 57. |
Whether you're a student, secretary, office administrator, m... |
30.76 |
0.9357 |
0.0564 |
204 |
1 |
30.76 |
2010-02-26 |
| 58. |
Is it sweeter to exist only in the mind or to exist both in ... |
30.74 |
0.8615 |
0.1307 |
171 |
1 |
30.74 |
2010-01-25 |
| 59. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
30.67 |
1.0881 |
-0.1006 |
210 |
1 |
30.67 |
2010-02-01 |
| 60. |
Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is ... |
30.66 |
0.8913 |
0.1012 |
201 |
1 |
30.66 |
2010-03-30 |
| 61. |
I don't know why he saved my life. Maybe in those last momen... |
30.63 |
1.0250 |
-0.0320 |
271 |
2 |
29.83 |
2010-02-26 |
| 62. |
When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, ... |
30.63 |
0.9768 |
0.0146 |
237 |
1 |
30.63 |
2010-02-03 |
| 63. |
Your primary objective should be to touch-type; that is, to ... |
30.48 |
0.7889 |
0.1997 |
97 |
1 |
30.48 |
2010-03-27 |
| 64. |
The melted mozzarella layer, which we shall designate MML, i... |
30.46 |
0.9935 |
-0.0068 |
217 |
3 |
30.05 |
2010-03-09 |
| 65. |
I know what "exacerbate" means. There is not a word or a sen... |
29.84 |
0.8646 |
0.0963 |
110 |
1 |
29.84 |
2010-02-09 |
| 66. |
What? A swallow carrying a coconut? It's not a question of w... |
29.82 |
0.8880 |
0.0758 |
296 |
2 |
29.62 |
2010-03-30 |
| 67. |
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart a... |
29.47 |
1.0901 |
-0.1358 |
288 |
1 |
29.47 |
2010-02-01 |
| 68. |
Jay made up for the lack of glamour in his assignment by hav... |
29.28 |
0.9844 |
-0.0261 |
351 |
1 |
29.28 |
2010-03-07 |
| 69. |
All typewriters are adjusted to type 6 lines to the inch fro... |
29.24 |
0.7724 |
0.1708 |
142 |
1 |
29.24 |
2010-03-27 |
| 70. |
Although his voice was also broken by uncertainty and his ha... |
29.16 |
1.0883 |
-0.1396 |
189 |
1 |
29.16 |
2010-02-01 |
| 71. |
Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks. Colons ... |
28.95 |
0.9963 |
-0.0633 |
274 |
1 |
28.95 |
2010-02-10 |
| 72. |
Let's sort the buyers from the spiers, the needy from the gr... |
28.91 |
0.9927 |
-0.0619 |
234 |
1 |
28.91 |
2010-02-10 |
| 73. |
They had been given a sign - a powerful, lucid sign - that u... |
28.80 |
0.9145 |
0.0195 |
404 |
1 |
28.80 |
2010-02-16 |
| 74. |
I'd been walking for hours and, as usual, I'd lost track of ... |
28.78 |
0.9010 |
0.0314 |
266 |
1 |
28.78 |
2010-03-05 |
| 75. |
If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what ... |
28.72 |
0.9001 |
0.0282 |
217 |
1 |
28.72 |
2010-03-28 |
| 76. |
Ergonomics is a term that combines the Greek word ergon, mea... |
28.63 |
0.9068 |
0.0163 |
212 |
1 |
28.63 |
2010-02-10 |
| 77. |
Parisian French is different from Provincial French and Germ... |
28.56 |
0.9352 |
-0.0136 |
194 |
2 |
27.65 |
2010-03-28 |
| 78. |
The National Rifle Association says that, "Guns don't kill p... |
28.52 |
0.8830 |
0.0409 |
300 |
1 |
28.52 |
2010-02-02 |
| 79. |
Desktop publishing revolutionized the creation of printed do... |
28.51 |
0.8074 |
0.1175 |
182 |
1 |
28.51 |
2010-02-02 |
| 80. |
Involuntarily I glanced seaward - and distinguished nothing ... |
28.48 |
0.9425 |
-0.0217 |
248 |
1 |
28.48 |
2010-02-04 |
| 81. |
Dean is the perfect guy for the road because he actually was... |
28.42 |
0.8562 |
0.0567 |
132 |
1 |
28.42 |
2010-02-02 |
| 82. |
Trudging slowly over wet sand, back to the bench where your ... |
28.41 |
0.9780 |
-0.0663 |
173 |
1 |
28.41 |
2010-02-01 |
| 83. |
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things wor... |
28.10 |
1.0540 |
-0.1512 |
184 |
1 |
28.10 |
2010-02-02 |
| 84. |
King, eh? Very nice. And how'd you get that, eh? By exploiti... |
27.98 |
0.9027 |
-0.0023 |
189 |
1 |
27.98 |
2010-02-05 |
| 85. |
Let's face it: there are tons of things in your home and lif... |
27.91 |
1.0498 |
-0.1470 |
261 |
1 |
27.91 |
2010-01-26 |
| 86. |
So my heart goes out to them. Figuratively. I would never ac... |
27.57 |
0.8192 |
0.0733 |
200 |
1 |
27.57 |
2010-02-01 |
| 87. |
Many years ago, a famous Arabian alchemist had visited Europ... |
27.35 |
0.7423 |
0.1392 |
145 |
1 |
27.35 |
2010-02-02 |
| 88. |
I'm a hopeless dancer, but this looks like you just screw in... |
27.28 |
0.8988 |
-0.0185 |
193 |
1 |
27.28 |
2010-03-30 |
| 89. |
My entire life had been on a predictable trajectory dominate... |
27.22 |
0.9011 |
-0.0187 |
322 |
2 |
26.97 |
2010-03-27 |
| 90. |
There is no physical separation after the slicing, so that e... |
27.21 |
0.8551 |
0.0239 |
150 |
1 |
27.21 |
2010-02-03 |
| 91. |
Two years ago this property cost one million pounds. Today, ... |
27.14 |
0.8316 |
0.0484 |
304 |
1 |
27.14 |
2010-02-02 |
| 92. |
Now you might ask yourself, if by yourself you mean me, "Ste... |
27.12 |
0.9228 |
-0.0424 |
305 |
1 |
27.12 |
2010-02-04 |
| 93. |
There are men who possess a peculiarly strong visual memory,... |
27.01 |
0.9643 |
-0.0834 |
282 |
1 |
27.01 |
2010-03-05 |
| 94. |
He implies there is a correlation between his daily work and... |
27.01 |
0.9756 |
-0.1007 |
216 |
1 |
27.01 |
2010-02-15 |
| 95. |
People get ready, there's a train coming. You don't need no ... |
26.89 |
1.0115 |
-0.1483 |
189 |
1 |
26.89 |
2010-03-28 |
| 96. |
The term "barbarian" was created by the Greeks; it was origi... |
26.84 |
0.9244 |
-0.0524 |
225 |
1 |
26.84 |
2010-02-02 |
| 97. |
I laugh at the whole notion of "Mr. Right" and you should to... |
26.70 |
0.8901 |
-0.0286 |
273 |
1 |
26.70 |
2010-02-02 |
| 98. |
The beginner writes just twenty pieces. The professional wri... |
26.14 |
0.9809 |
-0.1408 |
209 |
2 |
24.82 |
2010-02-03 |
| 99. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, and some are... |
25.97 |
0.9621 |
-0.1212 |
212 |
1 |
25.97 |
2010-02-03 |
| 100. |
But suddenly, I viddied that thinking was for the gloopy one... |
25.63 |
1.0028 |
-0.1765 |
259 |
1 |
25.63 |
2010-02-01 |
| 101. |
Excellent. He's enterprising, aggressive, outgoing, young, b... |
25.36 |
0.8964 |
-0.0806 |
199 |
1 |
25.36 |
2010-03-11 |
| 102. |
There are two kinds of fibers in our muscles, red and white.... |
25.20 |
0.7874 |
0.0243 |
195 |
1 |
25.20 |
2010-02-02 |
| 103. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
24.70 |
0.9974 |
-0.2041 |
163 |
1 |
24.70 |
2010-02-04 |
| 104. |
A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he s... |
24.62 |
1.0042 |
-0.2134 |
168 |
1 |
24.62 |
2010-02-26 |
| 105. |
By studying the cooling of pizza in the gravity free environ... |
24.58 |
0.9791 |
-0.1924 |
154 |
1 |
24.58 |
2010-03-28 |
| 106. |
Whether they use the title or not, many lyrics have evocativ... |
24.54 |
1.0543 |
-0.2656 |
182 |
1 |
24.54 |
2010-01-25 |
| 107. |
Wilkinson County was a recipient of one of the new "separate... |
24.21 |
0.8437 |
-0.0632 |
268 |
1 |
24.21 |
2010-02-01 |
| 108. |
There's a hole in the world like a great black pit. And the ... |
24.09 |
1.0524 |
-0.2770 |
177 |
1 |
24.09 |
2010-02-01 |
| 109. |
Hi, and welcome to the future. San Dimas, California, 2688. ... |
23.67 |
0.9271 |
-0.1638 |
295 |
1 |
23.67 |
2010-01-26 |
| 110. |
In general, many of these targets are easier marks if you ar... |
19.73 |
0.9394 |
-0.3054 |
195 |
1 |
19.73 |
2010-02-02 |