| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
For centuries, the battle of morality was fought between tho... |
51.75 |
1.1198 |
0.0469 |
247 |
2 |
44.22 |
2009-05-07 |
| 2. |
In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and... |
44.00 |
1.1093 |
-0.1230 |
220 |
2 |
42.74 |
2008-11-24 |
| 3. |
Humans need to practice what they are learning a good deal b... |
60.92 |
1.1086 |
0.2675 |
233 |
3 |
46.92 |
2009-04-18 |
| 4. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
48.65 |
1.0881 |
0.0054 |
210 |
1 |
48.65 |
2009-04-14 |
| 5. |
Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and t... |
52.85 |
1.0877 |
0.1015 |
129 |
3 |
48.91 |
2009-04-28 |
| 6. |
The Earth is a world, the world is a ball, a ball in a game ... |
41.43 |
1.0867 |
-0.1575 |
171 |
1 |
41.43 |
2008-11-05 |
| 7. |
The example of painting can teach us not only how to manage ... |
43.31 |
1.0865 |
-0.1105 |
237 |
3 |
42.29 |
2008-11-04 |
| 8. |
Remember that humor is written backwards. That means you fir... |
77.44 |
1.0800 |
0.6634 |
129 |
1 |
77.44 |
2011-08-29 |
| 9. |
When I was your age, television was called books. And this i... |
50.12 |
1.0800 |
0.0478 |
213 |
3 |
41.30 |
2008-11-20 |
| 10. |
So it's all come back round to breaking apart again. Breakin... |
71.56 |
1.0697 |
0.5568 |
341 |
1 |
71.56 |
2011-09-03 |
| 11. |
She's got eyes of the bluest skies as if they thought of rai... |
39.43 |
1.0654 |
-0.1797 |
247 |
1 |
39.43 |
2008-11-04 |
| 12. |
A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for so... |
49.17 |
1.0638 |
0.0434 |
247 |
2 |
48.11 |
2009-05-07 |
| 13. |
One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every gam... |
64.71 |
1.0615 |
0.3972 |
201 |
5 |
46.55 |
2011-06-29 |
| 14. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
44.12 |
1.0601 |
-0.0687 |
256 |
2 |
43.17 |
2008-11-03 |
| 15. |
And you know it's time to go, through the sleet and driving ... |
41.21 |
1.0576 |
-0.1318 |
231 |
1 |
41.21 |
2008-11-03 |
| 16. |
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things wor... |
46.43 |
1.0540 |
-0.0120 |
184 |
1 |
46.43 |
2009-05-07 |
| 17. |
I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts while bu... |
37.94 |
1.0521 |
-0.2033 |
197 |
1 |
37.94 |
2008-10-29 |
| 18. |
The alternative to binge travel - the mini retirement - enta... |
41.42 |
1.0487 |
-0.1175 |
253 |
3 |
37.54 |
2009-05-04 |
| 19. |
We all know people who are very bright but who do not always... |
53.49 |
1.0466 |
0.1602 |
230 |
2 |
45.02 |
2009-04-18 |
| 20. |
It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowin... |
42.31 |
1.0462 |
-0.0896 |
340 |
1 |
42.31 |
2008-11-03 |
| 21. |
Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me peg... |
48.45 |
1.0426 |
0.0462 |
131 |
5 |
42.33 |
2008-11-20 |
| 22. |
When I really worry about something, I don't just fool aroun... |
41.32 |
1.0418 |
-0.1099 |
214 |
3 |
38.63 |
2009-04-17 |
| 23. |
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million ... |
47.12 |
1.0403 |
0.0207 |
234 |
1 |
47.12 |
2009-05-04 |
| 24. |
I suddenly had the impression that I had been left all alone... |
40.06 |
1.0341 |
-0.1322 |
273 |
1 |
40.06 |
2008-11-05 |
| 25. |
Language is one of the keys to being human. It allows us to ... |
62.36 |
1.0332 |
0.3746 |
267 |
3 |
45.78 |
2011-07-09 |
| 26. |
Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to bei... |
50.58 |
1.0291 |
0.1099 |
240 |
2 |
48.21 |
2009-05-11 |
| 27. |
I will need my spectacles and a clear head. Today I broke my... |
38.08 |
1.0288 |
-0.1759 |
166 |
1 |
38.08 |
2008-11-20 |
| 28. |
And in the world a heart of darkness, a firezone, where poet... |
42.20 |
1.0287 |
-0.0787 |
269 |
1 |
42.20 |
2008-11-03 |
| 29. |
Comfortable, Mullet? It seems sadly ironic that it's that ti... |
49.37 |
1.0279 |
0.0801 |
172 |
3 |
44.42 |
2008-11-15 |
| 30. |
To evaluate an option from the other side's point of view, c... |
46.22 |
1.0267 |
0.0186 |
261 |
3 |
41.70 |
2009-04-14 |
| 31. |
If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think ... |
38.92 |
1.0264 |
-0.1539 |
191 |
2 |
34.58 |
2008-11-15 |
| 32. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
50.30 |
1.0208 |
0.1139 |
231 |
3 |
41.58 |
2009-04-14 |
| 33. |
The time I waited seemed endless, and I felt doubts and fear... |
55.16 |
1.0197 |
0.2235 |
204 |
2 |
44.34 |
2010-05-18 |
| 34. |
If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us... |
41.46 |
1.0178 |
-0.0852 |
207 |
1 |
41.46 |
2008-11-15 |
| 35. |
On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp str... |
42.77 |
1.0086 |
-0.0489 |
218 |
3 |
37.71 |
2008-11-03 |
| 36. |
Chance and chance alone has a message for us. Everything tha... |
28.00 |
1.0079 |
-0.3800 |
273 |
1 |
28.00 |
2008-10-29 |
| 37. |
I still see things that are not here. I just choose not to a... |
48.83 |
1.0060 |
0.0962 |
225 |
2 |
43.32 |
2009-04-14 |
| 38. |
But, pray how could that which I spoke so many years ago, an... |
36.97 |
1.0059 |
-0.1723 |
283 |
1 |
36.97 |
2008-11-04 |
| 39. |
A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he s... |
43.42 |
1.0042 |
-0.0293 |
168 |
3 |
38.69 |
2008-11-24 |
| 40. |
I remember when we used to sit in the government yard in Tre... |
44.15 |
1.0036 |
-0.0073 |
277 |
2 |
41.75 |
2009-05-04 |
| 41. |
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and fu... |
41.83 |
1.0033 |
-0.0603 |
203 |
2 |
38.28 |
2008-11-04 |
| 42. |
But suddenly, I viddied that thinking was for the gloopy one... |
42.29 |
1.0028 |
-0.0508 |
259 |
1 |
42.29 |
2008-11-03 |
| 43. |
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships o... |
39.98 |
1.0016 |
-0.1025 |
217 |
1 |
39.98 |
2008-11-03 |
| 44. |
What should have been swift revenge turned into an all out w... |
37.06 |
1.0006 |
-0.1661 |
311 |
1 |
37.06 |
2008-11-03 |
| 45. |
I was hugely impressed. Kirk, I mean Shatner, was the ultima... |
34.31 |
0.9981 |
-0.2269 |
211 |
1 |
34.31 |
2008-11-20 |
| 46. |
Being comfortable in the car is critical. If you're not comf... |
70.64 |
0.9976 |
0.5951 |
212 |
1 |
70.64 |
2011-08-29 |
| 47. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
59.08 |
0.9974 |
0.3327 |
163 |
2 |
51.56 |
2010-01-16 |
| 48. |
A giant inverted steel pyramid is perfectly balanced on its ... |
37.68 |
0.9957 |
-0.1474 |
323 |
1 |
37.68 |
2008-11-03 |
| 49. |
My darling, you have to be standing up in order to be able t... |
41.42 |
0.9948 |
-0.0625 |
233 |
2 |
40.92 |
2009-04-17 |
| 50. |
When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, ... |
66.37 |
0.9933 |
0.5134 |
450 |
1 |
66.37 |
2011-08-29 |
| 51. |
I drew the blankets over my head and tried to think of Chris... |
30.75 |
0.9927 |
-0.3008 |
276 |
1 |
30.75 |
2008-11-01 |
| 52. |
Because they're at the bottom of the scale, nerds are a safe... |
45.47 |
0.9915 |
0.0328 |
281 |
2 |
41.69 |
2009-09-04 |
| 53. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
40.06 |
0.9880 |
-0.0897 |
199 |
1 |
40.06 |
2009-04-14 |
| 54. |
Who has a safety deposit box full of money and six passports... |
38.66 |
0.9841 |
-0.1166 |
217 |
1 |
38.66 |
2008-10-31 |
| 55. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
36.81 |
0.9839 |
-0.1553 |
308 |
1 |
36.81 |
2008-10-30 |
| 56. |
I'll miss the sea, but a person needs new experiences. They ... |
31.16 |
0.9839 |
-0.2844 |
196 |
1 |
31.16 |
2011-09-03 |
| 57. |
Do you smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world sm... |
48.91 |
0.9829 |
0.1197 |
229 |
1 |
48.91 |
2009-04-28 |
| 58. |
Yet one fine day, in a fit of euphoria, after he had picked ... |
54.00 |
0.9827 |
0.2369 |
314 |
1 |
54.00 |
2009-05-11 |
| 59. |
That's Tommy. He tells people he was named after a gun, but ... |
37.35 |
0.9807 |
-0.1513 |
129 |
3 |
33.50 |
2008-11-24 |
| 60. |
Trudging slowly over wet sand, back to the bench where your ... |
35.29 |
0.9780 |
-0.1899 |
173 |
1 |
35.29 |
2008-10-29 |
| 61. |
When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, ... |
33.76 |
0.9768 |
-0.2159 |
237 |
1 |
33.76 |
2008-10-30 |
| 62. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
32.26 |
0.9763 |
-0.2512 |
143 |
1 |
32.26 |
2008-10-29 |
| 63. |
It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-d... |
44.15 |
0.9756 |
0.0190 |
223 |
3 |
38.11 |
2009-04-17 |
| 64. |
Often, we assume that a familiar situation will be but a rep... |
46.01 |
0.9704 |
0.0671 |
254 |
1 |
46.01 |
2009-04-13 |
| 65. |
Look, you should admit to yourself that Microsoft will miss ... |
34.71 |
0.9680 |
-0.1867 |
256 |
1 |
34.71 |
2008-10-29 |
| 66. |
I can feel the heat closing in, feel them out there making t... |
42.64 |
0.9631 |
-0.0026 |
273 |
1 |
42.64 |
2009-09-04 |
| 67. |
Like painting, most software is intended for a human audienc... |
44.79 |
0.9621 |
0.0448 |
201 |
2 |
41.29 |
2008-11-04 |
| 68. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, and some are... |
40.51 |
0.9621 |
-0.0470 |
212 |
1 |
40.51 |
2008-11-03 |
| 69. |
Get it straight buster - I'm not here to say please, I'm her... |
43.26 |
0.9597 |
0.0156 |
251 |
1 |
43.26 |
2008-11-03 |
| 70. |
Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ir... |
34.97 |
0.9594 |
-0.1741 |
258 |
1 |
34.97 |
2008-11-03 |
| 71. |
Few smart kids can spare the attention that popularity requi... |
37.31 |
0.9574 |
-0.1141 |
354 |
1 |
37.31 |
2008-11-03 |
| 72. |
Involuntarily I glanced seaward - and distinguished nothing ... |
50.43 |
0.9425 |
0.1959 |
248 |
1 |
50.43 |
2009-04-17 |
| 73. |
Yeah, you just take Soupy-Sales to prom 'cause I can think o... |
39.76 |
0.9402 |
-0.0464 |
310 |
1 |
39.76 |
2008-11-04 |
| 74. |
Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though ... |
33.63 |
0.9380 |
-0.1828 |
284 |
1 |
33.63 |
2008-10-30 |
| 75. |
Whether you're a student, secretary, office administrator, m... |
37.24 |
0.9357 |
-0.0994 |
204 |
1 |
37.24 |
2008-11-24 |
| 76. |
Parisian French is different from Provincial French and Germ... |
38.05 |
0.9352 |
-0.0794 |
194 |
2 |
37.89 |
2008-11-15 |
| 77. |
We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has take... |
39.77 |
0.9349 |
-0.0364 |
287 |
1 |
39.77 |
2008-11-03 |
| 78. |
One respondent said "For women - a lot of games are crap - t... |
52.12 |
0.9346 |
0.2386 |
211 |
1 |
52.12 |
2009-04-17 |
| 79. |
Caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a... |
35.16 |
0.9310 |
-0.1401 |
278 |
1 |
35.16 |
2008-10-30 |
| 80. |
Do you know what they call a Quarter-pounder with cheese in ... |
53.14 |
0.9299 |
0.2609 |
168 |
1 |
53.14 |
2010-01-16 |
| 81. |
The terminator wouldn't stop, it would never leave him. It w... |
37.78 |
0.9283 |
-0.0761 |
317 |
1 |
37.78 |
2008-10-30 |
| 82. |
Make sure to secure the door when I am gone. There are many ... |
38.53 |
0.9252 |
-0.0568 |
148 |
1 |
38.53 |
2008-10-31 |
| 83. |
Whenever you watch the mind, you withdraw consciousness from... |
43.66 |
0.9166 |
0.0702 |
133 |
1 |
43.66 |
2008-11-15 |
| 84. |
In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. All th... |
34.85 |
0.9143 |
-0.1290 |
300 |
1 |
34.85 |
2008-10-30 |
| 85. |
The inner surface of the cell wall touches the cytoplasmic m... |
52.68 |
0.9128 |
0.2732 |
237 |
2 |
46.83 |
2009-04-17 |
| 86. |
It's a sunny, woodsy day in Lumberton, so get those chainsaw... |
49.99 |
0.9108 |
0.2169 |
235 |
2 |
40.51 |
2010-01-14 |
| 87. |
The only message I got was from the company that holds my st... |
51.24 |
0.9103 |
0.2456 |
269 |
1 |
51.24 |
2009-05-11 |
| 88. |
Maybe what I think Tasty Wheat tasted like actually tasted l... |
57.93 |
0.9084 |
0.4010 |
271 |
1 |
57.93 |
2011-05-17 |
| 89. |
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy a... |
39.72 |
0.9070 |
-0.0170 |
192 |
3 |
37.82 |
2008-11-24 |
| 90. |
Ergonomics is a term that combines the Greek word ergon, mea... |
30.39 |
0.9068 |
-0.2255 |
212 |
1 |
30.39 |
2008-10-31 |
| 91. |
King, eh? Very nice. And how'd you get that, eh? By exploiti... |
44.19 |
0.9027 |
0.0900 |
189 |
1 |
44.19 |
2008-11-04 |
| 92. |
I'm a hopeless dancer, but this looks like you just screw in... |
44.11 |
0.8988 |
0.0948 |
193 |
3 |
42.16 |
2009-04-13 |
| 93. |
Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, lik... |
55.36 |
0.8988 |
0.3508 |
216 |
3 |
42.93 |
2009-04-17 |
| 94. |
I had a friend who was a heavy drinker. If somebody asked hi... |
50.83 |
0.8986 |
0.2488 |
216 |
1 |
50.83 |
2010-01-16 |
| 95. |
Excellent. He's enterprising, aggressive, outgoing, young, b... |
28.17 |
0.8964 |
-0.2665 |
199 |
2 |
25.17 |
2011-09-03 |
| 96. |
There is a theory which states that if anybody ever discover... |
36.62 |
0.8911 |
-0.0654 |
207 |
2 |
35.51 |
2008-11-03 |
| 97. |
We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control... |
33.52 |
0.8869 |
-0.1351 |
176 |
1 |
33.52 |
2008-10-29 |
| 98. |
Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyb... |
45.18 |
0.8845 |
0.1355 |
239 |
3 |
43.20 |
2008-11-04 |
| 99. |
The National Rifle Association says that, "Guns don't kill p... |
33.30 |
0.8830 |
-0.1313 |
300 |
2 |
33.29 |
2008-11-04 |
| 100. |
The typewriter had a problem, though. Try to type quickly on... |
42.11 |
0.8827 |
0.0623 |
190 |
2 |
41.03 |
2008-11-15 |
| 101. |
At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all... |
47.66 |
0.8742 |
0.2052 |
202 |
1 |
47.66 |
2008-11-04 |
| 102. |
So what's in this for you? Should you rush out in search of ... |
35.67 |
0.8680 |
-0.0700 |
196 |
2 |
34.22 |
2008-11-20 |
| 103. |
Oh bliss! Bliss and heaven! Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorg... |
40.13 |
0.8656 |
0.0397 |
242 |
1 |
40.13 |
2008-11-15 |
| 104. |
I know what "exacerbate" means. There is not a word or a sen... |
48.27 |
0.8646 |
0.2206 |
110 |
2 |
42.78 |
2008-11-04 |
| 105. |
So I'm two inches away from her. Her luscious lips part. Jus... |
37.69 |
0.8624 |
-0.0183 |
174 |
1 |
37.69 |
2008-11-20 |
| 106. |
During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans... |
36.86 |
0.8603 |
-0.0305 |
270 |
1 |
36.86 |
2008-11-03 |
| 107. |
It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from... |
39.78 |
0.8572 |
0.0373 |
232 |
1 |
39.78 |
2008-10-29 |