On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp stroke - not a hard stroke, but a fast one. The sound should be sharp and quick. If you are pushing your keys rather than striking them, the sound will be mushy.
—from Typing for Beginners (1975), a book by Betty Owen
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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
40914. | Amos (tearless) | 38.57 | 88% | 2017-01-25 |
40915. | Greg B (gregoryb1) | 38.56 | 97% | 2017-04-03 |
40916. | Jhonny (jhonny_space0ut) | 38.56 | 95% | 2021-11-26 |
40917. | Lê Ngọc (ngocphat010693) | 38.55 | 79% | 2012-09-25 |
40918. | Vivek (vivek97) | 38.54 | 94% | 2022-07-27 |
40919. | karan (mickeyvirus) | 38.54 | 90% | 2016-02-22 |
40920. | john (johnearth) | 38.52 | — | 2010-12-21 |
40921. | Nat-han (nate_the_greatest) | 38.51 | 82% | 2016-09-28 |
40922. | sarah (sarah212) | 38.51 | 95% | 2013-03-06 |
40923. | Chris (immortaljason) | 38.51 | 90% | 2022-03-03 |
40924. | venky (venky56) | 38.51 | 88% | 2014-02-28 |
40925. | Rim (rimm) | 38.49 | — | 2008-10-02 |
40926. | allen (dba12913) | 38.49 | — | 2009-03-17 |
40927. | burcu (burcu1) | 38.49 | 85% | 2015-03-02 |
40928. | Naitami (naitami_p) | 38.49 | 96% | 2022-10-04 |
40929. | Stefan (pasta4formaggi) | 38.49 | 85% | 2014-02-09 |
40930. | bernadette (cubzjean) | 38.48 | 93% | 2012-09-30 |
40931. | Tuçe Selvi (tuceselvic) | 38.48 | 85% | 2015-04-03 |
40932. | shilpi (shilpi_12) | 38.47 | 94% | 2023-09-11 |
40933. | BOOM bit GET OUT DA WAY GET... | 38.46 | 88% | 2013-12-16 |
40934. | Ryan (ryanchan) | 38.46 | 97% | 2011-05-08 |
40935. | serkan (serkansah86) | 38.45 | — | 2009-11-04 |
40936. | Ken (eagerpanda) | 38.44 | 91% | 2019-01-22 |
40937. | Student (children) | 38.44 | — | 2010-11-26 |
40938. | Raven (apastron) | 38.44 | 96% | 2022-12-13 |
40939. | Shiv (_shiv_) | 38.42 | 93% | 2022-11-30 |
40940. | zekeHamakuro (zeke_hamakuro) | 38.42 | 96% | 2023-05-25 |
40941. | ProRick2358Y (prysp) | 38.42 | 95% | 2021-09-22 |
40942. | dawnney (dawnney) | 38.42 | 92.6% | 2021-02-04 |
40943. | Hany (hanysakr) | 38.41 | 88% | 2016-12-07 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
Default (English) | 131,621 | 79.21 | September 30, 2008 |
Instant Death Mode | 345 | 83.57 | March 31, 2010 |
Riverside Middle School | 33 | 40.60 | January 25, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 5 | 50.64 | March 2, 2016 |
##typeracer | 4 | 66.72 | February 23, 2021 |
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 67.03 | February 7, 2013 |
TypeRacer Classic | 1 | 57.34 | May 4, 2022 |