| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
One day you're in a funk about things, telling a friend that... |
57.25 |
0.9844 |
0.5629 |
229 |
1 |
57.25 |
2012-03-17 |
| 2. |
I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little... |
56.55 |
1.0972 |
0.4502 |
251 |
1 |
56.55 |
2012-11-11 |
| 3. |
Many people limit themselves to leading boring, dull lives b... |
55.05 |
1.0944 |
0.4276 |
308 |
1 |
55.05 |
2012-05-28 |
| 4. |
The example of painting can teach us not only how to manage ... |
53.12 |
1.0787 |
0.3451 |
237 |
3 |
44.16 |
2012-03-20 |
| 5. |
At the time when Britain faced a plunge into chaos and darkn... |
52.88 |
0.9754 |
0.4494 |
362 |
1 |
52.88 |
2013-02-08 |
| 6. |
This was the most delicious meal he'd had in recent years, a... |
52.81 |
1.0214 |
0.4377 |
281 |
1 |
52.81 |
2012-05-28 |
| 7. |
Is it sweeter to exist only in the mind or to exist both in ... |
51.83 |
1.0768 |
0.3531 |
295 |
1 |
51.83 |
2012-07-21 |
| 8. |
Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air and dee... |
51.80 |
0.9866 |
0.3992 |
218 |
1 |
51.80 |
2012-03-17 |
| 9. |
I still see things that are not here. I just choose not to a... |
50.91 |
0.9991 |
0.3668 |
225 |
1 |
50.91 |
2012-03-20 |
| 10. |
How many times have you seen the leader of a race have a mec... |
50.77 |
1.0155 |
0.3460 |
232 |
1 |
50.77 |
2012-05-27 |
| 11. |
The basis of the Aztecs' success in creating a great state a... |
49.30 |
0.8541 |
0.4756 |
260 |
2 |
41.16 |
2012-03-17 |
| 12. |
With no map to navigate one's life, some of us have stood st... |
48.47 |
1.0169 |
0.3213 |
346 |
1 |
48.47 |
2012-03-20 |
| 13. |
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million ... |
47.54 |
1.0331 |
0.2387 |
234 |
1 |
47.54 |
2012-02-24 |
| 14. |
And you know it's time to go, through the sleet and driving ... |
46.84 |
1.0487 |
0.2014 |
231 |
1 |
46.84 |
2012-06-03 |
| 15. |
The truth of the matter is that there are a lot of available... |
45.89 |
1.0343 |
0.2323 |
242 |
2 |
44.13 |
2011-12-18 |
| 16. |
After removal from the oven, the pizza is sliced and plated ... |
44.22 |
1.0320 |
0.1893 |
293 |
1 |
44.22 |
2012-07-21 |
| 17. |
Many wines have more than 14 percent alcohol because the win... |
43.41 |
0.9739 |
0.2245 |
412 |
1 |
43.41 |
2012-06-03 |
| 18. |
In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and... |
42.81 |
1.1018 |
0.0373 |
220 |
1 |
42.81 |
2011-12-20 |
| 19. |
I'll miss the sea, but a person needs new experiences. They ... |
42.65 |
0.9774 |
0.1627 |
196 |
1 |
42.65 |
2012-01-01 |
| 20. |
She looked terrific. I said to myself, "Maybe she's going to... |
42.40 |
0.8022 |
0.3352 |
215 |
1 |
42.40 |
2011-11-28 |
| 21. |
Let me get this straight. You think that your client, one of... |
42.26 |
0.9946 |
0.1364 |
246 |
1 |
42.26 |
2011-12-31 |
| 22. |
I have quit three jobs and been fired from all the rest. Get... |
40.99 |
1.0516 |
0.0445 |
281 |
1 |
40.99 |
2011-12-20 |
| 23. |
The evidence in the standard history of Qwerty versus Dvorak... |
40.73 |
0.9088 |
0.1862 |
348 |
1 |
40.73 |
2012-06-03 |
| 24. |
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, t... |
39.41 |
1.0767 |
-0.0252 |
212 |
1 |
39.41 |
2011-12-06 |
| 25. |
During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans... |
39.11 |
0.8573 |
0.1917 |
270 |
3 |
31.90 |
2011-12-24 |
| 26. |
Consider this: Is the pious being loved by the gods because ... |
39.09 |
0.7981 |
0.2456 |
126 |
1 |
39.09 |
2011-12-20 |
| 27. |
We all know people who are very bright but who do not always... |
38.85 |
1.0385 |
-0.0015 |
230 |
1 |
38.85 |
2011-12-24 |
| 28. |
However we choose to feed ourselves, we eat by the grace of ... |
38.41 |
0.9986 |
0.0229 |
162 |
1 |
38.41 |
2011-12-16 |
| 29. |
I'll miss the sea, but a person needs new experiences. Witho... |
38.19 |
0.8270 |
0.1943 |
117 |
1 |
38.19 |
2011-12-14 |
| 30. |
I'm a hopeless dancer, but this looks like you just screw in... |
37.55 |
0.8951 |
0.1108 |
193 |
1 |
37.55 |
2012-01-01 |
| 31. |
We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial e... |
37.51 |
0.9485 |
0.0558 |
236 |
1 |
37.51 |
2011-12-21 |
| 32. |
I've heard there was a secret chord that David played, and i... |
36.53 |
0.9912 |
0.0116 |
237 |
1 |
36.53 |
2011-12-16 |
| 33. |
Thing is Butch, right now you got ability. But painful as it... |
36.43 |
0.8912 |
0.0832 |
186 |
1 |
36.43 |
2012-02-24 |
| 34. |
Gardeners know how to grow top-notch crops. They determine w... |
36.06 |
1.0090 |
-0.0022 |
282 |
1 |
36.06 |
2011-12-06 |
| 35. |
Not too many days from this day, not too many hours from thi... |
36.03 |
0.9773 |
-0.0238 |
123 |
1 |
36.03 |
2011-12-06 |
| 36. |
Few smart kids can spare the attention that popularity requi... |
35.98 |
0.9513 |
0.0139 |
354 |
1 |
35.98 |
2011-12-14 |
| 37. |
It is possible that I already had some presentiment of my fu... |
35.83 |
1.0349 |
-0.0789 |
234 |
3 |
33.57 |
2011-12-06 |
| 38. |
I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little... |
35.70 |
0.9396 |
0.0099 |
119 |
1 |
35.70 |
2011-12-06 |
| 39. |
I had a dream. There was our world, and the world was dark b... |
35.50 |
1.0619 |
-0.1097 |
354 |
1 |
35.50 |
2011-12-15 |
| 40. |
The term "barbarian" was created by the Greeks; it was origi... |
35.30 |
0.9509 |
0.0301 |
225 |
1 |
35.30 |
2011-12-06 |
| 41. |
And in the dream I knew that he was goin' on ahead and that ... |
35.26 |
0.9598 |
-0.0117 |
220 |
1 |
35.26 |
2011-12-09 |
| 42. |
It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-d... |
35.13 |
0.9691 |
-0.0315 |
223 |
2 |
33.11 |
2011-12-14 |
| 43. |
Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is ... |
34.33 |
0.8852 |
0.0340 |
201 |
1 |
34.33 |
2011-12-18 |
| 44. |
You've got a way to keep me on your side. You give me cause ... |
34.23 |
1.0521 |
-0.1437 |
171 |
1 |
34.23 |
2011-12-31 |
| 45. |
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart a... |
34.12 |
1.0829 |
-0.1708 |
288 |
1 |
34.12 |
2011-12-19 |
| 46. |
Remember that humor is written backwards. That means you fir... |
33.82 |
1.0714 |
-0.1780 |
129 |
1 |
33.82 |
2012-02-01 |
| 47. |
Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me peg... |
33.73 |
1.0334 |
-0.1399 |
131 |
1 |
33.73 |
2011-12-16 |
| 48. |
Your inner child will be happy to know that when it comes to... |
33.58 |
1.0288 |
-0.0999 |
300 |
1 |
33.58 |
2011-12-09 |
| 49. |
Now did you answer 'cause you thought that's what I wanted t... |
33.56 |
0.9325 |
-0.0442 |
156 |
1 |
33.56 |
2011-12-06 |
| 50. |
Dropping through sky, through the glass of the roof, through... |
33.55 |
0.9688 |
-0.0747 |
217 |
1 |
33.55 |
2011-12-19 |
| 51. |
We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has take... |
33.47 |
0.9316 |
-0.0325 |
287 |
1 |
33.47 |
2011-12-06 |
| 52. |
It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from... |
33.18 |
0.8533 |
0.0325 |
232 |
1 |
33.18 |
2011-12-16 |
| 53. |
You could substitute raspberries or any other fruit, but 99.... |
33.12 |
0.9097 |
-0.0263 |
153 |
1 |
33.12 |
2011-12-18 |
| 54. |
The development of a living body of literature became indica... |
32.82 |
0.8562 |
0.0190 |
170 |
1 |
32.82 |
2011-12-18 |
| 55. |
Now I want you to think and stop being a smart aleck. A man'... |
32.77 |
1.0696 |
-0.1988 |
226 |
1 |
32.77 |
2011-12-02 |
| 56. |
Data is by definition easy to copy. And the Internet makes c... |
32.75 |
0.9500 |
-0.0742 |
362 |
1 |
32.75 |
2011-12-06 |
| 57. |
Humans need to practice what they are learning a good deal b... |
32.59 |
1.1016 |
-0.2326 |
233 |
1 |
32.59 |
2011-12-20 |
| 58. |
Glancing through the 1977 Atlanta Yellow Pages reveals a cit... |
32.46 |
0.9023 |
0.0065 |
231 |
1 |
32.46 |
2011-12-07 |
| 59. |
Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to bei... |
32.01 |
1.0213 |
-0.1706 |
240 |
1 |
32.01 |
2011-11-29 |
| 60. |
It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produc... |
31.33 |
0.8723 |
-0.0419 |
185 |
1 |
31.33 |
2011-12-06 |
| 61. |
I'm so glad you came, I'm so glad you remembered, the walkin... |
31.20 |
1.0574 |
-0.1975 |
205 |
1 |
31.20 |
2011-12-14 |
| 62. |
The label doesn't mention that that rib-eye steak came from ... |
30.54 |
0.7731 |
0.0421 |
145 |
1 |
30.54 |
2011-12-06 |
| 63. |
He canceled all his commitments and pulled together the most... |
29.76 |
0.9646 |
-0.1730 |
264 |
1 |
29.76 |
2011-11-30 |
| 64. |
Your faith was strong but you needed proof. You saw her bath... |
29.70 |
0.8619 |
-0.0722 |
119 |
1 |
29.70 |
2011-11-29 |
| 65. |
Every time I think of you I feel shot right through with a b... |
29.64 |
0.8900 |
-0.0998 |
164 |
1 |
29.64 |
2011-11-29 |
| 66. |
A chorus is the high-point of a lyric's energy as well as th... |
29.48 |
0.8788 |
-0.0971 |
134 |
2 |
28.38 |
2011-11-29 |
| 67. |
There's a hole in the world like a great black pit. And the ... |
29.27 |
1.0679 |
-0.2682 |
177 |
1 |
29.27 |
2011-12-05 |
| 68. |
My dog barks some. Mentally you picture my dog, but I have n... |
29.23 |
0.8919 |
-0.1147 |
205 |
1 |
29.23 |
2011-12-18 |
| 69. |
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pet... |
29.21 |
0.9351 |
-0.1627 |
190 |
1 |
29.21 |
2011-12-02 |
| 70. |
And then he calls me a jerk and says the last guy who though... |
29.18 |
0.9936 |
-0.1964 |
227 |
1 |
29.18 |
2011-11-29 |
| 71. |
Some drivers actually perform best when there is a little ex... |
29.09 |
0.9632 |
-0.1918 |
240 |
1 |
29.09 |
2011-11-28 |
| 72. |
Sholes split up the most common pairings of letters in the E... |
28.69 |
0.8653 |
-0.0907 |
255 |
1 |
28.69 |
2011-11-29 |
| 73. |
Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Leia races... |
28.62 |
0.7938 |
-0.0306 |
176 |
1 |
28.62 |
2011-12-05 |
| 74. |
Let's sort the buyers from the spiers, the needy from the gr... |
28.59 |
0.9843 |
-0.2281 |
234 |
2 |
26.72 |
2011-12-09 |
| 75. |
This business is filled to the brim with unrealistic people ... |
28.17 |
0.9089 |
-0.1496 |
187 |
1 |
28.17 |
2011-12-05 |
| 76. |
Every time you practice a technique incorrectly, you're incr... |
26.54 |
0.8826 |
-0.1759 |
241 |
1 |
26.54 |
2011-11-30 |
| 77. |
In 1972, domestic oil production peaked and then began its i... |
26.42 |
0.8442 |
-0.1382 |
265 |
1 |
26.42 |
2011-11-30 |
| 78. |
Your primary objective should be to touch-type; that is, to ... |
25.56 |
0.9281 |
-0.2445 |
273 |
1 |
25.56 |
2011-11-29 |
| 79. |
I've been thinking lots about my life and how quick I'd wash... |
25.01 |
0.8898 |
-0.2315 |
158 |
1 |
25.01 |
2011-11-28 |
| 80. |
Do you know what they call a Quarter-pounder with cheese in ... |
24.98 |
0.9233 |
-0.2685 |
168 |
1 |
24.98 |
2011-11-29 |
| 81. |
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a lan... |
24.97 |
0.8070 |
-0.1413 |
137 |
1 |
24.97 |
2011-11-30 |
| 82. |
Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyb... |
24.68 |
0.8811 |
-0.2218 |
239 |
1 |
24.68 |
2011-11-29 |