| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
If you're working out in front of a mirror and watching your... |
99.90 |
1.0486 |
0.2036 |
289 |
1 |
99.90 |
2012-10-21 |
| 2. |
Remember that humor is written backwards. That means you fir... |
98.84 |
1.0714 |
0.1633 |
129 |
1 |
98.84 |
2012-10-21 |
| 3. |
When the light of life has gone, no change for the meter. Th... |
96.44 |
1.0725 |
0.1641 |
233 |
2 |
83.76 |
2012-10-22 |
| 4. |
Never give up, no matter how far behind you are, no matter h... |
95.24 |
1.0667 |
0.1607 |
406 |
1 |
95.24 |
2012-10-21 |
| 5. |
The time has come for man to set himself a goal. The time ha... |
95.22 |
1.1068 |
0.1214 |
393 |
1 |
95.22 |
2012-10-31 |
| 6. |
This planet has, or rather had, a problem, which was this: m... |
94.39 |
1.0477 |
0.1358 |
360 |
1 |
94.39 |
2012-12-05 |
| 7. |
Once you get into the processed foods you have to be a fairl... |
93.32 |
1.0531 |
0.1527 |
272 |
1 |
93.32 |
2013-07-31 |
| 8. |
You have a class of young strong men and women, and they wan... |
92.54 |
1.0993 |
0.0590 |
265 |
1 |
92.54 |
2012-10-28 |
| 9. |
Lucid but wholly false recollections can easily be induced b... |
91.79 |
0.9886 |
0.1616 |
220 |
1 |
91.79 |
2012-10-21 |
| 10. |
They say that right after God created man, he took a rib fro... |
91.67 |
1.0795 |
0.1014 |
226 |
1 |
91.67 |
2012-10-21 |
| 11. |
I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little... |
89.93 |
1.0972 |
0.0586 |
251 |
2 |
78.87 |
2012-10-21 |
| 12. |
Many rivers to cross but I can't seem to find my way over. W... |
89.24 |
1.0361 |
0.0815 |
269 |
1 |
89.24 |
2012-10-22 |
| 13. |
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things wor... |
88.91 |
1.0462 |
0.0638 |
184 |
2 |
85.01 |
2012-12-05 |
| 14. |
A few light taps upon the pane made him turn to the window. ... |
88.43 |
1.0387 |
0.1000 |
239 |
2 |
87.95 |
2012-10-28 |
| 15. |
Even the best-designed chair won't make up for bad posture. ... |
88.11 |
1.0004 |
0.1002 |
212 |
2 |
79.74 |
2012-10-21 |
| 16. |
And then he calls me a jerk and says the last guy who though... |
88.01 |
0.9936 |
0.1318 |
227 |
1 |
88.01 |
2012-10-28 |
| 17. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
87.63 |
1.0523 |
0.0429 |
256 |
1 |
87.63 |
2012-10-21 |
| 18. |
Do you smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world sm... |
87.48 |
0.9756 |
0.1188 |
229 |
2 |
87.39 |
2012-10-30 |
| 19. |
We all know people who are very bright but who do not always... |
87.34 |
1.0385 |
0.0539 |
230 |
1 |
87.34 |
2012-10-21 |
| 20. |
Right, I am going to tell you how this works. You're going i... |
87.15 |
1.0482 |
0.0597 |
487 |
1 |
87.15 |
2012-10-21 |
| 21. |
Specialized uniforms, such as nun and priest garb, can be mo... |
86.86 |
0.9161 |
0.1696 |
200 |
1 |
86.86 |
2012-10-28 |
| 22. |
In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and... |
86.60 |
1.1018 |
-0.0214 |
220 |
1 |
86.60 |
2012-10-22 |
| 23. |
A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he s... |
86.37 |
0.9965 |
0.0826 |
168 |
1 |
86.37 |
2012-10-21 |
| 24. |
Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks. Colons ... |
86.34 |
0.9897 |
0.0900 |
274 |
1 |
86.34 |
2012-10-21 |
| 25. |
One essential rule: make sure the joke is the last possible ... |
85.70 |
1.0483 |
0.0224 |
227 |
2 |
82.38 |
2012-12-07 |
| 26. |
Everything we hold dear likewise resolves into its original ... |
85.69 |
1.0177 |
0.0885 |
392 |
1 |
85.69 |
2012-10-21 |
| 27. |
Look, you should admit to yourself that Microsoft will miss ... |
84.50 |
0.9612 |
0.0969 |
256 |
1 |
84.50 |
2012-10-21 |
| 28. |
San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time ... |
83.86 |
1.0799 |
-0.0334 |
243 |
1 |
83.86 |
2012-10-21 |
| 29. |
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, t... |
83.65 |
1.0767 |
-0.0316 |
212 |
1 |
83.65 |
2012-10-21 |
| 30. |
What about Tony? You know, Bullet Tooth Tony. He'll find you... |
83.11 |
0.9430 |
0.0945 |
211 |
2 |
78.41 |
2012-12-05 |
| 31. |
I've been thinking lots about my life and how quick I'd wash... |
82.54 |
1.0533 |
0.0047 |
257 |
2 |
78.72 |
2012-10-31 |
| 32. |
With no map to navigate one's life, some of us have stood st... |
82.53 |
1.0169 |
0.0523 |
346 |
1 |
82.53 |
2012-10-28 |
| 33. |
Language is one of the keys to being human. It allows us to ... |
82.38 |
1.0263 |
0.0040 |
267 |
1 |
82.38 |
2012-10-30 |
| 34. |
In the witch trials, it was nearly impossible to provide com... |
82.20 |
0.9675 |
0.0653 |
383 |
1 |
82.20 |
2012-10-30 |
| 35. |
But no matter how effective the lesson was, I never really u... |
81.87 |
1.0943 |
-0.0371 |
206 |
1 |
81.87 |
2012-10-31 |
| 36. |
He started running, up and up, until he hurled himself into ... |
81.49 |
1.0172 |
0.0351 |
341 |
2 |
76.99 |
2012-10-22 |
| 37. |
First of all, you must be comfortable, otherwise it will be ... |
81.26 |
0.9831 |
0.0308 |
222 |
1 |
81.26 |
2012-10-22 |
| 38. |
Every time I think of you I feel shot right through with a b... |
81.19 |
1.0316 |
-0.0146 |
333 |
1 |
81.19 |
2012-10-21 |
| 39. |
We've known each other for many years but this is the first ... |
81.10 |
1.0352 |
-0.0194 |
341 |
2 |
79.50 |
2012-10-22 |
| 40. |
I'm so glad you came, I'm so glad you remembered, to see how... |
80.91 |
1.0403 |
-0.0100 |
193 |
1 |
80.91 |
2012-10-21 |
| 41. |
There was a stage and a PA up in western Massachusetts and t... |
80.60 |
1.0141 |
0.0264 |
304 |
1 |
80.60 |
2012-10-29 |
| 42. |
That fear had been inside him for many years, it had lived w... |
80.17 |
1.0740 |
-0.0320 |
264 |
2 |
77.44 |
2012-10-22 |
| 43. |
When Betty and Billy fell asleep, he walked down to the kitc... |
79.98 |
0.9693 |
0.0470 |
360 |
1 |
79.98 |
2012-10-21 |
| 44. |
Excellent. He's enterprising, aggressive, outgoing, young, b... |
79.91 |
0.8890 |
0.1090 |
199 |
1 |
79.91 |
2012-10-21 |
| 45. |
They knew they were privileged to have these choices, but th... |
79.89 |
1.0042 |
0.0327 |
352 |
1 |
79.89 |
2012-10-21 |
| 46. |
Whether they use the title or not, many lyrics have evocativ... |
79.41 |
1.0463 |
-0.0564 |
182 |
3 |
78.91 |
2012-10-30 |
| 47. |
I can practically see your face and another revolutionary fa... |
79.29 |
1.0132 |
-0.0276 |
143 |
1 |
79.29 |
2012-10-21 |
| 48. |
My name is Turkish. Funny name for an Englishman, I know. My... |
78.25 |
1.0131 |
-0.0370 |
225 |
1 |
78.25 |
2012-10-22 |
| 49. |
Combat for a naval aviator is fought in short, violent burst... |
77.62 |
1.0201 |
-0.0487 |
303 |
2 |
73.45 |
2012-10-22 |
| 50. |
This was the most delicious meal he'd had in recent years, a... |
77.54 |
1.0214 |
-0.0105 |
281 |
2 |
73.92 |
2012-10-22 |
| 51. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
77.50 |
1.0297 |
-0.0617 |
249 |
1 |
77.50 |
2012-10-21 |
| 52. |
Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I... |
77.25 |
0.9723 |
-0.0046 |
364 |
1 |
77.25 |
2012-12-07 |
| 53. |
When I really worry about something, I don't just fool aroun... |
77.13 |
1.0337 |
-0.0708 |
214 |
1 |
77.13 |
2012-12-05 |
| 54. |
Look and think as far ahead as possible. Often, a driver's n... |
77.12 |
1.0555 |
-0.0650 |
323 |
1 |
77.12 |
2012-10-22 |
| 55. |
What? A swallow carrying a coconut? It's not a question of w... |
77.10 |
0.8826 |
0.0833 |
296 |
1 |
77.10 |
2012-12-05 |
| 56. |
All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend i... |
77.04 |
1.0390 |
-0.0785 |
205 |
1 |
77.04 |
2012-10-21 |
| 57. |
Buddhism addresses two major types of meditation. Vipassana ... |
76.99 |
0.9312 |
0.0784 |
320 |
1 |
76.99 |
2012-10-21 |
| 58. |
When you are typing on a typewriter, your input appears dire... |
76.83 |
1.0029 |
-0.0449 |
209 |
1 |
76.83 |
2012-12-05 |
| 59. |
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships o... |
76.63 |
0.9941 |
-0.0378 |
217 |
1 |
76.63 |
2012-10-21 |
| 60. |
Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me peg... |
76.56 |
1.0334 |
-0.0801 |
131 |
1 |
76.56 |
2012-10-30 |
| 61. |
And though my journeys did take me to a great many states, a... |
76.36 |
0.9994 |
-0.0139 |
269 |
1 |
76.36 |
2012-10-21 |
| 62. |
Every craft and every investigation, and likewise every acti... |
76.29 |
1.0545 |
-0.0650 |
416 |
1 |
76.29 |
2012-10-22 |
| 63. |
Now you might ask yourself, if by yourself you mean me, "Ste... |
75.93 |
0.9164 |
0.0348 |
305 |
1 |
75.93 |
2012-10-22 |
| 64. |
While it may hold true that the final few seconds of a bike ... |
75.76 |
0.8341 |
0.1166 |
224 |
1 |
75.76 |
2012-10-21 |
| 65. |
We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control... |
75.62 |
0.9734 |
-0.0286 |
289 |
1 |
75.62 |
2012-10-28 |
| 66. |
Since the 1980s virtually all the sodas and most of the frui... |
75.44 |
0.9881 |
-0.0087 |
424 |
1 |
75.44 |
2012-10-21 |
| 67. |
The truth of the matter is that there are a lot of available... |
75.21 |
1.0343 |
-0.0541 |
242 |
1 |
75.21 |
2012-10-21 |
| 68. |
Picking up the pieces, half alive in a nine 'til five, vacan... |
74.76 |
0.9855 |
-0.0177 |
258 |
1 |
74.76 |
2012-10-21 |
| 69. |
Hello, hello, hello, is there anybody in there? Just nod if ... |
74.08 |
0.9795 |
-0.0536 |
308 |
1 |
74.08 |
2012-10-22 |
| 70. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
74.05 |
0.9682 |
-0.0440 |
143 |
1 |
74.05 |
2012-10-21 |
| 71. |
Burning my bridges and smashing my mirrors, turning to see i... |
73.83 |
1.0388 |
-0.0837 |
243 |
1 |
73.83 |
2012-10-22 |
| 72. |
Well, it just so happens, this hacienda comes with its very ... |
73.45 |
1.0197 |
-0.1037 |
226 |
1 |
73.45 |
2012-12-07 |
| 73. |
Yet one fine day, in a fit of euphoria, after he had picked ... |
72.82 |
0.9758 |
-0.0657 |
314 |
1 |
72.82 |
2012-10-22 |
| 74. |
There are men who possess a peculiarly strong visual memory,... |
71.98 |
0.9916 |
-0.0506 |
282 |
1 |
71.98 |
2012-10-21 |
| 75. |
Throughout my academic career, I'd given some pretty good ta... |
71.97 |
0.9649 |
-0.0663 |
193 |
1 |
71.97 |
2012-10-21 |
| 76. |
Radiation could be precisely determined, in principle, if we... |
71.52 |
0.9709 |
-0.0417 |
397 |
1 |
71.52 |
2012-10-22 |
| 77. |
Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for this i... |
71.40 |
0.9676 |
-0.0717 |
442 |
1 |
71.40 |
2012-10-21 |
| 78. |
For centuries, the battle of morality was fought between tho... |
71.21 |
1.1114 |
-0.2237 |
247 |
1 |
71.21 |
2012-10-21 |
| 79. |
Contrary to the feminist cant, there are many things we can ... |
70.91 |
1.0412 |
-0.1553 |
225 |
1 |
70.91 |
2012-10-22 |
| 80. |
My name is Turkish. Funny name for an Englishman, I know. My... |
70.76 |
0.9833 |
-0.0983 |
355 |
1 |
70.76 |
2012-10-22 |
| 81. |
Around midafternoon, the snow thinned into sleet, and some u... |
70.60 |
0.9904 |
-0.0668 |
203 |
1 |
70.60 |
2012-10-30 |
| 82. |
Sometimes you concentrate more on racing the cars around you... |
70.54 |
1.0968 |
-0.1833 |
365 |
1 |
70.54 |
2012-10-22 |
| 83. |
It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produc... |
70.26 |
0.9698 |
-0.0615 |
397 |
1 |
70.26 |
2012-10-22 |
| 84. |
I will need my spectacles and a clear head. Today I broke my... |
70.21 |
1.0214 |
-0.1470 |
166 |
1 |
70.21 |
2012-10-22 |
| 85. |
I can feel the heat closing in, feel them out there making t... |
70.02 |
0.9567 |
-0.0821 |
273 |
2 |
68.14 |
2012-10-22 |
| 86. |
Don't take anything personally - nothing others do is becaus... |
69.59 |
1.0684 |
-0.1695 |
253 |
1 |
69.59 |
2012-10-22 |
| 87. |
I still see things that are not here. I just choose not to a... |
67.68 |
0.9991 |
-0.1545 |
225 |
2 |
66.74 |
2012-10-21 |
| 88. |
They had been given a sign - a powerful, lucid sign - that u... |
67.64 |
0.9084 |
-0.0616 |
404 |
1 |
67.64 |
2012-10-21 |
| 89. |
Finally, gentlemen, there are people with an hereditary anim... |
67.40 |
0.9383 |
-0.0808 |
471 |
1 |
67.40 |
2012-10-30 |
| 90. |
From compositional considerations the tomato layer would be ... |
64.81 |
1.0375 |
-0.1813 |
200 |
1 |
64.81 |
2012-10-22 |
| 91. |
Glancing through the 1977 Atlanta Yellow Pages reveals a cit... |
64.47 |
0.9023 |
-0.0535 |
231 |
1 |
64.47 |
2012-10-22 |
| 92. |
It's a blue savanna song: somewhere cross the desert, someti... |
62.50 |
1.0211 |
-0.2095 |
213 |
1 |
62.50 |
2012-10-22 |
| 93. |
So, I'm tending bar there at Ecklund & Swedlin's last Tuesda... |
56.31 |
0.8467 |
-0.1208 |
343 |
1 |
56.31 |
2012-10-21 |
| 94. |
We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial e... |
55.45 |
0.9485 |
-0.2577 |
236 |
1 |
55.45 |
2012-10-30 |
| 95. |
Anyway, like I was saying, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. Y... |
52.58 |
0.8105 |
-0.1581 |
204 |
1 |
52.58 |
2012-10-21 |