| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
When I was your age, television was called books. And this i... |
41.06 |
1.0711 |
0.2825 |
213 |
2 |
36.71 |
2009-03-10 |
| 2. |
In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and... |
40.58 |
1.1018 |
0.2345 |
220 |
2 |
36.15 |
2009-03-08 |
| 3. |
It was a marvelous night, the sort of night one only experie... |
39.49 |
0.8739 |
0.4284 |
136 |
2 |
33.51 |
2009-03-10 |
| 4. |
She's got a smile that, it seems to me, reminds me of childh... |
38.87 |
0.8700 |
0.4149 |
127 |
2 |
38.53 |
2009-03-13 |
| 5. |
And you know it's time to go, through the sleet and driving ... |
38.80 |
1.0487 |
0.2295 |
231 |
5 |
30.66 |
2009-03-10 |
| 6. |
A chorus is the high-point of a lyric's energy as well as th... |
38.60 |
0.8788 |
0.3943 |
134 |
2 |
33.07 |
2009-03-10 |
| 7. |
Well, it just so happens, this hacienda comes with its very ... |
38.13 |
1.0197 |
0.2383 |
226 |
2 |
33.28 |
2009-03-19 |
| 8. |
The ultimate way to compose is to be able to keyboard as fas... |
36.80 |
0.9164 |
0.3035 |
121 |
1 |
36.80 |
2009-03-08 |
| 9. |
Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, she... |
36.46 |
0.9226 |
0.2863 |
177 |
3 |
34.28 |
2009-03-09 |
| 10. |
Time is tricky. You have whole months, even years, when noth... |
35.98 |
1.0529 |
0.1360 |
351 |
1 |
35.98 |
2009-03-10 |
| 11. |
Remember that humor is written backwards. That means you fir... |
35.78 |
1.0714 |
0.1021 |
129 |
3 |
32.12 |
2009-03-13 |
| 12. |
All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were ... |
35.45 |
0.9260 |
0.2557 |
243 |
2 |
35.10 |
2009-03-09 |
| 13. |
As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; f... |
35.13 |
0.9251 |
0.2405 |
177 |
5 |
30.98 |
2009-03-10 |
| 14. |
Most popular song lyrics have two sections - a verse and a b... |
34.98 |
0.9171 |
0.2388 |
165 |
1 |
34.98 |
2009-03-19 |
| 15. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
34.89 |
1.0523 |
0.0960 |
256 |
2 |
33.54 |
2009-03-09 |
| 16. |
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? For I... |
34.74 |
0.9811 |
0.1692 |
272 |
1 |
34.74 |
2009-03-10 |
| 17. |
People get ready, there's a train coming. You don't need no ... |
34.66 |
1.0033 |
0.1349 |
189 |
2 |
29.40 |
2009-03-10 |
| 18. |
The problem is, Willie, is that Charles and yourself are not... |
34.65 |
1.0396 |
0.0978 |
149 |
3 |
31.79 |
2009-03-10 |
| 19. |
I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was ... |
34.55 |
1.0053 |
0.1340 |
232 |
4 |
31.70 |
2009-03-19 |
| 20. |
We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill, as the day be... |
34.54 |
0.9729 |
0.1682 |
255 |
2 |
32.20 |
2009-03-19 |
| 21. |
The ultimate way to compose is to be able to keyboard as fas... |
34.44 |
1.0426 |
0.0943 |
323 |
1 |
34.44 |
2009-03-09 |
| 22. |
We all know people who are very bright but who do not always... |
34.14 |
0.8660 |
0.2620 |
193 |
4 |
31.57 |
2009-03-19 |
| 23. |
Those who proceed only very slowly can make much greater pro... |
34.09 |
0.8666 |
0.2623 |
150 |
3 |
33.59 |
2009-03-19 |
| 24. |
We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control... |
34.06 |
0.8821 |
0.2423 |
176 |
1 |
34.06 |
2009-03-08 |
| 25. |
Whether they use the title or not, many lyrics have evocativ... |
34.02 |
1.0463 |
0.0727 |
182 |
2 |
31.93 |
2009-03-19 |
| 26. |
Whenever you watch the mind, you withdraw consciousness from... |
33.94 |
0.9128 |
0.2136 |
133 |
2 |
30.22 |
2009-03-12 |
| 27. |
Do you know what they call a Quarter-pounder with cheese in ... |
33.79 |
0.9233 |
0.1843 |
168 |
2 |
30.49 |
2009-03-10 |
| 28. |
Quality humor doesn't just deliver one gag and then tax the ... |
33.61 |
0.9697 |
0.1404 |
249 |
2 |
32.63 |
2009-03-19 |
| 29. |
Advertising has these people chasing cars and clothes they d... |
33.59 |
0.8745 |
0.2325 |
169 |
2 |
33.10 |
2009-03-13 |
| 30. |
We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has take... |
33.51 |
0.9316 |
0.1809 |
287 |
2 |
32.29 |
2009-03-08 |
| 31. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
33.45 |
0.8323 |
0.2726 |
203 |
1 |
33.45 |
2009-03-08 |
| 32. |
Facts can be thought of as objective or subjective. Things a... |
33.31 |
0.8152 |
0.2848 |
163 |
2 |
27.49 |
2009-03-19 |
| 33. |
Let's face it: there are tons of things in your home and lif... |
33.27 |
1.0419 |
0.0566 |
261 |
1 |
33.27 |
2009-03-09 |
| 34. |
In order to become an elf I filled out ten pages' worth of f... |
33.13 |
0.8037 |
0.2928 |
148 |
1 |
33.13 |
2009-03-12 |
| 35. |
Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and t... |
33.07 |
1.0796 |
0.0074 |
129 |
1 |
33.07 |
2009-03-08 |
| 36. |
When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, ... |
32.95 |
0.9724 |
0.1190 |
237 |
2 |
30.53 |
2009-03-10 |
| 37. |
I suddenly had the impression that I had been left all alone... |
32.48 |
1.0261 |
0.0441 |
273 |
1 |
32.48 |
2009-03-09 |
| 38. |
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships o... |
32.35 |
0.9941 |
0.0713 |
217 |
3 |
26.92 |
2009-03-08 |
| 39. |
The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first ... |
32.34 |
1.0252 |
0.0357 |
176 |
3 |
24.99 |
2009-03-12 |
| 40. |
Now did you answer 'cause you thought that's what I wanted t... |
32.27 |
0.9325 |
0.1259 |
156 |
2 |
29.13 |
2009-03-06 |
| 41. |
The example of painting can teach us not only how to manage ... |
32.17 |
1.0787 |
-0.0182 |
237 |
2 |
31.88 |
2009-03-23 |
| 42. |
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a ma... |
32.11 |
1.0034 |
0.0549 |
302 |
1 |
32.11 |
2009-03-12 |
| 43. |
Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly ... |
32.00 |
0.9786 |
0.0723 |
193 |
1 |
32.00 |
2009-03-06 |
| 44. |
Maybe what I think Tasty Wheat tasted like actually tasted l... |
32.00 |
0.9048 |
0.1559 |
271 |
1 |
32.00 |
2009-03-09 |
| 45. |
I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts while bu... |
31.96 |
1.0444 |
0.0037 |
197 |
2 |
29.54 |
2009-03-12 |
| 46. |
Combat for a naval aviator is fought in short, violent burst... |
31.88 |
1.0201 |
0.0324 |
303 |
1 |
31.88 |
2009-03-19 |
| 47. |
For it is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is ... |
31.84 |
1.0389 |
0.0135 |
318 |
1 |
31.84 |
2009-03-08 |
| 48. |
Your ring finger is the most difficult of all fingers to con... |
31.82 |
0.9884 |
0.0660 |
262 |
1 |
31.82 |
2009-03-19 |
| 49. |
My friend, I shall be pedagogic, and say you ought to start ... |
31.75 |
0.7850 |
0.2591 |
154 |
1 |
31.75 |
2009-03-10 |
| 50. |
Take a break. Shake your hands loosely at the wrists. Stretc... |
31.43 |
0.8188 |
0.2193 |
183 |
3 |
27.00 |
2009-03-08 |
| 51. |
The Peacocks are not dancing so it will not rain. The Peacoc... |
31.15 |
0.8887 |
0.1530 |
128 |
3 |
28.59 |
2009-03-05 |
| 52. |
It is possible that I already had some presentiment of my fu... |
30.98 |
1.0349 |
-0.0136 |
234 |
2 |
30.62 |
2009-03-09 |
| 53. |
Comfortable, Mullet? It seems sadly ironic that it's that ti... |
30.82 |
1.0201 |
-0.0102 |
172 |
1 |
30.82 |
2009-03-08 |
| 54. |
The time I waited seemed endless, and I felt doubts and fear... |
30.80 |
1.0124 |
0.0012 |
204 |
1 |
30.80 |
2009-03-08 |
| 55. |
The typewriter had a problem, though. Try to type quickly on... |
30.70 |
0.8791 |
0.1327 |
190 |
1 |
30.70 |
2009-03-23 |
| 56. |
What? A swallow carrying a coconut? It's not a question of w... |
30.65 |
0.8826 |
0.1298 |
296 |
3 |
29.85 |
2009-03-09 |
| 57. |
Let's sort the buyers from the spiers, the needy from the gr... |
30.64 |
0.9843 |
0.0214 |
234 |
2 |
27.20 |
2009-03-08 |
| 58. |
It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from... |
30.63 |
0.8533 |
0.1581 |
232 |
2 |
30.17 |
2009-04-17 |
| 59. |
Is it really necessary to send that email? The more emails y... |
30.57 |
1.0120 |
-0.0045 |
290 |
1 |
30.57 |
2009-03-08 |
| 60. |
Even the best-designed chair won't make up for bad posture. ... |
30.47 |
1.0004 |
-0.0015 |
212 |
2 |
28.18 |
2009-03-19 |
| 61. |
San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time ... |
30.36 |
1.0799 |
-0.0823 |
243 |
1 |
30.36 |
2009-03-05 |
| 62. |
Language is one of the keys to being human. It allows us to ... |
30.27 |
1.0263 |
-0.0288 |
267 |
1 |
30.27 |
2009-03-06 |
| 63. |
All typewriters are adjusted to type 6 lines to the inch fro... |
30.07 |
0.7690 |
0.2242 |
142 |
2 |
26.07 |
2009-03-07 |
| 64. |
The Orient was almost a European invention, and had been sin... |
29.86 |
0.9514 |
0.0335 |
237 |
1 |
29.86 |
2009-03-12 |
| 65. |
I'm a hopeless dancer, but this looks like you just screw in... |
29.82 |
0.8951 |
0.0904 |
193 |
3 |
28.21 |
2009-03-19 |
| 66. |
I will need my spectacles and a clear head. Today I broke my... |
29.80 |
1.0214 |
-0.0442 |
166 |
2 |
27.05 |
2009-03-13 |
| 67. |
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy a... |
29.73 |
0.8996 |
0.0752 |
192 |
2 |
27.63 |
2009-03-09 |
| 68. |
We've known each other for many years but this is the first ... |
29.72 |
0.9307 |
0.0572 |
246 |
1 |
29.72 |
2009-03-09 |
| 69. |
Caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a... |
29.62 |
0.9266 |
0.0518 |
278 |
1 |
29.62 |
2009-03-09 |
| 70. |
Hi, and welcome to the future. San Dimas, California, 2688. ... |
29.62 |
0.9213 |
0.0558 |
295 |
1 |
29.62 |
2009-03-09 |
| 71. |
Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyb... |
29.61 |
0.8811 |
0.0997 |
239 |
2 |
29.50 |
2009-03-06 |
| 72. |
You're here because you know something. What you know you ca... |
29.59 |
0.9633 |
0.0145 |
304 |
1 |
29.59 |
2009-03-09 |
| 73. |
It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-d... |
29.54 |
0.9691 |
0.0043 |
223 |
1 |
29.54 |
2009-03-19 |
| 74. |
So I'm two inches away from her. Her luscious lips part. Jus... |
29.53 |
0.8553 |
0.1132 |
174 |
3 |
28.34 |
2009-03-19 |
| 75. |
I was hugely impressed. Kirk, I mean Shatner, was the ultima... |
29.50 |
0.9907 |
-0.0197 |
211 |
2 |
28.20 |
2009-03-08 |
| 76. |
Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me peg... |
29.45 |
1.0334 |
-0.0690 |
131 |
2 |
28.21 |
2009-03-19 |
| 77. |
Anyway, like I was saying, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. Y... |
29.27 |
0.8105 |
0.1501 |
204 |
2 |
26.07 |
2009-03-09 |
| 78. |
I'd been walking for hours and, as usual, I'd lost track of ... |
29.17 |
0.8971 |
0.0697 |
266 |
1 |
29.17 |
2009-03-06 |
| 79. |
Lucid but wholly false recollections can easily be induced b... |
29.13 |
0.9886 |
-0.0259 |
220 |
1 |
29.13 |
2009-03-08 |
| 80. |
Parisian French is different from Provincial French and Germ... |
29.07 |
0.9286 |
0.0286 |
194 |
1 |
29.07 |
2009-03-19 |
| 81. |
I don't know why he saved my life. Maybe in those last momen... |
28.93 |
1.0168 |
-0.0619 |
271 |
1 |
28.93 |
2009-03-06 |
| 82. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
28.93 |
0.9682 |
-0.0166 |
143 |
1 |
28.93 |
2009-03-10 |
| 83. |
So what's in this for you? Should you rush out in search of ... |
28.86 |
0.8628 |
0.0850 |
196 |
3 |
27.84 |
2009-03-12 |
| 84. |
Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though ... |
28.76 |
0.9309 |
0.0151 |
284 |
1 |
28.76 |
2009-03-23 |
| 85. |
My name is Turkish. Funny name for an Englishman, I know. My... |
28.68 |
1.0131 |
-0.0718 |
225 |
2 |
28.37 |
2009-03-06 |
| 86. |
What about Tony? You know, Bullet Tooth Tony. He'll find you... |
28.67 |
0.9430 |
-0.0055 |
211 |
2 |
27.68 |
2009-03-09 |
| 87. |
Popularity is only partially about individual attractiveness... |
28.65 |
1.0025 |
-0.0584 |
256 |
1 |
28.65 |
2009-03-08 |
| 88. |
Life is not suffering; it's just that you will suffer it, ra... |
28.64 |
1.0498 |
-0.1108 |
180 |
1 |
28.64 |
2009-03-06 |
| 89. |
What should have been swift revenge turned into an all out w... |
28.61 |
0.9936 |
-0.0511 |
311 |
2 |
27.11 |
2009-03-09 |
| 90. |
Look, you should admit to yourself that Microsoft will miss ... |
28.60 |
0.9612 |
-0.0187 |
256 |
2 |
26.94 |
2009-03-19 |
| 91. |
Now you come to me and you say, "Don Corleone, give me justi... |
28.60 |
0.8077 |
0.1329 |
167 |
2 |
27.59 |
2009-03-08 |
| 92. |
Often, we assume that a familiar situation will be but a rep... |
28.50 |
0.9636 |
-0.0245 |
254 |
1 |
28.50 |
2009-03-10 |
| 93. |
When I really worry about something, I don't just fool aroun... |
28.24 |
1.0337 |
-0.1038 |
214 |
1 |
28.24 |
2009-03-07 |
| 94. |
One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every gam... |
28.22 |
1.0528 |
-0.1280 |
201 |
2 |
26.75 |
2009-03-07 |
| 95. |
Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is ... |
28.05 |
0.8852 |
0.0410 |
201 |
4 |
25.33 |
2009-04-17 |
| 96. |
The problem we now face is that this thin layer of atmospher... |
27.97 |
0.8792 |
0.0516 |
296 |
1 |
27.97 |
2009-03-06 |
| 97. |
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, t... |
27.87 |
1.0767 |
-0.1608 |
212 |
1 |
27.87 |
2009-03-08 |
| 98. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, but the orig... |
27.78 |
0.8544 |
0.0611 |
170 |
1 |
27.78 |
2009-03-07 |
| 99. |
There's sometimes a buggy. How many drivers does a buggy hav... |
27.75 |
1.0251 |
-0.1132 |
261 |
1 |
27.75 |
2009-03-08 |
| 100. |
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a lan... |
27.64 |
0.8070 |
0.1059 |
137 |
1 |
27.64 |
2009-02-28 |
| 101. |
"This man right here," McGuinness said, pointing at Kenna, "... |
27.55 |
0.7259 |
0.1874 |
186 |
2 |
25.78 |
2009-03-09 |
| 102. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
27.52 |
1.0797 |
-0.1789 |
210 |
1 |
27.52 |
2009-03-01 |
| 103. |
It is greatly to America's advantage that it is a congenial ... |
27.48 |
0.9266 |
-0.0214 |
267 |
1 |
27.48 |
2009-03-10 |
| 104. |
Because they're at the bottom of the scale, nerds are a safe... |
27.29 |
0.9846 |
-0.0870 |
281 |
1 |
27.29 |
2009-03-13 |
| 105. |
There are two places on Earth that serve as canaries in the ... |
27.26 |
0.9597 |
-0.0579 |
347 |
1 |
27.26 |
2009-03-23 |
| 106. |
Oh bliss! Bliss and heaven! Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorg... |
27.13 |
0.8595 |
0.0357 |
242 |
1 |
27.13 |
2009-03-08 |
| 107. |
It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowin... |
27.00 |
1.0389 |
-0.1474 |
340 |
1 |
27.00 |
2009-02-27 |
| 108. |
Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I... |
26.67 |
0.8810 |
-0.0022 |
282 |
1 |
26.67 |
2009-03-05 |
| 109. |
Who is Keyser Soze? He is supposed to be Turkish. Some say h... |
26.51 |
0.8154 |
0.0591 |
193 |
1 |
26.51 |
2009-03-08 |
| 110. |
Question marks and exclamation points go inside quotation ma... |
26.41 |
0.8422 |
0.0288 |
164 |
1 |
26.41 |
2009-03-05 |
| 111. |
Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ir... |
26.29 |
0.9532 |
-0.0892 |
258 |
1 |
26.29 |
2009-03-08 |
| 112. |
During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans... |
26.01 |
0.8573 |
0.0023 |
270 |
1 |
26.01 |
2009-03-06 |
| 113. |
My darling, you have to be standing up in order to be able t... |
26.01 |
0.9884 |
-0.1332 |
233 |
1 |
26.01 |
2009-03-07 |
| 114. |
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because ... |
25.83 |
0.8910 |
-0.0393 |
150 |
3 |
25.09 |
2009-03-12 |
| 115. |
Chance and chance alone has a message for us. Everything tha... |
25.40 |
1.0013 |
-0.1666 |
273 |
1 |
25.40 |
2009-03-09 |
| 116. |
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pet... |
25.33 |
0.9351 |
-0.1073 |
190 |
1 |
25.33 |
2009-03-12 |
| 117. |
A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for so... |
25.31 |
1.0565 |
-0.2265 |
247 |
1 |
25.31 |
2009-02-28 |
| 118. |
Over the past decade, we've seen strong economic growth but ... |
25.29 |
0.8096 |
0.0302 |
209 |
1 |
25.29 |
2009-03-19 |
| 119. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
25.28 |
0.8070 |
0.0215 |
167 |
1 |
25.28 |
2009-03-08 |
| 120. |
If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us... |
25.25 |
1.0099 |
-0.1822 |
207 |
2 |
24.10 |
2009-03-10 |
| 121. |
Whether you use a PC, laptop, or typewriter - typing is an i... |
25.03 |
0.7375 |
0.0889 |
148 |
1 |
25.03 |
2009-03-08 |
| 122. |
The National Rifle Association says that, "Guns don't kill p... |
24.64 |
0.8770 |
-0.0636 |
300 |
1 |
24.64 |
2009-03-09 |
| 123. |
One respondent said "For women - a lot of games are crap - t... |
24.15 |
0.9275 |
-0.1370 |
211 |
1 |
24.15 |
2009-03-06 |
| 124. |
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things wor... |
23.78 |
1.0462 |
-0.2708 |
184 |
1 |
23.78 |
2009-02-27 |
| 125. |
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? For I... |
23.58 |
0.7934 |
-0.0194 |
134 |
1 |
23.58 |
2009-03-03 |
| 126. |
I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got t... |
23.45 |
0.8295 |
-0.0572 |
209 |
1 |
23.45 |
2009-03-10 |
| 127. |
There are two places on Earth that serve as canaries in the ... |
23.38 |
0.8125 |
-0.0419 |
197 |
1 |
23.38 |
2009-03-05 |
| 128. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
23.09 |
0.8852 |
-0.1264 |
158 |
1 |
23.09 |
2009-02-27 |
| 129. |
Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Leia races... |
22.91 |
0.7938 |
-0.0404 |
176 |
1 |
22.91 |
2009-02-27 |
| 130. |
Make sure to secure the door when I am gone. There are many ... |
22.17 |
0.9196 |
-0.1902 |
148 |
2 |
21.43 |
2009-03-07 |
| 131. |
I had a friend who was a heavy drinker. If somebody asked hi... |
21.90 |
0.8916 |
-0.1726 |
216 |
1 |
21.90 |
2009-03-05 |
| 132. |
Many rivers to cross but I can't seem to find my way over. W... |
21.18 |
0.8177 |
-0.1274 |
124 |
1 |
21.18 |
2009-03-01 |
| 133. |
There is a theory which states that if anybody ever discover... |
20.59 |
0.8892 |
-0.2083 |
207 |
1 |
20.59 |
2009-03-01 |
| 134. |
Involuntarily I glanced seaward - and distinguished nothing ... |
20.53 |
0.7852 |
-0.1064 |
149 |
1 |
20.53 |
2009-03-01 |
| 135. |
My dog barks some. Mentally you picture my dog, but I have n... |
18.83 |
0.8919 |
-0.2775 |
205 |
1 |
18.83 |
2009-02-28 |
| 136. |
I know what "exacerbate" means. There is not a word or a sen... |
16.12 |
0.8615 |
-0.3358 |
110 |
1 |
16.12 |
2009-03-03 |