Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
1. |
Combat for a naval aviator is fought in short, violent burst... |
55.09 |
1.0270 |
0.1992 |
303 |
1 |
55.09 |
2009-07-03 |
2. |
San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time ... |
53.86 |
1.0873 |
0.1078 |
243 |
2 |
50.92 |
2009-01-28 |
3. |
The only preventive thing I do is wash clothes after buying ... |
52.28 |
1.0432 |
0.1201 |
276 |
1 |
52.28 |
2009-07-03 |
4. |
Your ring finger is the most difficult of all fingers to con... |
52.17 |
0.9927 |
0.1695 |
262 |
1 |
52.17 |
2009-11-21 |
5. |
All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend i... |
51.67 |
1.0479 |
0.0996 |
205 |
1 |
51.67 |
2009-01-28 |
6. |
After removal from the oven, the pizza is sliced and plated ... |
51.09 |
1.0063 |
0.1347 |
293 |
1 |
51.09 |
2009-11-27 |
7. |
When I was your age, television was called books. And this i... |
51.06 |
1.0800 |
0.0526 |
213 |
3 |
47.17 |
2009-11-27 |
8. |
Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing ... |
50.99 |
1.0411 |
0.0946 |
341 |
1 |
50.99 |
2009-06-21 |
9. |
Well, the way they make shows is, they make one show. That s... |
50.77 |
1.0607 |
0.0711 |
357 |
2 |
44.90 |
2009-03-04 |
10. |
In May 1980, Fidel Castro opened the harbor at Mariel, Cuba ... |
50.68 |
0.8993 |
0.2305 |
366 |
4 |
43.46 |
2009-07-03 |
11. |
The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first ... |
50.54 |
1.0333 |
0.0854 |
176 |
1 |
50.54 |
2009-01-28 |
12. |
My friend, I shall be pedagogic, and say you ought to start ... |
50.37 |
1.0194 |
0.0985 |
224 |
1 |
50.37 |
2009-07-03 |
13. |
There is a theory which states that if anybody ever discover... |
50.33 |
0.8911 |
0.2292 |
207 |
1 |
50.33 |
2009-01-28 |
14. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, and some are... |
49.73 |
0.9621 |
0.1460 |
212 |
1 |
49.73 |
2009-01-28 |
15. |
Excellent. He's enterprising, aggressive, outgoing, young, b... |
49.58 |
0.8964 |
0.2031 |
199 |
2 |
46.76 |
2009-01-25 |
16. |
If you're working out in front of a mirror and watching your... |
49.36 |
1.0557 |
0.0430 |
289 |
2 |
45.73 |
2009-01-27 |
17. |
I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was ... |
49.14 |
1.0125 |
0.0785 |
232 |
2 |
47.21 |
2009-01-28 |
18. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
48.98 |
1.0208 |
0.0681 |
231 |
1 |
48.98 |
2009-01-25 |
19. |
I have quit three jobs and been fired from all the rest. Get... |
48.98 |
1.0588 |
0.0303 |
281 |
1 |
48.98 |
2009-06-28 |
20. |
To evaluate an option from the other side's point of view, c... |
48.96 |
1.0267 |
0.0649 |
261 |
2 |
46.88 |
2009-01-27 |
21. |
Radiation could be precisely determined, in principle, if we... |
48.80 |
0.8837 |
0.2005 |
157 |
1 |
48.80 |
2009-11-27 |
22. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
48.71 |
0.9974 |
0.0816 |
163 |
1 |
48.71 |
2009-01-25 |
23. |
Facts can be thought of as objective or subjective. Things a... |
48.68 |
0.9864 |
0.0997 |
292 |
2 |
46.94 |
2009-11-27 |
24. |
Now I want you to think and stop being a smart aleck. A man'... |
48.58 |
1.0777 |
0.0002 |
226 |
1 |
48.58 |
2009-01-28 |
25. |
The beginner writes just twenty pieces. The professional wri... |
48.50 |
0.9809 |
0.0934 |
209 |
1 |
48.50 |
2009-01-25 |
26. |
You're here because you know something. What you know you ca... |
47.92 |
0.9685 |
0.0975 |
304 |
2 |
44.59 |
2009-01-25 |
27. |
You have a class of young strong men and women, and they wan... |
47.68 |
1.1070 |
-0.0482 |
265 |
1 |
47.68 |
2009-06-28 |
28. |
My dog barks some. Mentally you picture my dog, but I have n... |
47.68 |
0.8986 |
0.1596 |
205 |
2 |
43.75 |
2009-01-28 |
29. |
The boy has not a real choice, has he? Self-interest, the fe... |
47.58 |
0.9265 |
0.1301 |
254 |
2 |
46.63 |
2009-11-27 |
30. |
One essential rule: make sure the joke is the last possible ... |
47.53 |
1.0561 |
-0.0015 |
227 |
1 |
47.53 |
2009-11-27 |
31. |
Popularity is only partially about individual attractiveness... |
47.46 |
1.0094 |
0.0457 |
256 |
1 |
47.46 |
2009-01-28 |
32. |
Parisian French is different from Provincial French and Germ... |
47.34 |
0.9352 |
0.1160 |
194 |
1 |
47.34 |
2009-01-28 |
33. |
Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and t... |
47.25 |
1.0877 |
-0.0408 |
129 |
1 |
47.25 |
2009-01-25 |
34. |
A giant inverted steel pyramid is perfectly balanced on its ... |
47.18 |
0.9957 |
0.0528 |
323 |
1 |
47.18 |
2009-10-14 |
35. |
The good news is that your child has a natural desire to do ... |
47.17 |
1.0268 |
0.0148 |
179 |
1 |
47.17 |
2009-11-27 |
36. |
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, t... |
47.06 |
1.0845 |
-0.0396 |
212 |
2 |
46.13 |
2009-01-28 |
37. |
Now did you answer 'cause you thought that's what I wanted t... |
46.68 |
0.9371 |
0.0916 |
156 |
1 |
46.68 |
2009-11-27 |
38. |
I'm telling it like it is. Get used to it or put this book d... |
46.23 |
0.9833 |
0.0466 |
387 |
1 |
46.23 |
2009-01-25 |
39. |
Do you know what they call a Quarter-pounder with cheese in ... |
46.15 |
0.9299 |
0.0874 |
168 |
2 |
38.88 |
2009-11-27 |
40. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
46.15 |
1.0125 |
0.0083 |
171 |
1 |
46.15 |
2009-03-04 |
41. |
Whenever you watch the mind, you withdraw consciousness from... |
46.05 |
0.9166 |
0.1094 |
133 |
1 |
46.05 |
2009-01-28 |
42. |
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because ... |
45.99 |
0.8965 |
0.1261 |
150 |
1 |
45.99 |
2009-01-25 |
43. |
Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyb... |
45.90 |
0.8845 |
0.1369 |
239 |
1 |
45.90 |
2009-01-28 |
44. |
We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control... |
45.88 |
0.9801 |
0.0392 |
289 |
2 |
45.03 |
2009-01-28 |
45. |
Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, lik... |
45.87 |
0.8988 |
0.1206 |
216 |
3 |
40.88 |
2009-01-27 |
46. |
We've known each other for many years but this is the first ... |
45.78 |
1.0419 |
-0.0214 |
341 |
1 |
45.78 |
2009-01-28 |
47. |
Because they're at the bottom of the scale, nerds are a safe... |
45.74 |
0.9915 |
0.0241 |
281 |
2 |
44.62 |
2009-11-21 |
48. |
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart a... |
45.71 |
1.0901 |
-0.0723 |
288 |
1 |
45.71 |
2009-01-27 |
49. |
Remember that humor is written backwards. That means you fir... |
45.66 |
1.0800 |
-0.0723 |
129 |
1 |
45.66 |
2009-01-27 |
50. |
I've always wondered about this coat business. When I'm in a... |
45.66 |
0.9922 |
0.0231 |
264 |
1 |
45.66 |
2009-01-28 |
51. |
There are two places on Earth that serve as canaries in the ... |
45.40 |
0.9650 |
0.0466 |
347 |
1 |
45.40 |
2009-01-28 |
52. |
Language is one of the keys to being human. It allows us to ... |
45.02 |
1.0332 |
-0.0334 |
267 |
1 |
45.02 |
2009-06-28 |
53. |
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pet... |
44.89 |
0.9422 |
0.0502 |
190 |
1 |
44.89 |
2009-01-28 |
54. |
Is it really necessary to send that email? The more emails y... |
44.70 |
1.0189 |
-0.0262 |
290 |
1 |
44.70 |
2009-11-21 |
55. |
Sholes split up the most common pairings of letters in the E... |
44.68 |
0.8669 |
0.1321 |
255 |
1 |
44.68 |
2009-01-25 |
56. |
The alternative to binge travel - the mini retirement - enta... |
44.42 |
1.0487 |
-0.0639 |
253 |
1 |
44.42 |
2009-01-27 |
57. |
Like painting, most software is intended for a human audienc... |
44.20 |
0.9621 |
0.0171 |
201 |
1 |
44.20 |
2009-01-28 |
58. |
The problem is, Willie, is that Charles and yourself are not... |
44.14 |
1.0472 |
-0.0728 |
149 |
1 |
44.14 |
2009-01-28 |
59. |
The inner surface of the cell wall touches the cytoplasmic m... |
44.06 |
0.9128 |
0.0634 |
237 |
2 |
43.22 |
2009-11-27 |
60. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
44.01 |
1.0881 |
-0.1142 |
210 |
1 |
44.01 |
2009-01-28 |
61. |
Who is Keyser Soze? He is supposed to be Turkish. Some say h... |
43.87 |
0.8194 |
0.1544 |
193 |
2 |
43.32 |
2009-01-28 |
62. |
Since every piece of matter in the Universe is in some way a... |
43.57 |
1.0165 |
-0.0493 |
316 |
1 |
43.57 |
2009-11-21 |
63. |
Many rivers to cross but I can't seem to find my way over. W... |
43.51 |
1.0427 |
-0.0751 |
269 |
1 |
43.51 |
2009-01-25 |
64. |
We began to recognize in them a strange obsession. After all... |
43.42 |
0.9917 |
-0.0250 |
317 |
2 |
41.44 |
2009-01-31 |
65. |
I remember when we used to sit in the government yard in Tre... |
43.33 |
1.0036 |
-0.0400 |
277 |
1 |
43.33 |
2009-01-28 |
66. |
Although the United Nations does not have the power to enfor... |
43.25 |
0.9989 |
-0.0310 |
282 |
1 |
43.25 |
2009-11-27 |
67. |
Wood and other fibrous material is mixed with liquid and mas... |
42.93 |
0.8938 |
0.0607 |
238 |
1 |
42.93 |
2009-11-27 |
68. |
It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowin... |
42.82 |
1.0462 |
-0.0920 |
340 |
1 |
42.82 |
2009-01-28 |
69. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
42.45 |
0.9839 |
-0.0411 |
308 |
1 |
42.45 |
2009-01-25 |
70. |
It was a marvelous night, the sort of night one only experie... |
42.41 |
1.0590 |
-0.1180 |
250 |
1 |
42.41 |
2009-01-25 |
71. |
We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial e... |
42.07 |
0.9541 |
-0.0190 |
236 |
1 |
42.07 |
2009-01-25 |
72. |
Let's sort the buyers from the spiers, the needy from the gr... |
42.00 |
0.9927 |
-0.0631 |
234 |
1 |
42.00 |
2009-01-28 |
73. |
For it is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is ... |
41.68 |
1.0461 |
-0.1182 |
318 |
1 |
41.68 |
2009-01-25 |
74. |
I can feel the heat closing in, feel them out there making t... |
41.37 |
0.9631 |
-0.0448 |
273 |
1 |
41.37 |
2009-03-01 |
75. |
You've got a way to keep me on your side. You give me cause ... |
41.20 |
1.0617 |
-0.1486 |
171 |
1 |
41.20 |
2009-01-28 |
76. |
She's got eyes of the bluest skies as if they thought of rai... |
40.93 |
1.0654 |
-0.1589 |
247 |
1 |
40.93 |
2009-01-25 |
77. |
A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he s... |
40.58 |
1.0042 |
-0.1069 |
168 |
1 |
40.58 |
2009-01-28 |
78. |
And today, Lady Liberty is under attack from the cable chann... |
40.45 |
0.9183 |
-0.0192 |
308 |
1 |
40.45 |
2009-01-28 |
79. |
I'm a hopeless dancer, but this looks like you just screw in... |
40.24 |
0.8988 |
-0.0061 |
193 |
1 |
40.24 |
2009-03-04 |
80. |
In order to face down the danger that is stalking us and mov... |
40.23 |
1.0227 |
-0.1233 |
378 |
1 |
40.23 |
2009-01-27 |
81. |
Yet one fine day, in a fit of euphoria, after he had picked ... |
40.22 |
0.9827 |
-0.0887 |
314 |
1 |
40.22 |
2009-01-31 |
82. |
An essential characteristic of the superhero mythology is, t... |
39.86 |
0.9162 |
-0.0300 |
401 |
1 |
39.86 |
2009-01-28 |
83. |
There is something about yourself that you don't know. Somet... |
39.33 |
1.0743 |
-0.2000 |
297 |
1 |
39.33 |
2009-01-27 |
84. |
It's a sunny, woodsy day in Lumberton, so get those chainsaw... |
38.73 |
0.9108 |
-0.0511 |
235 |
2 |
38.72 |
2009-06-28 |
85. |
During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans... |
38.29 |
0.8603 |
-0.0105 |
270 |
1 |
38.29 |
2009-01-28 |
86. |
The streets were cleared by a Critical Mass bike ride and we... |
38.04 |
0.9636 |
-0.1207 |
281 |
1 |
38.04 |
2009-11-21 |
87. |
Milt, with the excellent timing of a master comedy writer, w... |
37.95 |
0.9632 |
-0.1197 |
287 |
1 |
37.95 |
2009-11-21 |
88. |
Few smart kids can spare the attention that popularity requi... |
37.73 |
0.9574 |
-0.1168 |
354 |
2 |
37.00 |
2009-11-27 |
89. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
37.24 |
0.9880 |
-0.1657 |
199 |
2 |
34.27 |
2009-01-25 |
90. |
You needn't take it any further, sir. You've proved to me th... |
37.23 |
0.9243 |
-0.0960 |
240 |
1 |
37.23 |
2009-11-27 |
91. |
What about Tony? You know, Bullet Tooth Tony. He'll find you... |
36.47 |
0.9503 |
-0.1478 |
211 |
1 |
36.47 |
2009-01-27 |
92. |
So what's in this for you? Should you rush out in search of ... |
35.33 |
0.8680 |
-0.0891 |
196 |
1 |
35.33 |
2009-01-28 |
93. |
It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-d... |
34.83 |
0.9756 |
-0.2037 |
223 |
1 |
34.83 |
2009-01-27 |
94. |
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? For I... |
34.27 |
0.9890 |
-0.2250 |
272 |
1 |
34.27 |
2009-01-27 |
95. |
Comfortable, Mullet? It seems sadly ironic that it's that ti... |
33.90 |
1.0279 |
-0.2818 |
172 |
1 |
33.90 |
2009-01-27 |
96. |
I know a bloke who knows a bloke who knows a bloke. Now, I k... |
33.55 |
1.0476 |
-0.3130 |
110 |
2 |
31.67 |
2009-11-27 |
97. |
Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you kno... |
33.23 |
1.0529 |
-0.3135 |
373 |
1 |
33.23 |
2009-01-27 |