| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts while bu... |
49.53 |
1.0444 |
0.2103 |
197 |
1 |
49.53 |
2009-05-21 |
| 2. |
When you are typing on a typewriter, your input appears dire... |
47.51 |
1.0029 |
0.2000 |
209 |
1 |
47.51 |
2009-03-27 |
| 3. |
The terminator wouldn't stop, it would never leave him. It w... |
47.43 |
0.9257 |
0.2870 |
317 |
3 |
41.82 |
2009-05-05 |
| 4. |
One essential rule: make sure the joke is the last possible ... |
47.02 |
1.0483 |
0.1454 |
227 |
2 |
42.33 |
2009-04-21 |
| 5. |
If we all go for the blonde and block each other, not a sing... |
46.30 |
1.0668 |
0.1139 |
350 |
1 |
46.30 |
2009-05-05 |
| 6. |
Most popular song lyrics have two sections - a verse and a b... |
45.74 |
0.9171 |
0.2470 |
165 |
1 |
45.74 |
2009-04-29 |
| 7. |
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart a... |
45.56 |
1.0829 |
0.0777 |
288 |
1 |
45.56 |
2009-04-23 |
| 8. |
A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he s... |
45.15 |
0.9965 |
0.1473 |
168 |
2 |
43.41 |
2009-05-19 |
| 9. |
In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and... |
45.13 |
1.1018 |
0.0399 |
220 |
2 |
44.78 |
2009-04-09 |
| 10. |
Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and t... |
44.82 |
1.0796 |
0.0557 |
129 |
2 |
44.23 |
2009-05-21 |
| 11. |
We all know people who are very bright but who do not always... |
44.81 |
1.0385 |
0.0995 |
230 |
1 |
44.81 |
2009-04-23 |
| 12. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
44.61 |
0.8809 |
0.2516 |
127 |
1 |
44.61 |
2009-04-09 |
| 13. |
Like painting, most software is intended for a human audienc... |
44.56 |
0.9572 |
0.1751 |
201 |
1 |
44.56 |
2009-05-10 |
| 14. |
You have a class of young strong men and women, and they wan... |
44.26 |
1.0993 |
0.0243 |
265 |
2 |
43.00 |
2009-04-29 |
| 15. |
We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial e... |
44.09 |
0.9485 |
0.1745 |
236 |
1 |
44.09 |
2009-04-30 |
| 16. |
When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, ... |
44.08 |
0.9724 |
0.1523 |
237 |
1 |
44.08 |
2009-04-15 |
| 17. |
The typewriter had a problem, though. Try to type quickly on... |
43.93 |
0.8791 |
0.2372 |
190 |
1 |
43.93 |
2009-04-21 |
| 18. |
So what's in this for you? Should you rush out in search of ... |
43.68 |
0.8628 |
0.2446 |
196 |
2 |
41.52 |
2009-04-15 |
| 19. |
That's Tommy. He tells people he was named after a gun, but ... |
43.58 |
0.9731 |
0.1226 |
129 |
1 |
43.58 |
2009-05-05 |
| 20. |
At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all... |
43.54 |
0.8709 |
0.2442 |
202 |
1 |
43.54 |
2009-04-09 |
| 21. |
The problem we now face is that this thin layer of atmospher... |
43.32 |
0.8792 |
0.2316 |
296 |
3 |
42.48 |
2009-04-22 |
| 22. |
I remember when we used to sit in the government yard in Tre... |
42.89 |
0.9965 |
0.0946 |
277 |
1 |
42.89 |
2009-05-05 |
| 23. |
Every time I think of you I feel shot right through with a b... |
42.73 |
0.8900 |
0.1975 |
164 |
1 |
42.73 |
2009-05-05 |
| 24. |
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million ... |
42.44 |
1.0331 |
0.0436 |
234 |
1 |
42.44 |
2009-04-22 |
| 25. |
Remember that humor is written backwards. That means you fir... |
42.16 |
1.0714 |
-0.0086 |
129 |
2 |
41.90 |
2009-05-07 |
| 26. |
Comfortable, Mullet? It seems sadly ironic that it's that ti... |
42.14 |
1.0201 |
0.0443 |
172 |
2 |
41.00 |
2009-05-19 |
| 27. |
Even the best-designed chair won't make up for bad posture. ... |
42.10 |
1.0004 |
0.0636 |
212 |
1 |
42.10 |
2009-04-21 |
| 28. |
People get ready, there's a train coming. You don't need no ... |
42.07 |
1.0033 |
0.0594 |
189 |
3 |
38.63 |
2009-04-29 |
| 29. |
I had the impression of being abandoned by everyone when the... |
41.91 |
0.9226 |
0.1489 |
348 |
1 |
41.91 |
2009-04-29 |
| 30. |
Supermarket aisles are the perfect place to practice your gl... |
41.90 |
0.9411 |
0.1247 |
318 |
1 |
41.90 |
2009-03-26 |
| 31. |
Combat for a naval aviator is fought in short, violent burst... |
41.87 |
1.0201 |
0.0445 |
303 |
2 |
39.52 |
2009-03-27 |
| 32. |
I will need my spectacles and a clear head. Today I broke my... |
41.76 |
1.0214 |
0.0346 |
166 |
1 |
41.76 |
2009-04-17 |
| 33. |
My name is Turkish. Funny name for an Englishman, I know. My... |
41.54 |
1.0131 |
0.0387 |
225 |
1 |
41.54 |
2009-04-30 |
| 34. |
There is no pain, you are receding. A distant ship smoke on ... |
41.54 |
1.0025 |
0.0541 |
336 |
1 |
41.54 |
2009-05-05 |
| 35. |
What about Tony? You know, Bullet Tooth Tony. He'll find you... |
41.33 |
0.9430 |
0.1000 |
211 |
3 |
37.01 |
2009-04-30 |
| 36. |
I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something differe... |
41.32 |
0.9863 |
0.0682 |
339 |
1 |
41.32 |
2009-05-19 |
| 37. |
During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans... |
41.32 |
0.8573 |
0.1964 |
270 |
2 |
41.19 |
2009-04-21 |
| 38. |
Whether you're a student, secretary, office administrator, m... |
40.94 |
0.9289 |
0.1091 |
204 |
1 |
40.94 |
2009-05-05 |
| 39. |
It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowin... |
40.57 |
1.0389 |
-0.0057 |
340 |
1 |
40.57 |
2009-04-30 |
| 40. |
We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has take... |
40.56 |
0.9316 |
0.1049 |
287 |
3 |
38.89 |
2009-04-29 |
| 41. |
But speculations on the structure of the universe also move ... |
40.49 |
0.9910 |
0.0396 |
295 |
1 |
40.49 |
2009-04-29 |
| 42. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
40.36 |
1.0797 |
-0.0599 |
210 |
1 |
40.36 |
2009-04-17 |
| 43. |
If you're working out in front of a mirror and watching your... |
40.28 |
1.0486 |
-0.0245 |
289 |
1 |
40.28 |
2009-05-19 |
| 44. |
I drew the blankets over my head and tried to think of Chris... |
40.15 |
0.9865 |
0.0346 |
276 |
1 |
40.15 |
2009-04-29 |
| 45. |
Common knowledge has bicyclists always riding into the wind,... |
40.12 |
0.9684 |
0.0535 |
388 |
1 |
40.12 |
2009-04-22 |
| 46. |
Anyway, like I was saying, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. Y... |
40.07 |
0.8105 |
0.2031 |
204 |
1 |
40.07 |
2009-05-10 |
| 47. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
40.05 |
0.9776 |
0.0400 |
308 |
2 |
39.26 |
2009-05-10 |
| 48. |
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? For I... |
39.91 |
0.9811 |
0.0354 |
272 |
1 |
39.91 |
2009-04-21 |
| 49. |
Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am?... |
39.60 |
0.8975 |
0.1088 |
268 |
1 |
39.60 |
2009-04-23 |
| 50. |
If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what ... |
39.43 |
0.8956 |
0.1084 |
217 |
2 |
35.03 |
2009-04-23 |
| 51. |
I can feel the heat closing in, feel them out there making t... |
39.43 |
0.9567 |
0.0445 |
273 |
2 |
36.06 |
2009-04-30 |
| 52. |
Indonesia is a nation of islands - more than seventeen thous... |
39.22 |
0.9212 |
0.0781 |
323 |
1 |
39.22 |
2009-05-21 |
| 53. |
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and fu... |
39.18 |
0.9964 |
-0.0013 |
203 |
1 |
39.18 |
2009-04-15 |
| 54. |
She's got a smile that, it seems to me, reminds me of childh... |
39.08 |
1.0429 |
-0.0519 |
259 |
1 |
39.08 |
2009-04-09 |
| 55. |
I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was ... |
38.99 |
1.0053 |
-0.0172 |
232 |
1 |
38.99 |
2009-04-14 |
| 56. |
The most precious treasures we have in life are the images w... |
38.95 |
1.0596 |
-0.0726 |
239 |
1 |
38.95 |
2009-04-09 |
| 57. |
Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ir... |
38.95 |
0.9532 |
0.0346 |
258 |
1 |
38.95 |
2009-04-21 |
| 58. |
One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every gam... |
38.91 |
1.0528 |
-0.0697 |
201 |
1 |
38.91 |
2009-04-23 |
| 59. |
There is a theory which states that if anybody ever discover... |
38.90 |
0.8892 |
0.1046 |
207 |
2 |
36.01 |
2009-04-09 |
| 60. |
We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill, as the day be... |
38.84 |
0.9729 |
0.0136 |
255 |
1 |
38.84 |
2009-04-21 |
| 61. |
The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first ... |
38.72 |
1.0252 |
-0.0485 |
176 |
1 |
38.72 |
2009-05-20 |
| 62. |
Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me peg... |
38.64 |
1.0334 |
-0.0588 |
131 |
1 |
38.64 |
2009-04-17 |
| 63. |
If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us... |
38.45 |
1.0099 |
-0.0366 |
207 |
1 |
38.45 |
2009-05-05 |
| 64. |
Few smart kids can spare the attention that popularity requi... |
38.30 |
0.9513 |
0.0249 |
354 |
1 |
38.30 |
2009-04-22 |
| 65. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
38.00 |
1.0523 |
-0.0919 |
256 |
1 |
38.00 |
2009-04-23 |
| 66. |
Maybe what I think Tasty Wheat tasted like actually tasted l... |
37.99 |
0.9048 |
0.0642 |
271 |
2 |
37.54 |
2009-04-23 |
| 67. |
All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend i... |
37.98 |
1.0390 |
-0.0787 |
205 |
1 |
37.98 |
2009-05-05 |
| 68. |
Who is Keyser Soze? He is supposed to be Turkish. Some say h... |
37.87 |
0.8154 |
0.1477 |
193 |
1 |
37.87 |
2009-04-09 |
| 69. |
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a ma... |
37.79 |
1.0034 |
-0.0456 |
302 |
1 |
37.79 |
2009-04-09 |
| 70. |
Hi, and welcome to the future. San Dimas, California, 2688. ... |
37.57 |
0.9213 |
0.0328 |
295 |
1 |
37.57 |
2009-04-17 |
| 71. |
But suddenly, I viddied that thinking was for the gloopy one... |
37.56 |
0.9966 |
-0.0439 |
259 |
1 |
37.56 |
2009-04-09 |
| 72. |
Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though ... |
37.38 |
0.9309 |
0.0159 |
284 |
1 |
37.38 |
2009-05-19 |
| 73. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
37.21 |
1.0297 |
-0.0866 |
249 |
1 |
37.21 |
2009-04-14 |
| 74. |
It is greatly to America's advantage that it is a congenial ... |
37.17 |
0.9266 |
0.0168 |
267 |
1 |
37.17 |
2009-04-29 |
| 75. |
I am learning about twenty new Italian words a day. Where am... |
37.05 |
1.0441 |
-0.1024 |
252 |
1 |
37.05 |
2009-04-21 |
| 76. |
Yeah, you just take Soupy-Sales to prom 'cause I can think o... |
36.99 |
0.9339 |
0.0033 |
310 |
1 |
36.99 |
2009-04-21 |
| 77. |
In 1972, domestic oil production peaked and then began its i... |
36.90 |
0.8442 |
0.0962 |
265 |
1 |
36.90 |
2009-04-17 |
| 78. |
To evaluate an option from the other side's point of view, c... |
36.90 |
1.0203 |
-0.0805 |
261 |
2 |
36.76 |
2009-04-17 |
| 79. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
36.90 |
0.9682 |
-0.0337 |
143 |
1 |
36.90 |
2009-04-29 |
| 80. |
There's sometimes a buggy. How many drivers does a buggy hav... |
36.90 |
1.0251 |
-0.0909 |
261 |
1 |
36.90 |
2009-03-27 |
| 81. |
You needn't take it any further, sir. You've proved to me th... |
36.63 |
0.9168 |
0.0139 |
240 |
1 |
36.63 |
2009-04-14 |
| 82. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
36.49 |
0.9798 |
-0.0597 |
199 |
1 |
36.49 |
2009-04-14 |
| 83. |
Often, we assume that a familiar situation will be but a rep... |
35.40 |
0.9636 |
-0.0659 |
254 |
1 |
35.40 |
2009-04-23 |
| 84. |
So my heart goes out to them. Figuratively. I would never ac... |
35.06 |
0.8153 |
0.0785 |
200 |
1 |
35.06 |
2009-04-21 |
| 85. |
I still see things that are not here. I just choose not to a... |
34.74 |
0.9991 |
-0.1178 |
225 |
1 |
34.74 |
2009-05-27 |
| 86. |
Because they're at the bottom of the scale, nerds are a safe... |
34.62 |
0.9846 |
-0.1080 |
281 |
1 |
34.62 |
2009-05-20 |
| 87. |
I have quit three jobs and been fired from all the rest. Get... |
34.41 |
1.0516 |
-0.1797 |
281 |
1 |
34.41 |
2009-04-30 |
| 88. |
I was hugely impressed. Kirk, I mean Shatner, was the ultima... |
34.29 |
0.9907 |
-0.1231 |
211 |
1 |
34.29 |
2009-04-15 |
| 89. |
I had a friend who was a heavy drinker. If somebody asked hi... |
34.24 |
0.8916 |
-0.0234 |
216 |
1 |
34.24 |
2009-04-22 |
| 90. |
Now you come to me and you say, "Don Corleone, give me justi... |
34.15 |
0.8077 |
0.0560 |
167 |
1 |
34.15 |
2009-03-27 |
| 91. |
It turned out that the sweet-talking, tattoo-sporting pikey ... |
34.06 |
0.8722 |
-0.0060 |
285 |
1 |
34.06 |
2009-04-21 |
| 92. |
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy a... |
34.03 |
0.8996 |
-0.0426 |
192 |
1 |
34.03 |
2009-05-05 |
| 93. |
Whenever you watch the mind, you withdraw consciousness from... |
34.01 |
0.9844 |
-0.1176 |
293 |
1 |
34.01 |
2009-05-20 |
| 94. |
The ultimate way to compose is to be able to keyboard as fas... |
33.97 |
1.0426 |
-0.1823 |
323 |
1 |
33.97 |
2009-05-19 |
| 95. |
Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog where no o... |
33.97 |
1.0567 |
-0.1951 |
303 |
1 |
33.97 |
2009-04-14 |
| 96. |
Wilkinson County was a recipient of one of the new "separate... |
33.79 |
0.8382 |
0.0187 |
268 |
1 |
33.79 |
2009-04-15 |
| 97. |
An essential characteristic of the superhero mythology is, t... |
33.72 |
0.9109 |
-0.0537 |
401 |
1 |
33.72 |
2009-04-14 |
| 98. |
Do you know what they call a Quarter-pounder with cheese in ... |
33.69 |
0.9233 |
-0.0778 |
168 |
1 |
33.69 |
2009-05-10 |
| 99. |
"This man right here," McGuinness said, pointing at Kenna, "... |
33.63 |
0.8353 |
0.0244 |
283 |
1 |
33.63 |
2009-05-19 |
| 100. |
He canceled all his commitments and pulled together the most... |
33.56 |
0.9646 |
-0.1151 |
264 |
1 |
33.56 |
2009-04-22 |
| 101. |
Rhymes trap you into saying things you don't want to say. A ... |
33.53 |
1.0292 |
-0.1808 |
262 |
1 |
33.53 |
2009-04-29 |
| 102. |
Oh bliss! Bliss and heaven! Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorg... |
33.52 |
0.8595 |
-0.0083 |
242 |
1 |
33.52 |
2009-05-19 |
| 103. |
Under the headline "Wonderful Typing," the New York Times re... |
32.67 |
0.7876 |
0.0425 |
316 |
1 |
32.67 |
2009-04-07 |
| 104. |
Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, she... |
32.62 |
0.9226 |
-0.0925 |
177 |
2 |
31.83 |
2009-04-09 |
| 105. |
Chance and chance alone has a message for us. Everything tha... |
32.61 |
1.0013 |
-0.1762 |
273 |
1 |
32.61 |
2009-04-17 |
| 106. |
It's a sunny, woodsy day in Lumberton, so get those chainsaw... |
32.44 |
0.9045 |
-0.0826 |
235 |
1 |
32.44 |
2009-04-17 |
| 107. |
Trudging slowly over wet sand, back to the bench where your ... |
32.36 |
0.9710 |
-0.1579 |
173 |
2 |
31.84 |
2009-04-09 |
| 108. |
I'd just like to point out that you were given every opportu... |
31.84 |
1.0068 |
-0.1973 |
358 |
1 |
31.84 |
2009-04-14 |
| 109. |
So I'm two inches away from her. Her luscious lips part. Jus... |
31.28 |
0.8553 |
-0.0686 |
174 |
1 |
31.28 |
2009-04-22 |
| 110. |
I know what "exacerbate" means. There is not a word or a sen... |
29.42 |
0.8615 |
-0.1175 |
110 |
1 |
29.42 |
2009-04-09 |
| 111. |
Many rivers to cross but I can't seem to find my way over. W... |
29.06 |
0.9263 |
-0.1881 |
188 |
1 |
29.06 |
2009-04-30 |
| 112. |
In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. All th... |
28.98 |
0.9084 |
-0.1740 |
300 |
1 |
28.98 |
2009-04-14 |