| 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... |
38.72 |
1.0711 |
0.3965 |
213 |
7 |
28.24 |
2010-01-19 |
| 2. |
Humans need to practice what they are learning a good deal b... |
32.68 |
1.1016 |
0.1395 |
233 |
1 |
32.68 |
2009-11-06 |
| 3. |
Now did you answer 'cause you thought that's what I wanted t... |
31.72 |
0.9325 |
0.2649 |
156 |
6 |
28.62 |
2010-01-20 |
| 4. |
All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were ... |
31.56 |
0.9260 |
0.2824 |
243 |
1 |
31.56 |
2009-11-06 |
| 5. |
Every craft and every investigation, and likewise every acti... |
31.31 |
0.9711 |
0.2161 |
176 |
3 |
28.28 |
2009-11-06 |
| 6. |
The typewriter had a problem, though. Try to type quickly on... |
30.48 |
0.8791 |
0.2765 |
190 |
2 |
27.09 |
2009-11-06 |
| 7. |
You have a class of young strong men and women, and they wan... |
30.44 |
1.0993 |
0.0536 |
265 |
1 |
30.44 |
2009-11-04 |
| 8. |
When you are typing on a typewriter, your input appears dire... |
30.37 |
1.0029 |
0.1430 |
209 |
4 |
26.90 |
2010-01-20 |
| 9. |
Specialized uniforms, such as nun and priest garb, can be mo... |
30.10 |
0.9161 |
0.2239 |
200 |
2 |
26.43 |
2009-10-30 |
| 10. |
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a lan... |
29.95 |
0.8070 |
0.3317 |
137 |
2 |
24.70 |
2010-01-19 |
| 11. |
Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place where as a child I'... |
29.85 |
0.8936 |
0.2372 |
127 |
2 |
27.30 |
2009-11-09 |
| 12. |
The brain can be a tool. But when you can't stop thinking of... |
29.79 |
0.9221 |
0.2065 |
244 |
1 |
29.79 |
2009-11-06 |
| 13. |
I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got t... |
29.74 |
0.8295 |
0.3005 |
209 |
1 |
29.74 |
2009-11-05 |
| 14. |
Chance and chance alone has a message for us. Everything tha... |
29.65 |
0.8323 |
0.2910 |
145 |
2 |
25.02 |
2009-10-29 |
| 15. |
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million ... |
29.60 |
1.0331 |
0.0875 |
234 |
2 |
27.79 |
2009-11-20 |
| 16. |
Make sure to secure the door when I am gone. There are many ... |
29.42 |
0.9196 |
0.1980 |
148 |
2 |
29.11 |
2010-01-21 |
| 17. |
As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; f... |
29.41 |
0.9251 |
0.1954 |
177 |
2 |
25.33 |
2009-12-14 |
| 18. |
We all know people who are very bright but who do not always... |
29.23 |
1.0385 |
0.0683 |
230 |
1 |
29.23 |
2009-10-30 |
| 19. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
29.09 |
0.8809 |
0.2201 |
127 |
1 |
29.09 |
2009-11-06 |
| 20. |
When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, ... |
29.08 |
0.9724 |
0.1340 |
237 |
1 |
29.08 |
2009-10-29 |
| 21. |
We go waiting for the stars to come showering down. From Mos... |
29.05 |
1.0379 |
0.0987 |
245 |
2 |
27.20 |
2010-02-16 |
| 22. |
It's a blue savanna song: somewhere cross the desert, someti... |
29.00 |
1.0211 |
0.1094 |
213 |
1 |
29.00 |
2010-01-20 |
| 23. |
Advertising has these people chasing cars and clothes they d... |
28.95 |
0.8745 |
0.2211 |
169 |
1 |
28.95 |
2009-11-01 |
| 24. |
Is it sweeter to exist only in the mind or to exist both in ... |
28.92 |
0.8551 |
0.2405 |
171 |
1 |
28.92 |
2010-01-21 |
| 25. |
We all know people who are very bright but who do not always... |
28.90 |
0.8660 |
0.2303 |
193 |
1 |
28.90 |
2009-11-06 |
| 26. |
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? For I... |
28.75 |
0.7934 |
0.2960 |
134 |
1 |
28.75 |
2009-11-05 |
| 27. |
We've known each other for many years but this is the first ... |
28.69 |
0.9307 |
0.1652 |
246 |
2 |
27.65 |
2010-01-18 |
| 28. |
My name is Turkish. Funny name for an Englishman, I know. My... |
28.64 |
1.0131 |
0.0689 |
225 |
1 |
28.64 |
2009-11-06 |
| 29. |
The ultimate way to compose is to be able to keyboard as fas... |
28.62 |
1.0426 |
0.0419 |
323 |
1 |
28.62 |
2009-11-04 |
| 30. |
Those who proceed only very slowly can make much greater pro... |
28.53 |
0.8666 |
0.2181 |
150 |
3 |
24.08 |
2010-01-19 |
| 31. |
Because they're at the bottom of the scale, nerds are a safe... |
28.47 |
0.9846 |
0.0937 |
281 |
2 |
27.89 |
2010-01-19 |
| 32. |
Consider this: Is the pious being loved by the gods because ... |
28.46 |
0.7981 |
0.2785 |
126 |
2 |
25.91 |
2009-11-11 |
| 33. |
That Qwerty survived significant challenges early in the his... |
28.37 |
0.7916 |
0.2917 |
184 |
2 |
26.69 |
2009-11-06 |
| 34. |
Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am?... |
28.25 |
0.8975 |
0.1740 |
268 |
1 |
28.25 |
2009-11-04 |
| 35. |
A chorus is the high-point of a lyric's energy as well as th... |
28.16 |
0.8788 |
0.1852 |
134 |
2 |
26.49 |
2010-01-21 |
| 36. |
Trudging slowly over wet sand, back to the bench where your ... |
28.16 |
0.9710 |
0.0900 |
173 |
2 |
26.99 |
2009-11-06 |
| 37. |
San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time ... |
28.07 |
1.0799 |
-0.0195 |
243 |
2 |
26.78 |
2009-11-20 |
| 38. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
28.05 |
1.0523 |
0.0067 |
256 |
2 |
25.42 |
2009-11-01 |
| 39. |
With the coming of Dean Moriarty began the part of my life y... |
28.04 |
0.9019 |
0.1662 |
204 |
2 |
27.06 |
2009-10-31 |
| 40. |
Who has a safety deposit box full of money and six passports... |
27.96 |
0.9772 |
0.0792 |
217 |
1 |
27.96 |
2009-11-06 |
| 41. |
The ultimate way to compose is to be able to keyboard as fas... |
27.85 |
0.9164 |
0.1427 |
121 |
1 |
27.85 |
2009-10-29 |
| 42. |
Chance and chance alone has a message for us. Everything tha... |
27.80 |
1.0013 |
0.0515 |
273 |
1 |
27.80 |
2010-01-18 |
| 43. |
The melted mozzarella layer, which we shall designate MML, i... |
27.80 |
1.0254 |
0.0691 |
217 |
2 |
23.89 |
2009-11-09 |
| 44. |
Most popular song lyrics have two sections - a verse and a b... |
27.76 |
0.9171 |
0.1354 |
165 |
1 |
27.76 |
2010-01-18 |
| 45. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
27.68 |
0.9798 |
0.0636 |
199 |
4 |
24.68 |
2009-11-13 |
| 46. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
27.68 |
0.8323 |
0.2172 |
203 |
1 |
27.68 |
2009-10-29 |
| 47. |
They say that right after God created man, he took a rib fro... |
27.64 |
1.0795 |
-0.0014 |
226 |
1 |
27.64 |
2009-11-01 |
| 48. |
Whether you use a PC, laptop, or typewriter - typing is an i... |
27.60 |
0.7375 |
0.3117 |
148 |
2 |
25.47 |
2010-01-20 |
| 49. |
One essential rule: make sure the joke is the last possible ... |
27.59 |
1.0483 |
-0.0056 |
227 |
1 |
27.59 |
2009-10-31 |
| 50. |
It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from... |
27.58 |
0.8533 |
0.1931 |
232 |
1 |
27.58 |
2010-02-17 |
| 51. |
In general, many of these targets are easier marks if you ar... |
27.51 |
0.9350 |
0.1084 |
195 |
2 |
25.18 |
2009-11-20 |
| 52. |
Convection also plays a minor role because of the relative t... |
27.51 |
0.9820 |
0.0608 |
274 |
1 |
27.51 |
2009-10-30 |
| 53. |
In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and... |
27.50 |
1.1018 |
-0.0660 |
220 |
1 |
27.50 |
2009-10-31 |
| 54. |
Like painting, most software is intended for a human audienc... |
27.33 |
0.9572 |
0.0774 |
201 |
1 |
27.33 |
2010-01-19 |
| 55. |
I remember when we used to sit in the government yard in Tre... |
27.27 |
0.9965 |
0.0375 |
277 |
1 |
27.27 |
2009-11-03 |
| 56. |
The chemistry of an element is determined by the manner in w... |
27.21 |
1.0023 |
0.0269 |
211 |
2 |
26.89 |
2010-01-20 |
| 57. |
She's got a smile that, it seems to me, reminds me of childh... |
26.99 |
1.0429 |
-0.0217 |
259 |
1 |
26.99 |
2009-10-30 |
| 58. |
Is it sweeter to exist only in the mind or to exist both in ... |
26.93 |
1.0768 |
-0.0164 |
295 |
1 |
26.93 |
2010-01-20 |
| 59. |
Every time I think of you I feel shot right through with a b... |
26.77 |
0.8900 |
0.1254 |
164 |
2 |
25.07 |
2009-11-01 |
| 60. |
It's a sunny, woodsy day in Lumberton, so get those chainsaw... |
26.70 |
0.9045 |
0.1073 |
235 |
1 |
26.70 |
2009-11-06 |
| 61. |
The development of a living body of literature became indica... |
26.69 |
0.8562 |
0.1550 |
170 |
1 |
26.69 |
2010-01-20 |
| 62. |
I know what "exacerbate" means. There is not a word or a sen... |
26.68 |
0.8615 |
0.1493 |
110 |
3 |
25.15 |
2010-01-19 |
| 63. |
Let's sort the buyers from the spiers, the needy from the gr... |
26.62 |
0.9843 |
0.0191 |
234 |
1 |
26.62 |
2009-10-29 |
| 64. |
That's Tommy. He tells people he was named after a gun, but ... |
26.61 |
0.9731 |
0.0225 |
129 |
1 |
26.61 |
2009-10-29 |
| 65. |
There is no pain, you are receding. A distant ship smoke on ... |
26.56 |
1.0025 |
0.0045 |
336 |
1 |
26.56 |
2009-11-04 |
| 66. |
It is greatly to America's advantage that it is a congenial ... |
26.55 |
0.9266 |
0.0793 |
267 |
1 |
26.55 |
2009-11-06 |
| 67. |
Many rivers to cross but I can't seem to find my way over. W... |
26.55 |
0.8177 |
0.1838 |
124 |
1 |
26.55 |
2010-01-21 |
| 68. |
By studying the cooling of pizza in the gravity free environ... |
26.42 |
0.9726 |
0.0218 |
154 |
2 |
23.74 |
2009-11-05 |
| 69. |
The most precious treasures we have in life are the images w... |
26.39 |
1.0596 |
-0.0621 |
239 |
1 |
26.39 |
2009-11-06 |
| 70. |
In order to become an elf I filled out ten pages' worth of f... |
26.38 |
0.8037 |
0.1982 |
148 |
2 |
23.05 |
2009-11-20 |
| 71. |
Dean is the perfect guy for the road because he actually was... |
26.38 |
0.8506 |
0.1444 |
132 |
2 |
25.11 |
2009-10-22 |
| 72. |
Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air and dee... |
26.37 |
0.9866 |
0.0086 |
218 |
1 |
26.37 |
2009-10-31 |
| 73. |
And you know it's time to go, through the sleet and driving ... |
26.31 |
1.0487 |
-0.0571 |
231 |
1 |
26.31 |
2009-11-01 |
| 74. |
My friend, I shall be pedagogic, and say you ought to start ... |
26.25 |
1.0125 |
-0.0205 |
224 |
1 |
26.25 |
2010-01-18 |
| 75. |
It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-d... |
26.18 |
0.9691 |
0.0220 |
223 |
1 |
26.18 |
2010-01-20 |
| 76. |
Many people limit themselves to leading boring, dull lives b... |
26.00 |
0.8500 |
0.1394 |
145 |
1 |
26.00 |
2009-11-04 |
| 77. |
I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts while bu... |
25.95 |
1.0444 |
-0.0683 |
197 |
2 |
24.01 |
2009-10-30 |
| 78. |
The problem we now face is that this thin layer of atmospher... |
25.95 |
0.8792 |
0.1128 |
296 |
2 |
24.85 |
2009-11-04 |
| 79. |
All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend i... |
25.82 |
1.0390 |
-0.0650 |
205 |
1 |
25.82 |
2009-11-04 |
| 80. |
I drew the blankets over my head and tried to think of Chris... |
25.77 |
0.8360 |
0.1390 |
170 |
4 |
23.12 |
2009-11-09 |
| 81. |
The Orient was almost a European invention, and had been sin... |
25.73 |
0.9514 |
0.0232 |
237 |
1 |
25.73 |
2009-11-01 |
| 82. |
The alternative to binge travel entails relocating to one pl... |
25.73 |
0.8747 |
0.0951 |
201 |
4 |
24.44 |
2010-01-19 |
| 83. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
25.71 |
1.0797 |
-0.1118 |
210 |
2 |
25.11 |
2010-01-19 |
| 84. |
There are two places on Earth that serve as canaries in the ... |
25.70 |
0.8125 |
0.1631 |
197 |
1 |
25.70 |
2010-01-19 |
| 85. |
Hi, and welcome to the future. San Dimas, California, 2688. ... |
25.69 |
0.9213 |
0.0520 |
295 |
1 |
25.69 |
2009-10-31 |
| 86. |
You've got a way to keep me on your side. You give me cause ... |
25.36 |
1.0521 |
-0.0968 |
171 |
2 |
22.67 |
2010-01-13 |
| 87. |
Yet one fine day, in a fit of euphoria, after he had picked ... |
25.33 |
0.9758 |
-0.0161 |
314 |
1 |
25.33 |
2009-11-06 |
| 88. |
At first we were silent, but finally we considered ourselves... |
25.30 |
0.9559 |
0.0046 |
195 |
1 |
25.30 |
2010-01-19 |
| 89. |
All Ninja are men of peace, and must always remain so or los... |
25.30 |
0.8559 |
0.1027 |
191 |
1 |
25.30 |
2009-11-09 |
| 90. |
If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us... |
25.30 |
1.0099 |
-0.0550 |
207 |
1 |
25.30 |
2009-10-27 |
| 91. |
There's a hole in the world like a great black pit. And the ... |
25.29 |
1.0679 |
-0.0902 |
177 |
1 |
25.29 |
2010-02-16 |
| 92. |
Instead of hiring workers during the peak hog kill in the wi... |
25.27 |
0.8915 |
0.0640 |
188 |
2 |
23.85 |
2009-10-27 |
| 93. |
Many rivers to cross but I can't seem to find my way over. W... |
25.23 |
0.9263 |
0.0323 |
188 |
1 |
25.23 |
2010-01-15 |
| 94. |
Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, a... |
25.11 |
0.9769 |
-0.0285 |
263 |
2 |
24.72 |
2010-01-13 |
| 95. |
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy a... |
25.07 |
0.8996 |
0.0439 |
192 |
1 |
25.07 |
2009-11-06 |
| 96. |
Whether they use the title or not, many lyrics have evocativ... |
24.88 |
1.0463 |
-0.1092 |
182 |
1 |
24.88 |
2009-10-27 |
| 97. |
Jay earned himself a promotion to lieutenant on the strength... |
24.74 |
0.8122 |
0.1265 |
181 |
3 |
23.73 |
2009-11-04 |
| 98. |
Excellent. He's enterprising, aggressive, outgoing, young, b... |
24.73 |
0.8890 |
0.0433 |
199 |
1 |
24.73 |
2010-01-20 |
| 99. |
Caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a... |
24.53 |
0.9266 |
0.0035 |
278 |
1 |
24.53 |
2009-11-06 |
| 100. |
One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every gam... |
24.33 |
1.0528 |
-0.1372 |
201 |
1 |
24.33 |
2009-11-04 |
| 101. |
Through intensive training and psychological manipulation, a... |
24.31 |
0.8073 |
0.1140 |
173 |
1 |
24.31 |
2010-01-19 |
| 102. |
The alternative to binge travel - the mini retirement - enta... |
24.26 |
1.0417 |
-0.1263 |
253 |
1 |
24.26 |
2009-11-06 |
| 103. |
There are two kinds of fibers in our muscles, red and white.... |
24.06 |
0.7818 |
0.1277 |
195 |
1 |
24.06 |
2009-11-04 |
| 104. |
One respondent said "For women - a lot of games are crap - t... |
23.92 |
0.9275 |
-0.0259 |
211 |
1 |
23.92 |
2009-10-31 |
| 105. |
Quality humor doesn't just deliver one gag and then tax the ... |
23.73 |
0.9697 |
-0.0719 |
249 |
1 |
23.73 |
2009-10-29 |
| 106. |
Many years ago, a famous Arabian alchemist had visited Europ... |
23.69 |
0.7389 |
0.1585 |
145 |
1 |
23.69 |
2009-11-06 |
| 107. |
Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to bei... |
23.64 |
1.0213 |
-0.1304 |
240 |
1 |
23.64 |
2009-11-11 |
| 108. |
It is possible that I already had some presentiment of my fu... |
23.60 |
1.0349 |
-0.1430 |
234 |
2 |
23.55 |
2010-01-19 |
| 109. |
You needn't take it any further, sir. You've proved to me th... |
23.50 |
0.9168 |
-0.0268 |
240 |
2 |
21.35 |
2010-01-19 |
| 110. |
Whenever you watch the mind, you withdraw consciousness from... |
23.49 |
0.9128 |
-0.0189 |
133 |
1 |
23.49 |
2009-10-31 |
| 111. |
As civilizations grew, humans spread out across the face of ... |
23.41 |
0.9418 |
-0.0509 |
188 |
1 |
23.41 |
2010-01-21 |
| 112. |
Because of their scouting skills and peripheral kinesthetic ... |
23.38 |
0.8162 |
0.0730 |
149 |
1 |
23.38 |
2009-10-29 |
| 113. |
Facts can be thought of as objective or subjective. Things a... |
23.33 |
0.8152 |
0.0672 |
163 |
1 |
23.33 |
2009-10-27 |
| 114. |
I will need my spectacles and a clear head. Today I broke my... |
23.23 |
1.0214 |
-0.1484 |
166 |
2 |
22.97 |
2009-11-05 |
| 115. |
When considering the cultural significance of this intriguin... |
23.05 |
0.9239 |
-0.0458 |
193 |
1 |
23.05 |
2010-01-20 |
| 116. |
Indonesia is a nation of islands - more than seventeen thous... |
23.05 |
0.8190 |
0.0595 |
135 |
1 |
23.05 |
2009-10-31 |
| 117. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, but the orig... |
23.02 |
0.8544 |
0.0163 |
170 |
1 |
23.02 |
2009-10-22 |
| 118. |
On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp str... |
22.81 |
1.0016 |
-0.1439 |
218 |
1 |
22.81 |
2009-11-01 |
| 119. |
Question marks and exclamation points go inside quotation ma... |
22.70 |
0.8422 |
0.0175 |
164 |
2 |
21.99 |
2009-10-29 |
| 120. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
22.50 |
0.9682 |
-0.1197 |
143 |
1 |
22.50 |
2009-10-24 |
| 121. |
In 1972, domestic oil production peaked and then began its i... |
22.40 |
0.8442 |
0.0063 |
265 |
1 |
22.40 |
2010-01-18 |
| 122. |
After removal from the oven, the pizza is sliced and plated ... |
22.31 |
0.8275 |
0.0158 |
142 |
2 |
20.97 |
2009-11-04 |
| 123. |
Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, she... |
22.17 |
0.9226 |
-0.0811 |
177 |
1 |
22.17 |
2009-10-27 |
| 124. |
At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all... |
22.07 |
0.7908 |
0.0478 |
127 |
1 |
22.07 |
2009-10-21 |
| 125. |
Since the ninja is that being than which nothing sweeter can... |
22.05 |
0.8919 |
-0.0566 |
152 |
1 |
22.05 |
2009-11-10 |
| 126. |
A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for so... |
22.04 |
1.0565 |
-0.2264 |
247 |
1 |
22.04 |
2010-01-19 |
| 127. |
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because ... |
21.74 |
0.8910 |
-0.0681 |
150 |
1 |
21.74 |
2009-10-31 |
| 128. |
All typewriters are adjusted to type 6 lines to the inch fro... |
21.58 |
0.7690 |
0.0477 |
142 |
1 |
21.58 |
2009-11-04 |
| 129. |
If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think ... |
21.57 |
1.0183 |
-0.2092 |
191 |
1 |
21.57 |
2009-10-22 |
| 130. |
Anyway, like I was saying, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. Y... |
21.05 |
0.8105 |
-0.0201 |
204 |
1 |
21.05 |
2009-11-01 |
| 131. |
Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly ... |
20.97 |
0.9786 |
-0.1921 |
193 |
1 |
20.97 |
2009-10-27 |
| 132. |
There is a theory which states that if anybody ever discover... |
20.96 |
0.8892 |
-0.0919 |
207 |
1 |
20.96 |
2009-10-24 |
| 133. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
20.85 |
0.8852 |
-0.0977 |
158 |
1 |
20.85 |
2009-10-22 |
| 134. |
We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control... |
20.29 |
0.8821 |
-0.1170 |
176 |
1 |
20.29 |
2009-10-24 |
| 135. |
Now you come to me and you say, "Don Corleone, give me justi... |
20.14 |
0.8077 |
-0.0498 |
167 |
1 |
20.14 |
2009-10-27 |
| 136. |
Your primary objective should be to touch-type; that is, to ... |
19.93 |
0.7826 |
-0.0270 |
97 |
1 |
19.93 |
2009-10-24 |
| 137. |
The garbage chute was a wonderful idea! What an incredible s... |
19.91 |
0.7352 |
0.0157 |
106 |
1 |
19.91 |
2009-10-22 |
| 138. |
People get ready, there's a train coming. You don't need no ... |
19.41 |
1.0033 |
-0.2782 |
189 |
1 |
19.41 |
2009-10-21 |
| 139. |
Comfortable, Mullet? It seems sadly ironic that it's that ti... |
18.56 |
1.0201 |
-0.3277 |
172 |
1 |
18.56 |
2009-10-21 |
| 140. |
The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first ... |
18.54 |
1.0252 |
-0.3333 |
176 |
1 |
18.54 |
2009-10-22 |