| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
The odds are that you will generally meet the worst of them.... |
90.71 |
1.0941 |
0.2224 |
256 |
1 |
90.71 |
2010-11-08 |
| 2. |
I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts while bu... |
90.47 |
1.0444 |
0.2309 |
197 |
1 |
90.47 |
2009-05-15 |
| 3. |
I was hugely impressed. Kirk, I mean Shatner, was the ultima... |
87.18 |
0.9907 |
0.2427 |
211 |
1 |
87.18 |
2010-11-08 |
| 4. |
When the light of life has gone, no change for the meter. Th... |
87.00 |
1.0725 |
0.1853 |
233 |
1 |
87.00 |
2011-11-21 |
| 5. |
I am learning about twenty new Italian words a day. Where am... |
86.19 |
1.0441 |
0.1777 |
252 |
2 |
83.58 |
2009-07-16 |
| 6. |
Don't take anything personally - nothing others do is becaus... |
85.69 |
1.0684 |
0.1751 |
253 |
1 |
85.69 |
2011-11-21 |
| 7. |
To an outsider's ear it sounds absurdly wild and ridiculous ... |
85.68 |
1.0365 |
0.2063 |
162 |
1 |
85.68 |
2011-11-13 |
| 8. |
There is no pain, you are receding. A distant ship smoke on ... |
85.66 |
1.0025 |
0.2116 |
336 |
2 |
76.37 |
2010-11-08 |
| 9. |
Look, you should admit to yourself that Microsoft will miss ... |
85.18 |
0.9612 |
0.2452 |
256 |
1 |
85.18 |
2011-06-20 |
| 10. |
Imagine for a moment if we once again knew these few unremar... |
84.07 |
1.0662 |
0.1622 |
407 |
2 |
78.28 |
2011-11-21 |
| 11. |
Is it really necessary to send that email? The more emails y... |
81.61 |
1.0120 |
0.1422 |
290 |
3 |
74.10 |
2011-11-21 |
| 12. |
This planet has, or rather had, a problem, which was this: m... |
81.46 |
1.0477 |
0.1075 |
360 |
1 |
81.46 |
2009-07-16 |
| 13. |
The melted mozzarella layer, which we shall designate MML, i... |
80.61 |
1.0254 |
0.1559 |
217 |
1 |
80.61 |
2011-06-20 |
| 14. |
What about Tony? You know, Bullet Tooth Tony. He'll find you... |
80.54 |
0.9430 |
0.1895 |
211 |
2 |
70.26 |
2011-06-20 |
| 15. |
Instead of hiring workers during the peak hog kill in the wi... |
79.87 |
0.9814 |
0.1883 |
364 |
2 |
76.78 |
2011-11-13 |
| 16. |
She's got a smile that, it seems to me, reminds me of childh... |
79.29 |
1.0429 |
0.0774 |
259 |
2 |
71.94 |
2011-11-21 |
| 17. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
78.94 |
0.9776 |
0.1395 |
308 |
1 |
78.94 |
2011-11-13 |
| 18. |
The most precious treasures we have in life are the images w... |
78.31 |
1.0596 |
0.0458 |
239 |
1 |
78.31 |
2010-11-08 |
| 19. |
Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me peg... |
78.24 |
1.0334 |
0.0668 |
131 |
2 |
68.38 |
2010-11-08 |
| 20. |
Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for this i... |
77.86 |
0.9676 |
0.1422 |
442 |
1 |
77.86 |
2011-11-21 |
| 21. |
Humans need to practice what they are learning a good deal b... |
76.91 |
1.1016 |
-0.0141 |
233 |
1 |
76.91 |
2008-11-11 |
| 22. |
I can practically see your face and another revolutionary fa... |
76.43 |
1.0132 |
0.0588 |
143 |
1 |
76.43 |
2011-11-13 |
| 23. |
Around midafternoon, the snow thinned into sleet, and some u... |
75.69 |
0.9904 |
0.1203 |
203 |
1 |
75.69 |
2011-11-21 |
| 24. |
We've known each other for many years but this is the first ... |
75.58 |
1.0352 |
0.0370 |
341 |
1 |
75.58 |
2011-06-20 |
| 25. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
75.42 |
1.0613 |
0.0107 |
456 |
1 |
75.42 |
2011-06-20 |
| 26. |
Get it straight buster - I'm not here to say please, I'm her... |
75.28 |
0.9527 |
0.1120 |
251 |
1 |
75.28 |
2010-10-27 |
| 27. |
We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial e... |
74.51 |
0.9485 |
0.1066 |
236 |
1 |
74.51 |
2011-11-21 |
| 28. |
Today, you people are no longer maggots. Today, you are Mari... |
74.19 |
0.9965 |
0.0527 |
310 |
1 |
74.19 |
2011-11-13 |
| 29. |
Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks. Colons ... |
74.15 |
0.9897 |
0.0561 |
274 |
1 |
74.15 |
2009-03-23 |
| 30. |
One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every gam... |
73.55 |
1.0528 |
-0.0178 |
201 |
1 |
73.55 |
2009-08-03 |
| 31. |
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and fu... |
73.14 |
0.9964 |
0.0373 |
203 |
1 |
73.14 |
2010-05-24 |
| 32. |
Ideology: the process of making ideas. Certain artisans were... |
72.94 |
0.9430 |
0.0903 |
297 |
1 |
72.94 |
2011-06-20 |
| 33. |
The creation ends in South Georgia, at the very edge of the ... |
72.42 |
0.9997 |
0.0275 |
382 |
3 |
67.84 |
2010-11-08 |
| 34. |
Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and t... |
72.17 |
1.0796 |
-0.0652 |
129 |
1 |
72.17 |
2010-11-08 |
| 35. |
Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to bei... |
72.13 |
1.0213 |
-0.0050 |
240 |
2 |
67.99 |
2011-06-20 |
| 36. |
A giant inverted steel pyramid is perfectly balanced on its ... |
72.05 |
0.9893 |
0.0288 |
323 |
1 |
72.05 |
2009-03-18 |
| 37. |
My friend, I shall be pedagogic, and say you ought to start ... |
72.05 |
1.0125 |
0.0031 |
224 |
1 |
72.05 |
2009-08-03 |
| 38. |
Run to the bedroom, in the suitcase on the left, you'll find... |
71.95 |
0.9342 |
0.0863 |
434 |
1 |
71.95 |
2010-05-24 |
| 39. |
The brain can be a tool. It can recall phone numbers, solve ... |
71.92 |
1.0340 |
-0.0123 |
406 |
1 |
71.92 |
2009-08-03 |
| 40. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
71.90 |
0.9682 |
0.0464 |
143 |
1 |
71.90 |
2011-06-20 |
| 41. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
71.25 |
1.0523 |
-0.0498 |
256 |
1 |
71.25 |
2008-11-11 |
| 42. |
Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyb... |
71.23 |
0.9557 |
0.0572 |
331 |
1 |
71.23 |
2009-08-03 |
| 43. |
We all know people who are very bright but who do not always... |
71.14 |
1.0385 |
-0.0351 |
230 |
1 |
71.14 |
2008-11-11 |
| 44. |
You've got a way to keep me on your side. You give me cause ... |
70.78 |
1.0521 |
-0.0574 |
171 |
1 |
70.78 |
2009-08-03 |
| 45. |
Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn, and cauldron bu... |
70.77 |
0.9148 |
0.0866 |
317 |
1 |
70.77 |
2011-11-21 |
| 46. |
The chemistry of an element is determined by the manner in w... |
69.88 |
1.0023 |
-0.0171 |
211 |
1 |
69.88 |
2009-03-18 |
| 47. |
It was hard to toss things I had once thought were valuable ... |
69.74 |
1.0257 |
-0.0341 |
401 |
1 |
69.74 |
2009-07-16 |
| 48. |
To some, the rules of etiquette may seem outdated, stuffy an... |
69.43 |
0.9922 |
0.0295 |
341 |
1 |
69.43 |
2010-11-08 |
| 49. |
These contests provided ample opportunity to demonstrate the... |
69.41 |
0.9278 |
0.0552 |
295 |
3 |
60.68 |
2010-11-08 |
| 50. |
Popularity is only partially about individual attractiveness... |
69.28 |
1.0025 |
-0.0243 |
256 |
2 |
64.75 |
2009-03-25 |
| 51. |
According to the popular story, the keyboard invented by Aug... |
69.06 |
0.8981 |
0.0818 |
393 |
1 |
69.06 |
2011-11-21 |
| 52. |
How do I live without the ones I love? Time still turns the ... |
68.70 |
1.0381 |
-0.0788 |
170 |
1 |
68.70 |
2011-11-21 |
| 53. |
I will need my spectacles and a clear head. Today I broke my... |
68.59 |
1.0214 |
-0.0580 |
166 |
2 |
65.22 |
2010-04-29 |
| 54. |
The world of typing has changed. In the 1970s, every busines... |
68.32 |
0.9540 |
0.0087 |
285 |
1 |
68.32 |
2009-07-16 |
| 55. |
Many rivers to cross but I can't seem to find my way over. W... |
68.18 |
1.0361 |
-0.0725 |
269 |
1 |
68.18 |
2009-07-16 |
| 56. |
I had a friend who was a heavy drinker. If somebody asked hi... |
67.55 |
0.8916 |
0.0626 |
216 |
2 |
59.62 |
2009-08-03 |
| 57. |
He managed to open the cupboard door with his nose and found... |
67.35 |
0.9127 |
0.0353 |
252 |
1 |
67.35 |
2011-11-21 |
| 58. |
Hello, hello, hello, is there anybody in there? Just nod if ... |
67.04 |
0.9795 |
-0.0327 |
308 |
1 |
67.04 |
2010-11-08 |
| 59. |
But, pray how could that which I spoke so many years ago, an... |
66.55 |
0.9986 |
-0.0585 |
283 |
2 |
59.82 |
2009-03-23 |
| 60. |
The invention of the wheel represented a major turning point... |
66.54 |
0.9792 |
-0.0013 |
265 |
1 |
66.54 |
2011-06-20 |
| 61. |
Burning my bridges and smashing my mirrors, turning to see i... |
66.48 |
1.0388 |
-0.0687 |
243 |
1 |
66.48 |
2010-04-29 |
| 62. |
In order to become an elf I filled out ten pages' worth of f... |
66.17 |
0.9614 |
-0.0241 |
292 |
1 |
66.17 |
2009-03-23 |
| 63. |
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart a... |
66.10 |
1.0829 |
-0.1485 |
288 |
1 |
66.10 |
2009-03-18 |
| 64. |
My dog barks some. Mentally you picture my dog, but I have n... |
65.94 |
0.8919 |
0.0375 |
205 |
1 |
65.94 |
2010-11-08 |
| 65. |
It is possible that I already had some presentiment of my fu... |
65.76 |
1.0349 |
-0.1078 |
234 |
1 |
65.76 |
2009-03-25 |
| 66. |
The beginner writes just twenty pieces. The professional wri... |
65.52 |
0.9740 |
-0.0535 |
209 |
3 |
62.76 |
2011-11-21 |
| 67. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
65.45 |
1.0060 |
-0.0870 |
171 |
1 |
65.45 |
2009-03-23 |
| 68. |
Who is Keyser Soze? He is supposed to be Turkish. Some say h... |
65.00 |
0.9376 |
-0.0149 |
367 |
1 |
65.00 |
2009-07-16 |
| 69. |
Imagine considering "if" as a two-finger movement instead of... |
64.55 |
0.8956 |
0.0199 |
322 |
2 |
62.80 |
2009-03-18 |
| 70. |
This was the most delicious meal he'd had in recent years, a... |
64.45 |
1.0214 |
-0.0697 |
281 |
1 |
64.45 |
2010-11-08 |
| 71. |
Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog where no o... |
64.34 |
1.0567 |
-0.1479 |
303 |
1 |
64.34 |
2009-03-23 |
| 72. |
I can feel the heat closing in, feel them out there making t... |
64.19 |
0.9567 |
-0.0509 |
273 |
1 |
64.19 |
2009-08-03 |
| 73. |
Whether they use the title or not, many lyrics have evocativ... |
64.12 |
1.0463 |
-0.1463 |
182 |
1 |
64.12 |
2009-03-23 |
| 74. |
Hi, and welcome to the future. San Dimas, California, 2688. ... |
63.17 |
0.9213 |
-0.0295 |
295 |
3 |
60.11 |
2009-08-03 |
| 75. |
I laugh at the whole notion of "Mr. Right" and you should to... |
63.14 |
0.8845 |
0.0062 |
273 |
1 |
63.14 |
2010-11-08 |
| 76. |
A lot of people, especially this one psychoanalyst guy they ... |
63.08 |
0.9330 |
-0.0365 |
360 |
1 |
63.08 |
2008-11-11 |
| 77. |
The problem we now face is that this thin layer of atmospher... |
62.76 |
0.9619 |
-0.0712 |
393 |
1 |
62.76 |
2009-03-25 |
| 78. |
Yet the web of thought has no such creases and is more like ... |
61.69 |
0.9786 |
-0.1093 |
235 |
1 |
61.69 |
2010-04-29 |
| 79. |
There is a theory which states that if anybody ever discover... |
61.05 |
1.0289 |
-0.1636 |
276 |
1 |
61.05 |
2009-03-23 |
| 80. |
At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all... |
60.69 |
0.9894 |
-0.1294 |
323 |
1 |
60.69 |
2009-03-25 |
| 81. |
A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he s... |
60.49 |
0.9965 |
-0.1484 |
168 |
1 |
60.49 |
2010-05-24 |
| 82. |
In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and... |
60.32 |
1.1018 |
-0.2582 |
220 |
1 |
60.32 |
2009-03-25 |
| 83. |
Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air and dee... |
60.15 |
0.9866 |
-0.1422 |
218 |
1 |
60.15 |
2009-07-16 |
| 84. |
Supermarket aisles are the perfect place to practice your gl... |
59.38 |
0.9411 |
-0.1034 |
318 |
1 |
59.38 |
2010-11-08 |
| 85. |
An essential characteristic of the superhero mythology is, t... |
58.91 |
0.9109 |
-0.0778 |
401 |
1 |
58.91 |
2008-11-11 |
| 86. |
Do you smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world sm... |
57.48 |
0.9756 |
-0.1673 |
229 |
1 |
57.48 |
2009-03-23 |
| 87. |
King, eh? Very nice. And how'd you get that, eh? By exploiti... |
57.23 |
0.8961 |
-0.0934 |
189 |
1 |
57.23 |
2009-07-16 |
| 88. |
Ezekiel twenty-five, seventeen: The path of the righteous ma... |
57.03 |
0.9464 |
-0.1379 |
323 |
1 |
57.03 |
2008-11-11 |
| 89. |
Who has a safety deposit box full of money and six passports... |
56.89 |
0.9772 |
-0.1794 |
217 |
1 |
56.89 |
2009-08-03 |
| 90. |
Sholes consulted with an educator who helped him analyze the... |
56.47 |
0.9553 |
-0.1530 |
430 |
1 |
56.47 |
2009-05-15 |
| 91. |
Indonesia is a nation of islands - more than seventeen thous... |
55.86 |
0.9212 |
-0.1315 |
323 |
1 |
55.86 |
2009-03-25 |
| 92. |
The result has been the emergence of what some call the "win... |
55.40 |
0.9049 |
-0.1195 |
351 |
1 |
55.40 |
2009-03-25 |
| 93. |
Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though ... |
53.20 |
0.9309 |
-0.1845 |
284 |
1 |
53.20 |
2009-03-23 |
| 94. |
Oh bliss! Bliss and heaven! Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorg... |
52.97 |
0.8595 |
-0.1122 |
242 |
2 |
52.14 |
2009-03-25 |
| 95. |
Under the headline "Wonderful Typing," the New York Times re... |
51.08 |
0.7876 |
-0.0669 |
316 |
1 |
51.08 |
2009-03-25 |
| 96. |
You needn't take it any further, sir. You've proved to me th... |
50.48 |
0.9168 |
-0.2057 |
240 |
1 |
50.48 |
2009-03-25 |