| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart a... |
115.41 |
1.0829 |
0.2420 |
288 |
1 |
115.41 |
2009-11-10 |
| 2. |
There are two kinds of fibers in our muscles, red and white.... |
111.69 |
0.9938 |
0.2874 |
339 |
1 |
111.69 |
2009-11-24 |
| 3. |
Well, it just so happens, this hacienda comes with its very ... |
109.97 |
1.0197 |
0.2378 |
226 |
1 |
109.97 |
2009-10-27 |
| 4. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
109.60 |
1.0523 |
0.1996 |
256 |
2 |
104.74 |
2008-11-21 |
| 5. |
After removal from the oven, the pizza is sliced and plated ... |
109.12 |
1.0320 |
0.2559 |
293 |
1 |
109.12 |
2009-11-18 |
| 6. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
108.97 |
1.0297 |
0.2180 |
249 |
1 |
108.97 |
2008-11-21 |
| 7. |
To some, the rules of etiquette may seem outdated, stuffy an... |
107.44 |
0.9922 |
0.2801 |
341 |
1 |
107.44 |
2009-10-27 |
| 8. |
When I was your age, television was called books. And this i... |
106.74 |
1.0711 |
0.1468 |
213 |
1 |
106.74 |
2015-05-29 |
| 9. |
I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was ... |
105.26 |
1.0053 |
0.1986 |
232 |
1 |
105.26 |
2008-11-21 |
| 10. |
Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and t... |
104.84 |
1.0796 |
0.1166 |
129 |
1 |
104.84 |
2008-11-19 |
| 11. |
Let's face it: there are tons of things in your home and lif... |
103.36 |
1.0419 |
0.1420 |
261 |
4 |
91.10 |
2015-04-30 |
| 12. |
In general, many of these targets are easier marks if you ar... |
102.51 |
1.0088 |
0.2040 |
396 |
1 |
102.51 |
2009-11-10 |
| 13. |
We all know people who are very bright but who do not always... |
102.47 |
1.0385 |
0.1333 |
230 |
2 |
99.05 |
2009-11-18 |
| 14. |
If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what ... |
101.47 |
1.0595 |
0.1050 |
379 |
1 |
101.47 |
2009-10-27 |
| 15. |
O clear intelligence, force beyond all measure! Gentlemen, I... |
101.38 |
0.9976 |
0.1836 |
174 |
1 |
101.38 |
2009-11-24 |
| 16. |
The basic concept is simple: a satellite in geosynchronous o... |
100.49 |
0.9665 |
0.2335 |
326 |
1 |
100.49 |
2009-11-24 |
| 17. |
The day dawned bleak and chill, a moving wall of gray light ... |
100.38 |
0.9593 |
0.1948 |
398 |
1 |
100.38 |
2008-11-19 |
| 18. |
Since every piece of matter in the Universe is in some way a... |
99.60 |
1.0095 |
0.1298 |
316 |
1 |
99.60 |
2009-11-24 |
| 19. |
Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you kno... |
99.40 |
1.0445 |
0.0945 |
373 |
1 |
99.40 |
2008-11-19 |
| 20. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, and some are... |
99.13 |
0.9576 |
0.1819 |
212 |
1 |
99.13 |
2008-11-27 |
| 21. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
97.67 |
0.9682 |
0.1479 |
143 |
1 |
97.67 |
2008-11-19 |
| 22. |
Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me peg... |
97.59 |
1.0334 |
0.0772 |
131 |
1 |
97.59 |
2008-11-20 |
| 23. |
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because ... |
97.41 |
1.0165 |
0.1024 |
392 |
1 |
97.41 |
2009-11-10 |
| 24. |
In 1972, domestic oil production peaked and then began its i... |
96.72 |
0.8442 |
0.2668 |
265 |
1 |
96.72 |
2008-11-20 |
| 25. |
During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans... |
95.97 |
0.8573 |
0.2446 |
270 |
1 |
95.97 |
2008-11-21 |
| 26. |
Whether you're a student, secretary, office administrator, m... |
95.80 |
0.9064 |
0.1992 |
399 |
1 |
95.80 |
2009-11-24 |
| 27. |
You've got a way to keep me on your side. You give me cause ... |
95.79 |
1.0521 |
0.0394 |
171 |
1 |
95.79 |
2015-05-29 |
| 28. |
We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control... |
95.29 |
0.9734 |
0.1168 |
289 |
3 |
88.97 |
2009-11-24 |
| 29. |
I laugh at the whole notion of "Mr. Right" and you should to... |
94.65 |
0.8845 |
0.1990 |
273 |
1 |
94.65 |
2009-11-10 |
| 30. |
I sincerely believe that if women study male lessons on conc... |
93.38 |
0.9485 |
0.1223 |
291 |
1 |
93.38 |
2009-11-18 |
| 31. |
My darling, you have to be standing up in order to be able t... |
93.12 |
0.9884 |
0.0761 |
233 |
1 |
93.12 |
2008-11-27 |
| 32. |
First, the layer of dough bakes into bread, a low-water-cont... |
93.10 |
0.9089 |
0.1601 |
342 |
1 |
93.10 |
2009-11-10 |
| 33. |
Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is ... |
92.68 |
0.8852 |
0.1771 |
201 |
2 |
77.56 |
2009-11-24 |
| 34. |
Do you know what they call a Quarter-pounder with cheese in ... |
92.60 |
0.9233 |
0.1277 |
168 |
1 |
92.60 |
2009-11-10 |
| 35. |
Trudging slowly over wet sand, back to the bench where your ... |
92.52 |
0.9710 |
0.0809 |
173 |
1 |
92.52 |
2008-11-27 |
| 36. |
I'm telling it like it is. Get used to it or put this book d... |
92.14 |
0.9768 |
0.0798 |
387 |
2 |
91.01 |
2010-05-11 |
| 37. |
Now you might ask yourself, if by yourself you mean me, "Ste... |
91.98 |
0.9164 |
0.1405 |
305 |
1 |
91.98 |
2009-11-10 |
| 38. |
If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think ... |
91.94 |
1.0183 |
0.0278 |
191 |
1 |
91.94 |
2009-11-18 |
| 39. |
Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog where no o... |
91.84 |
1.0567 |
-0.0056 |
303 |
1 |
91.84 |
2008-11-21 |
| 40. |
At the time when Britain faced a plunge into chaos and darkn... |
91.55 |
0.9754 |
0.0779 |
362 |
1 |
91.55 |
2008-11-19 |
| 41. |
Be impeccable with your word - speak with integrity. Say onl... |
91.50 |
1.0669 |
0.0126 |
213 |
1 |
91.50 |
2012-12-11 |
| 42. |
He was rough around the edges. He'd been to school, but neve... |
91.38 |
1.0314 |
0.0530 |
452 |
1 |
91.38 |
2009-11-10 |
| 43. |
It is greatly to America's advantage that it is a congenial ... |
91.35 |
0.9266 |
0.1183 |
267 |
2 |
85.39 |
2015-05-29 |
| 44. |
As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; f... |
90.95 |
1.0613 |
-0.0202 |
266 |
1 |
90.95 |
2008-11-19 |
| 45. |
Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing ... |
90.36 |
1.0352 |
0.0008 |
341 |
1 |
90.36 |
2008-11-19 |
| 46. |
The creation ends in South Georgia, at the very edge of the ... |
90.33 |
0.9997 |
0.0369 |
382 |
2 |
88.10 |
2009-12-02 |
| 47. |
Aztec rule was based upon a system of tribute and fear over ... |
90.09 |
0.9572 |
0.1162 |
376 |
1 |
90.09 |
2009-11-24 |
| 48. |
Look, you should admit to yourself that Microsoft will miss ... |
89.94 |
0.9612 |
0.0673 |
256 |
2 |
87.17 |
2015-04-30 |
| 49. |
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and fu... |
89.68 |
0.9964 |
0.0292 |
203 |
1 |
89.68 |
2008-11-19 |
| 50. |
We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill, as the day be... |
89.21 |
0.9729 |
0.0474 |
255 |
1 |
89.21 |
2008-11-19 |
| 51. |
They say that right after God created man, he took a rib fro... |
88.25 |
1.0795 |
-0.0400 |
226 |
1 |
88.25 |
2015-05-29 |
| 52. |
And today, Lady Liberty is under attack from the cable chann... |
87.11 |
0.9125 |
0.0851 |
308 |
1 |
87.11 |
2015-04-30 |
| 53. |
We might begin by asking why the pregnant man image has been... |
86.39 |
0.9359 |
0.0910 |
353 |
1 |
86.39 |
2009-11-10 |
| 54. |
I had a job, I had a girl. I had something going, mister, in... |
85.87 |
1.0218 |
-0.0433 |
268 |
1 |
85.87 |
2009-10-27 |
| 55. |
If you're working out in front of a mirror and watching your... |
85.32 |
1.0486 |
-0.0728 |
289 |
1 |
85.32 |
2008-11-20 |
| 56. |
A giant inverted steel pyramid is perfectly balanced on its ... |
83.80 |
0.9893 |
-0.0318 |
323 |
1 |
83.80 |
2008-11-27 |
| 57. |
The only message I got was from the company that holds my st... |
83.70 |
0.9068 |
0.0525 |
269 |
1 |
83.70 |
2008-11-19 |
| 58. |
A lot of people, especially this one psychoanalyst guy they ... |
83.67 |
0.9330 |
0.0295 |
360 |
1 |
83.67 |
2008-11-19 |
| 59. |
He had spent enormous amounts of time at the great libraries... |
83.44 |
0.9426 |
0.0138 |
317 |
1 |
83.44 |
2008-11-27 |
| 60. |
We were playing checkers. I used to kid her once in a while ... |
83.27 |
1.0347 |
-0.0580 |
550 |
1 |
83.27 |
2009-11-10 |
| 61. |
Combat for a naval aviator is fought in short, violent burst... |
81.80 |
1.0201 |
-0.0854 |
303 |
1 |
81.80 |
2008-11-21 |
| 62. |
Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, lik... |
81.10 |
0.8941 |
0.0341 |
216 |
1 |
81.10 |
2008-11-20 |
| 63. |
Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks. Colons ... |
81.00 |
0.9897 |
-0.0670 |
274 |
1 |
81.00 |
2009-11-10 |
| 64. |
Yeah, you just take Soupy-Sales to prom 'cause I can think o... |
80.66 |
0.9339 |
-0.0143 |
310 |
1 |
80.66 |
2008-11-19 |
| 65. |
It turned out that the sweet-talking, tattoo-sporting pikey ... |
80.50 |
0.8722 |
0.0499 |
285 |
1 |
80.50 |
2008-11-20 |
| 66. |
When considering the cultural significance of this intriguin... |
80.03 |
0.9239 |
-0.0035 |
193 |
1 |
80.03 |
2012-12-11 |
| 67. |
Few smart kids can spare the attention that popularity requi... |
79.95 |
0.9513 |
-0.0347 |
354 |
1 |
79.95 |
2009-11-18 |
| 68. |
When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, ... |
79.91 |
0.9724 |
-0.0564 |
237 |
1 |
79.91 |
2008-11-20 |
| 69. |
In most cases, there is more to be gained by maximizing the ... |
78.99 |
1.0598 |
-0.1639 |
196 |
1 |
78.99 |
2015-04-30 |
| 70. |
Whether you're a student, secretary, office administrator, m... |
78.64 |
0.9289 |
-0.0335 |
204 |
2 |
76.39 |
2008-11-21 |
| 71. |
I remember when we used to sit in the government yard in Tre... |
78.32 |
0.9965 |
-0.1019 |
277 |
1 |
78.32 |
2015-04-30 |
| 72. |
On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp str... |
76.36 |
1.0016 |
-0.1349 |
218 |
1 |
76.36 |
2008-11-19 |
| 73. |
If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what ... |
74.92 |
0.8956 |
-0.0384 |
217 |
1 |
74.92 |
2012-12-11 |
| 74. |
Even the best-designed chair won't make up for bad posture. ... |
73.26 |
1.0004 |
-0.1711 |
212 |
1 |
73.26 |
2008-11-21 |
| 75. |
The ultimate way to compose is to be able to keyboard as fas... |
72.42 |
1.0426 |
-0.2176 |
323 |
1 |
72.42 |
2008-11-21 |
| 76. |
Some have a positive vocation for breaking open safes: from ... |
71.95 |
0.9670 |
-0.1047 |
307 |
1 |
71.95 |
2009-12-02 |
| 77. |
Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, a... |
71.29 |
0.9769 |
-0.1664 |
263 |
1 |
71.29 |
2008-11-21 |
| 78. |
The alternative to binge travel - the mini retirement - enta... |
71.13 |
1.0417 |
-0.2335 |
253 |
1 |
71.13 |
2008-11-21 |
| 79. |
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pet... |
70.08 |
0.9351 |
-0.1420 |
190 |
1 |
70.08 |
2008-11-21 |
| 80. |
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are ma... |
68.83 |
1.0063 |
-0.2218 |
371 |
2 |
54.31 |
2008-11-27 |
| 81. |
These contests provided ample opportunity to demonstrate the... |
68.62 |
0.9278 |
-0.1434 |
295 |
1 |
68.62 |
2008-11-21 |
| 82. |
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships o... |
68.39 |
0.9941 |
-0.2175 |
217 |
1 |
68.39 |
2010-05-11 |
| 83. |
My dog barks some. Mentally you picture my dog, but I have n... |
67.42 |
0.8919 |
-0.1258 |
205 |
1 |
67.42 |
2012-12-11 |
| 84. |
My entire life had been on a predictable trajectory dominate... |
67.40 |
0.8958 |
-0.1237 |
322 |
1 |
67.40 |
2015-05-29 |
| 85. |
In May 1980, Fidel Castro opened the harbor at Mariel, Cuba ... |
65.59 |
0.8947 |
-0.1432 |
366 |
2 |
64.57 |
2008-11-21 |
| 86. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
63.94 |
0.9776 |
-0.2499 |
308 |
1 |
63.94 |
2008-11-27 |
| 87. |
Had dreams. Two of 'em. Both had my father. It's peculiar. I... |
59.82 |
0.7877 |
-0.1033 |
142 |
1 |
59.82 |
2012-12-11 |
| 88. |
Danger is a topic you're often asked about as a sprinter. Th... |
59.59 |
0.9801 |
-0.2607 |
428 |
1 |
59.59 |
2015-04-30 |
| 89. |
There is a theory which states that if anybody ever discover... |
57.92 |
1.0289 |
-0.3667 |
276 |
1 |
57.92 |
2009-11-18 |
| 90. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
57.92 |
0.9899 |
-0.3368 |
163 |
1 |
57.92 |
2008-11-27 |
| 91. |
Webster defines intelligence as, "the ability to apprehend i... |
54.40 |
0.8670 |
-0.2446 |
318 |
1 |
54.40 |
2009-11-18 |
| 92. |
But speculations on the structure of the universe also move ... |
53.87 |
0.9910 |
-0.3782 |
295 |
1 |
53.87 |
2008-11-20 |
| 93. |
I suddenly had the impression that I had been left all alone... |
51.98 |
1.0261 |
-0.4390 |
273 |
1 |
51.98 |
2009-11-18 |
| 94. |
We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has take... |
51.53 |
1.0296 |
-0.4394 |
437 |
1 |
51.53 |
2010-05-11 |