| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
Whether they use the title or not, many lyrics have evocativ... |
87.76 |
1.0463 |
0.3019 |
182 |
3 |
70.99 |
2009-05-28 |
| 2. |
The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first ... |
83.05 |
1.0252 |
0.2478 |
176 |
1 |
83.05 |
2009-08-26 |
| 3. |
Language is one of the keys to being human. It allows us to ... |
78.73 |
1.0263 |
0.1852 |
267 |
3 |
68.98 |
2009-08-26 |
| 4. |
The Earth is a world, the world is a ball, a ball in a game ... |
78.61 |
1.0788 |
0.1260 |
171 |
1 |
78.61 |
2011-11-24 |
| 5. |
The odds are that you will generally meet the worst of them.... |
77.31 |
1.0941 |
0.1273 |
256 |
1 |
77.31 |
2009-12-12 |
| 6. |
If we all go for the blonde and block each other, not a sing... |
76.12 |
1.0668 |
0.1074 |
350 |
2 |
70.69 |
2009-08-27 |
| 7. |
We all know people who are very bright but who do not always... |
75.72 |
1.0385 |
0.1251 |
230 |
1 |
75.72 |
2009-05-26 |
| 8. |
Time is tricky. You have whole months, even years, when noth... |
75.62 |
1.0529 |
0.1109 |
351 |
2 |
72.45 |
2009-05-26 |
| 9. |
The problem is, Willie, is that Charles and yourself are not... |
74.84 |
1.0396 |
0.1049 |
149 |
1 |
74.84 |
2009-05-26 |
| 10. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
74.41 |
1.0138 |
0.1308 |
231 |
1 |
74.41 |
2009-05-26 |
| 11. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
74.21 |
1.0060 |
0.1312 |
171 |
1 |
74.21 |
2009-05-26 |
| 12. |
It is possible that I already had some presentiment of my fu... |
74.09 |
1.0349 |
0.1045 |
234 |
2 |
69.13 |
2009-05-27 |
| 13. |
The example of painting can teach us not only how to manage ... |
73.46 |
1.0787 |
0.0503 |
237 |
1 |
73.46 |
2009-05-26 |
| 14. |
There is a theory which states that if anybody ever discover... |
73.15 |
1.0289 |
0.1009 |
276 |
4 |
67.33 |
2009-05-28 |
| 15. |
On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp str... |
72.88 |
1.0016 |
0.1150 |
218 |
2 |
64.92 |
2009-06-05 |
| 16. |
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pet... |
72.60 |
0.9351 |
0.1763 |
190 |
2 |
69.67 |
2009-05-27 |
| 17. |
Every time I think of you I feel shot right through with a b... |
72.59 |
1.0316 |
0.0889 |
333 |
1 |
72.59 |
2009-05-27 |
| 18. |
You've got a way to keep me on your side. You give me cause ... |
72.55 |
1.0521 |
0.0592 |
171 |
1 |
72.55 |
2009-05-26 |
| 19. |
There's sometimes a buggy. How many drivers does a buggy hav... |
71.53 |
1.0251 |
0.0729 |
261 |
1 |
71.53 |
2009-05-26 |
| 20. |
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a ma... |
71.08 |
1.0034 |
0.0883 |
302 |
2 |
67.73 |
2009-06-06 |
| 21. |
We've known each other for many years but this is the first ... |
70.68 |
1.0352 |
0.0549 |
341 |
1 |
70.68 |
2009-06-06 |
| 22. |
The alternative to binge travel - the mini retirement - enta... |
70.66 |
1.0417 |
0.0425 |
253 |
1 |
70.66 |
2009-05-26 |
| 23. |
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because ... |
69.83 |
1.0165 |
0.0612 |
392 |
1 |
69.83 |
2009-06-06 |
| 24. |
Now I want you to think and stop being a smart aleck. A man'... |
69.70 |
1.0696 |
-0.0013 |
226 |
2 |
69.26 |
2009-05-25 |
| 25. |
Today, you people are no longer maggots. Today, you are Mari... |
69.58 |
0.9965 |
0.0737 |
310 |
2 |
66.39 |
2009-08-26 |
| 26. |
I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something differe... |
69.54 |
0.9863 |
0.0874 |
339 |
1 |
69.54 |
2009-05-26 |
| 27. |
Since every piece of matter in the Universe is in some way a... |
69.33 |
1.0095 |
0.0554 |
316 |
1 |
69.33 |
2009-08-26 |
| 28. |
Well, the way they make shows is, they make one show. That s... |
69.29 |
1.0534 |
0.0142 |
357 |
1 |
69.29 |
2009-05-27 |
| 29. |
Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog where no o... |
69.10 |
1.0567 |
0.0063 |
303 |
1 |
69.10 |
2009-06-06 |
| 30. |
Chance and chance alone has a message for us. Everything tha... |
69.00 |
1.0013 |
0.0587 |
273 |
1 |
69.00 |
2009-12-12 |
| 31. |
A giant inverted steel pyramid is perfectly balanced on its ... |
68.61 |
0.9893 |
0.0656 |
323 |
2 |
67.82 |
2009-05-27 |
| 32. |
Lucid but wholly false recollections can easily be induced b... |
68.54 |
0.9886 |
0.0676 |
220 |
1 |
68.54 |
2009-05-25 |
| 33. |
All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were ... |
68.31 |
1.0399 |
0.0154 |
294 |
2 |
60.17 |
2011-11-24 |
| 34. |
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million ... |
68.26 |
1.0331 |
0.0140 |
234 |
1 |
68.26 |
2009-05-26 |
| 35. |
But speculations on the structure of the universe also move ... |
68.21 |
0.9910 |
0.0595 |
295 |
1 |
68.21 |
2009-05-25 |
| 36. |
Padre, these are subtleties! We are not concerned with motiv... |
68.07 |
0.9398 |
0.1159 |
419 |
1 |
68.07 |
2009-08-27 |
| 37. |
Thirdly, however, these wars could now be waged with the new... |
67.74 |
0.9820 |
0.0621 |
267 |
1 |
67.74 |
2009-12-12 |
| 38. |
I had a job, I had a girl. I had something going, mister, in... |
67.73 |
1.0218 |
0.0164 |
268 |
2 |
64.63 |
2009-05-25 |
| 39. |
Most popular song lyrics have two sections - a verse and a b... |
67.46 |
0.9699 |
0.0664 |
269 |
1 |
67.46 |
2009-06-06 |
| 40. |
According to the popular story, the keyboard invented by Aug... |
67.21 |
0.8981 |
0.1395 |
393 |
2 |
63.23 |
2009-06-06 |
| 41. |
We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control... |
67.12 |
0.9734 |
0.0579 |
289 |
2 |
64.89 |
2009-05-26 |
| 42. |
The chemistry of an element is determined by the manner in w... |
66.56 |
1.0023 |
0.0187 |
211 |
2 |
61.75 |
2009-05-26 |
| 43. |
I was shaking like a leaf, so without thinking I lit up a ci... |
66.47 |
0.9681 |
0.0617 |
378 |
1 |
66.47 |
2009-05-25 |
| 44. |
I have quit three jobs and been fired from all the rest. Get... |
66.44 |
1.0516 |
-0.0310 |
281 |
1 |
66.44 |
2009-05-28 |
| 45. |
We began to recognize in them a strange obsession. After all... |
66.28 |
0.9851 |
0.0356 |
317 |
1 |
66.28 |
2009-05-25 |
| 46. |
He canceled all his commitments and pulled together the most... |
66.26 |
0.9646 |
0.0527 |
264 |
4 |
63.77 |
2009-06-06 |
| 47. |
If you are given too many choices, if you are forced to cons... |
66.19 |
0.9857 |
0.0304 |
293 |
1 |
66.19 |
2009-06-06 |
| 48. |
In order to face down the danger that is stalking us and mov... |
66.02 |
1.0167 |
0.0046 |
378 |
1 |
66.02 |
2009-05-26 |
| 49. |
You found paradise in America. You had a good trade, made a ... |
65.93 |
0.9780 |
0.0361 |
337 |
2 |
63.69 |
2009-06-06 |
| 50. |
I'm telling it like it is. Get used to it or put this book d... |
65.87 |
0.9768 |
0.0379 |
387 |
1 |
65.87 |
2009-08-26 |
| 51. |
Is it really necessary to send that email? The more emails y... |
65.33 |
1.0120 |
-0.0091 |
290 |
1 |
65.33 |
2009-05-26 |
| 52. |
And in the world a heart of darkness, a firezone, where poet... |
65.17 |
1.0214 |
-0.0218 |
269 |
2 |
63.84 |
2011-11-24 |
| 53. |
That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a li... |
65.08 |
0.9841 |
0.0196 |
334 |
2 |
65.05 |
2009-05-28 |
| 54. |
When I really worry about something, I don't just fool aroun... |
65.00 |
1.0337 |
-0.0357 |
214 |
1 |
65.00 |
2009-05-26 |
| 55. |
If you're working out in front of a mirror and watching your... |
64.98 |
1.0486 |
-0.0495 |
289 |
1 |
64.98 |
2009-05-25 |
| 56. |
Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you kno... |
64.40 |
1.0445 |
-0.0543 |
373 |
1 |
64.40 |
2009-05-25 |
| 57. |
So what's in this for you? Should you rush out in search of ... |
64.17 |
1.0062 |
-0.0205 |
288 |
1 |
64.17 |
2009-05-25 |
| 58. |
And you know it's time to go, through the sleet and driving ... |
63.96 |
1.0487 |
-0.0713 |
231 |
1 |
63.96 |
2009-05-26 |
| 59. |
These contests provided ample opportunity to demonstrate the... |
63.70 |
0.9278 |
0.0533 |
295 |
1 |
63.70 |
2009-05-26 |
| 60. |
I remember when we used to sit in the government yard in Tre... |
63.60 |
0.9965 |
-0.0191 |
277 |
2 |
62.93 |
2009-06-06 |
| 61. |
I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was ... |
63.54 |
1.0053 |
-0.0314 |
232 |
1 |
63.54 |
2009-05-25 |
| 62. |
The term "barbarian" was created by the Greeks; it was origi... |
63.39 |
0.9509 |
0.0611 |
225 |
1 |
63.39 |
2009-12-12 |
| 63. |
I'd just like to point out that you were given every opportu... |
63.09 |
1.0068 |
-0.0346 |
358 |
1 |
63.09 |
2009-08-26 |
| 64. |
Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for this i... |
62.65 |
0.9676 |
0.0027 |
442 |
2 |
61.09 |
2009-05-26 |
| 65. |
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a lan... |
62.22 |
0.9429 |
0.0137 |
287 |
1 |
62.22 |
2009-06-06 |
| 66. |
So my heart goes out to them. Figuratively. I would never ac... |
62.09 |
0.9279 |
0.0319 |
317 |
1 |
62.09 |
2009-05-26 |
| 67. |
Disillusion is the greatest gift I can give you. But, becaus... |
62.01 |
0.8933 |
0.0652 |
363 |
2 |
60.27 |
2009-05-25 |
| 68. |
I drew the blankets over my head and tried to think of Chris... |
61.59 |
0.9865 |
-0.0399 |
276 |
2 |
57.17 |
2009-05-26 |
| 69. |
With the coming of Dean Moriarty began the part of my life y... |
61.56 |
1.0189 |
-0.0705 |
337 |
1 |
61.56 |
2009-06-06 |
| 70. |
Do you know what they call a Quarter-pounder with cheese in ... |
61.45 |
0.9233 |
0.0118 |
168 |
1 |
61.45 |
2009-05-26 |
| 71. |
The only message I got was from the company that holds my st... |
61.22 |
0.9632 |
-0.0170 |
392 |
1 |
61.22 |
2009-05-28 |
| 72. |
In short order, Carter then proceeded to kill any chance he ... |
60.99 |
0.9234 |
0.0182 |
346 |
2 |
59.04 |
2009-12-12 |
| 73. |
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, t... |
60.87 |
1.0767 |
-0.1446 |
212 |
1 |
60.87 |
2009-08-26 |
| 74. |
We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial e... |
60.23 |
0.9485 |
-0.0224 |
236 |
2 |
57.73 |
2009-05-26 |
| 75. |
The pathology of setting a deadline to the earliest articula... |
60.13 |
0.9785 |
-0.0525 |
335 |
2 |
57.38 |
2009-05-26 |
| 76. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
60.00 |
1.0523 |
-0.1358 |
256 |
1 |
60.00 |
2009-05-25 |
| 77. |
You could choke a dozen donkeys on that! And you're haggling... |
59.71 |
0.8602 |
0.0539 |
206 |
1 |
59.71 |
2009-05-27 |
| 78. |
Few smart kids can spare the attention that popularity requi... |
59.44 |
0.9513 |
-0.0354 |
354 |
1 |
59.44 |
2009-05-25 |
| 79. |
Throughout my academic career, I'd given some pretty good ta... |
59.43 |
0.9649 |
-0.0541 |
193 |
2 |
57.49 |
2009-06-06 |
| 80. |
Life is not suffering; it's just that you will suffer it, ra... |
58.59 |
1.0498 |
-0.1557 |
180 |
1 |
58.59 |
2009-05-25 |
| 81. |
Whenever you watch the mind, you withdraw consciousness from... |
58.58 |
0.9844 |
-0.0809 |
293 |
1 |
58.58 |
2009-05-26 |
| 82. |
Common knowledge has bicyclists always riding into the wind,... |
58.01 |
0.9684 |
-0.0759 |
388 |
1 |
58.01 |
2009-06-06 |
| 83. |
Whether you're a student, secretary, office administrator, m... |
57.82 |
0.9064 |
-0.0103 |
399 |
1 |
57.82 |
2009-05-25 |
| 84. |
In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. All th... |
57.39 |
0.9084 |
-0.0264 |
300 |
2 |
56.33 |
2009-08-26 |
| 85. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
57.23 |
0.9682 |
-0.0924 |
143 |
2 |
51.13 |
2009-06-06 |
| 86. |
I will need my spectacles and a clear head. Today I broke my... |
57.11 |
1.0214 |
-0.1510 |
166 |
1 |
57.11 |
2009-05-25 |
| 87. |
Quality humor doesn't just deliver one gag and then tax the ... |
56.77 |
0.9697 |
-0.0990 |
249 |
1 |
56.77 |
2009-08-26 |
| 88. |
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are ma... |
56.63 |
1.0063 |
-0.1375 |
371 |
1 |
56.63 |
2009-05-26 |
| 89. |
If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think ... |
56.27 |
1.0183 |
-0.1611 |
191 |
1 |
56.27 |
2009-05-25 |
| 90. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
56.10 |
0.9776 |
-0.1173 |
308 |
1 |
56.10 |
2009-05-25 |
| 91. |
I was hugely impressed. Kirk, I mean Shatner, was the ultima... |
55.84 |
0.9907 |
-0.1362 |
211 |
1 |
55.84 |
2009-06-06 |
| 92. |
Excellent. He's enterprising, aggressive, outgoing, young, b... |
55.83 |
0.8890 |
-0.0367 |
199 |
2 |
48.87 |
2009-05-27 |
| 93. |
Oh bliss! Bliss and heaven! Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorg... |
54.08 |
0.8595 |
-0.0290 |
242 |
1 |
54.08 |
2009-05-25 |
| 94. |
At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all... |
51.87 |
0.9894 |
-0.1907 |
323 |
1 |
51.87 |
2009-06-06 |
| 95. |
Wilkinson County was a recipient of one of the new "separate... |
51.18 |
0.8382 |
-0.0542 |
268 |
1 |
51.18 |
2009-05-26 |
| 96. |
I had a friend who was a heavy drinker. If somebody asked hi... |
50.90 |
0.8916 |
-0.1121 |
216 |
1 |
50.90 |
2009-06-06 |
| 97. |
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things wor... |
50.59 |
1.0462 |
-0.2779 |
184 |
1 |
50.59 |
2009-05-25 |
| 98. |
Under the headline "Wonderful Typing," the New York Times re... |
49.92 |
0.7876 |
-0.0211 |
316 |
1 |
49.92 |
2009-05-26 |
| 99. |
It's a sunny, woodsy day in Lumberton, so get those chainsaw... |
49.05 |
0.9045 |
-0.1538 |
235 |
1 |
49.05 |
2009-05-25 |
| 100. |
A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for so... |
48.90 |
1.0565 |
-0.3110 |
247 |
1 |
48.90 |
2009-05-25 |
| 101. |
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy a... |
46.35 |
0.8996 |
-0.1967 |
192 |
1 |
46.35 |
2009-06-06 |
| 102. |
The boy has not a real choice, has he? Self-interest, the fe... |
43.50 |
0.9202 |
-0.2569 |
254 |
1 |
43.50 |
2009-05-25 |
| 103. |
Milt, with the excellent timing of a master comedy writer, w... |
42.67 |
0.9570 |
-0.3042 |
287 |
1 |
42.67 |
2009-05-25 |
| 104. |
That's Tommy. He tells people he was named after a gun, but ... |
40.59 |
0.9731 |
-0.3669 |
129 |
1 |
40.59 |
2009-05-25 |