| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
The good news is that your child has a natural desire to do ... |
50.81 |
1.0205 |
-1.0392 |
179 |
3 |
38.79 |
2009-09-29 |
| 2. |
Humans need to practice what they are learning a good deal b... |
46.01 |
1.1016 |
-1.1141 |
233 |
2 |
38.65 |
2009-09-28 |
| 3. |
In general, many of these targets are easier marks if you ar... |
43.75 |
0.9350 |
-0.9491 |
195 |
2 |
35.95 |
2009-09-29 |
| 4. |
By studying the cooling of pizza in the gravity free environ... |
43.12 |
0.9726 |
-0.9898 |
154 |
1 |
43.12 |
2009-09-28 |
| 5. |
One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every gam... |
39.09 |
1.0528 |
-1.0685 |
201 |
2 |
33.97 |
2009-09-28 |
| 6. |
Indonesia is a nation of islands - more than seventeen thous... |
38.87 |
0.8190 |
-0.8253 |
135 |
1 |
38.87 |
2009-09-28 |
| 7. |
The Earth is a world, the world is a ball, a ball in a game ... |
37.96 |
1.0788 |
-1.0949 |
171 |
4 |
34.32 |
2009-10-02 |
| 8. |
The ultimate way to compose is to be able to keyboard as fas... |
37.21 |
0.9164 |
-0.9252 |
121 |
3 |
36.20 |
2009-10-02 |
| 9. |
A chorus is the high-point of a lyric's energy as well as th... |
36.94 |
0.8788 |
-0.8944 |
134 |
1 |
36.94 |
2010-01-03 |
| 10. |
Chance and chance alone has a message for us. Everything tha... |
35.76 |
0.8323 |
-0.8449 |
145 |
2 |
31.78 |
2009-09-30 |
| 11. |
That's Tommy. He tells people he was named after a gun, but ... |
35.15 |
0.9731 |
-0.9936 |
129 |
2 |
30.19 |
2009-09-28 |
| 12. |
Now I want you to think and stop being a smart aleck. A man'... |
34.88 |
1.0696 |
-1.0840 |
226 |
1 |
34.88 |
2009-09-21 |
| 13. |
I will need my spectacles and a clear head. Today I broke my... |
34.73 |
1.0214 |
-1.0371 |
166 |
4 |
30.67 |
2009-10-02 |
| 14. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
34.69 |
0.8809 |
-0.8961 |
127 |
3 |
30.35 |
2009-10-02 |
| 15. |
Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place where as a child I'... |
34.20 |
0.8936 |
-0.9058 |
127 |
3 |
28.42 |
2009-09-21 |
| 16. |
Advertising has these people chasing cars and clothes they d... |
34.15 |
0.8745 |
-0.8898 |
169 |
1 |
34.15 |
2009-09-30 |
| 17. |
The alternative to binge travel entails relocating to one pl... |
34.03 |
0.8747 |
-0.8920 |
201 |
2 |
28.60 |
2009-10-02 |
| 18. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
33.87 |
0.8852 |
-0.8962 |
158 |
2 |
26.75 |
2009-09-30 |
| 19. |
Consider this: Is the pious being loved by the gods because ... |
33.62 |
0.7981 |
-0.8124 |
126 |
1 |
33.62 |
2009-09-28 |
| 20. |
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things wor... |
33.21 |
1.0462 |
-1.0624 |
184 |
4 |
29.73 |
2009-09-30 |
| 21. |
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a lan... |
33.20 |
0.8070 |
-0.8170 |
137 |
2 |
30.40 |
2009-09-30 |
| 22. |
Dean is the perfect guy for the road because he actually was... |
32.91 |
0.8506 |
-0.8657 |
132 |
2 |
30.81 |
2009-10-02 |
| 23. |
There's a hole in the world like a great black pit. And the ... |
32.55 |
1.0679 |
-1.0572 |
177 |
1 |
32.55 |
2010-04-21 |
| 24. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
32.36 |
1.0797 |
-1.0954 |
210 |
3 |
30.14 |
2009-10-02 |
| 25. |
She's got a smile that, it seems to me, reminds me of childh... |
32.19 |
0.8700 |
-0.8815 |
127 |
2 |
27.70 |
2009-09-30 |
| 26. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, but the orig... |
31.97 |
0.8544 |
-0.8666 |
170 |
3 |
29.43 |
2010-04-21 |
| 27. |
San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time ... |
31.36 |
1.0799 |
-1.0945 |
243 |
1 |
31.36 |
2009-09-21 |
| 28. |
Who has a safety deposit box full of money and six passports... |
31.27 |
0.9772 |
-0.9911 |
217 |
2 |
28.37 |
2009-09-20 |
| 29. |
They say that right after God created man, he took a rib fro... |
31.25 |
1.0795 |
-1.0600 |
226 |
1 |
31.25 |
2009-09-20 |
| 30. |
Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me peg... |
31.05 |
1.0334 |
-1.0497 |
131 |
1 |
31.05 |
2009-09-30 |
| 31. |
At first we were silent, but finally we considered ourselves... |
30.97 |
0.9559 |
-0.9694 |
195 |
1 |
30.97 |
2010-04-21 |
| 32. |
We've known each other for many years but this is the first ... |
30.96 |
0.9307 |
-0.9374 |
246 |
1 |
30.96 |
2009-10-02 |
| 33. |
There are two kinds of fibers in our muscles, red and white.... |
30.94 |
0.7818 |
-0.7940 |
195 |
1 |
30.94 |
2009-09-28 |
| 34. |
Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air and dee... |
30.90 |
0.9866 |
-1.0021 |
218 |
1 |
30.90 |
2009-09-29 |
| 35. |
Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly ... |
30.85 |
0.9786 |
-0.9936 |
193 |
3 |
28.70 |
2009-10-02 |
| 36. |
Convection also plays a minor role because of the relative t... |
30.38 |
0.9820 |
-0.9959 |
274 |
1 |
30.38 |
2009-09-21 |
| 37. |
Over the past decade, we've seen strong economic growth but ... |
30.29 |
0.8096 |
-0.8160 |
209 |
2 |
29.25 |
2009-10-09 |
| 38. |
Facts can be thought of as objective or subjective. Things a... |
30.27 |
0.8152 |
-0.8268 |
163 |
3 |
29.00 |
2009-10-02 |
| 39. |
The melted mozzarella layer, which we shall designate MML, i... |
30.26 |
1.0254 |
-0.9945 |
217 |
2 |
30.18 |
2009-09-30 |
| 40. |
Question marks and exclamation points go inside quotation ma... |
30.08 |
0.8422 |
-0.8533 |
164 |
1 |
30.08 |
2009-10-02 |
| 41. |
I don't know why he saved my life. Maybe in those last momen... |
30.06 |
1.0168 |
-1.0280 |
271 |
1 |
30.06 |
2009-09-28 |
| 42. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
30.05 |
0.9899 |
-1.0051 |
163 |
1 |
30.05 |
2009-09-28 |
| 43. |
We go waiting for the stars to come showering down. From Mos... |
29.90 |
1.0379 |
-1.0135 |
245 |
2 |
28.68 |
2009-10-02 |
| 44. |
On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp str... |
29.87 |
1.0016 |
-1.0165 |
218 |
1 |
29.87 |
2009-10-02 |
| 45. |
It was a marvelous night, the sort of night one only experie... |
29.80 |
0.8739 |
-0.8897 |
136 |
2 |
26.19 |
2009-09-30 |
| 46. |
Every time I think of you I feel shot right through with a b... |
29.76 |
0.8900 |
-0.9005 |
164 |
1 |
29.76 |
2010-04-21 |
| 47. |
We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control... |
29.61 |
0.8821 |
-0.8971 |
176 |
1 |
29.61 |
2009-09-21 |
| 48. |
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart a... |
29.59 |
1.0829 |
-1.0941 |
288 |
1 |
29.59 |
2009-09-20 |
| 49. |
The example of painting can teach us not only how to manage ... |
29.53 |
1.0787 |
-1.0913 |
237 |
1 |
29.53 |
2009-09-20 |
| 50. |
Whether they use the title or not, many lyrics have evocativ... |
29.52 |
1.0463 |
-1.0618 |
182 |
4 |
27.19 |
2009-09-20 |
| 51. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
29.50 |
0.8323 |
-0.8430 |
203 |
1 |
29.50 |
2009-09-25 |
| 52. |
I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts while bu... |
29.44 |
1.0444 |
-1.0616 |
197 |
1 |
29.44 |
2009-09-30 |
| 53. |
I still see things that are not here. I just choose not to a... |
29.28 |
0.9991 |
-1.0118 |
225 |
1 |
29.28 |
2009-09-25 |
| 54. |
Trudging slowly over wet sand, back to the bench where your ... |
29.17 |
0.9710 |
-0.9880 |
173 |
1 |
29.17 |
2009-09-28 |
| 55. |
Many rivers to cross but I can't seem to find my way over. W... |
29.11 |
0.8177 |
-0.8299 |
124 |
1 |
29.11 |
2009-09-30 |
| 56. |
Most popular song lyrics have two sections - a verse and a b... |
29.00 |
0.9171 |
-0.9314 |
165 |
2 |
28.75 |
2009-09-20 |
| 57. |
Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks. Colons ... |
29.00 |
0.8118 |
-0.8194 |
109 |
1 |
29.00 |
2009-09-29 |
| 58. |
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because ... |
28.98 |
0.8910 |
-0.9026 |
150 |
1 |
28.98 |
2010-04-21 |
| 59. |
Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and t... |
28.96 |
1.0796 |
-1.0952 |
129 |
1 |
28.96 |
2009-10-02 |
| 60. |
And if by chance an honest man like yourself should make ene... |
28.90 |
0.8715 |
-0.8849 |
130 |
3 |
26.90 |
2009-09-22 |
| 61. |
During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans... |
28.76 |
0.8573 |
-0.8673 |
270 |
1 |
28.76 |
2009-09-25 |
| 62. |
So what's in this for you? Should you rush out in search of ... |
28.67 |
0.8628 |
-0.8777 |
196 |
1 |
28.67 |
2009-09-28 |
| 63. |
So my heart goes out to them. Figuratively. I would never ac... |
28.66 |
0.8153 |
-0.8247 |
200 |
1 |
28.66 |
2009-09-28 |
| 64. |
The garbage chute was a wonderful idea! What an incredible s... |
28.58 |
0.7352 |
-0.7453 |
106 |
2 |
24.28 |
2009-09-30 |
| 65. |
There are still some places where you can get all you can ea... |
28.34 |
0.9028 |
-0.9166 |
155 |
1 |
28.34 |
2009-09-20 |
| 66. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
28.16 |
0.9682 |
-0.9827 |
143 |
1 |
28.16 |
2009-09-21 |
| 67. |
It is possible that I already had some presentiment of my fu... |
28.06 |
1.0349 |
-1.0483 |
234 |
1 |
28.06 |
2009-10-02 |
| 68. |
Here, the oregano and other trace materials sitting on the s... |
27.95 |
0.9873 |
-1.0029 |
155 |
1 |
27.95 |
2009-09-21 |
| 69. |
All typewriters are adjusted to type 6 lines to the inch fro... |
27.75 |
0.7690 |
-0.7805 |
142 |
3 |
26.22 |
2010-04-21 |
| 70. |
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million ... |
27.51 |
1.0331 |
-1.0477 |
234 |
1 |
27.51 |
2009-09-19 |
| 71. |
Now did you answer 'cause you thought that's what I wanted t... |
27.50 |
0.9325 |
-0.9487 |
156 |
2 |
26.36 |
2009-09-19 |
| 72. |
Is it sweeter to exist only in the mind or to exist both in ... |
27.42 |
0.8551 |
-0.8650 |
171 |
1 |
27.42 |
2009-09-19 |
| 73. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
27.37 |
0.9798 |
-0.9963 |
199 |
1 |
27.37 |
2009-09-21 |
| 74. |
At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all... |
27.29 |
0.7908 |
-0.7997 |
127 |
1 |
27.29 |
2009-09-19 |
| 75. |
Whether you use a PC, laptop, or typewriter - typing is an i... |
27.26 |
0.7375 |
-0.7477 |
148 |
2 |
25.34 |
2010-04-21 |
| 76. |
My name is Turkish. Funny name for an Englishman, I know. My... |
27.21 |
1.0131 |
-1.0287 |
225 |
1 |
27.21 |
2009-09-20 |
| 77. |
Through intensive training and psychological manipulation, a... |
27.02 |
0.8073 |
-0.8207 |
173 |
1 |
27.02 |
2009-10-02 |
| 78. |
People get ready, there's a train coming. You don't need no ... |
26.95 |
1.0033 |
-1.0196 |
189 |
1 |
26.95 |
2009-10-02 |
| 79. |
We may climb into the thin and cold realm of pure geometry a... |
26.87 |
0.9871 |
-0.9618 |
209 |
4 |
24.68 |
2009-09-21 |
| 80. |
From compositional considerations the tomato layer would be ... |
26.83 |
1.0375 |
-1.0027 |
200 |
2 |
25.66 |
2009-09-20 |
| 81. |
When I was your age, television was called books. And this i... |
26.71 |
1.0711 |
-1.0881 |
213 |
1 |
26.71 |
2009-09-19 |
| 82. |
Because of their scouting skills and peripheral kinesthetic ... |
26.33 |
0.8162 |
-0.8264 |
149 |
1 |
26.33 |
2009-09-30 |
| 83. |
Whenever you watch the mind, you withdraw consciousness from... |
26.27 |
0.9128 |
-0.9228 |
133 |
1 |
26.27 |
2009-09-21 |
| 84. |
Specialized uniforms, such as nun and priest garb, can be mo... |
26.22 |
0.9161 |
-0.9308 |
200 |
1 |
26.22 |
2009-09-29 |
| 85. |
As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; f... |
26.19 |
0.9251 |
-0.9354 |
177 |
1 |
26.19 |
2009-10-02 |
| 86. |
Your ring finger is the most difficult of all fingers to con... |
26.17 |
0.9884 |
-0.9983 |
262 |
1 |
26.17 |
2009-09-21 |
| 87. |
Many years ago, a famous Arabian alchemist had visited Europ... |
26.03 |
0.7389 |
-0.7498 |
145 |
1 |
26.03 |
2009-09-21 |
| 88. |
I had a friend who was a heavy drinker. If somebody asked hi... |
25.87 |
0.8916 |
-0.9037 |
216 |
1 |
25.87 |
2009-09-21 |
| 89. |
She's got eyes of the bluest skies as if they thought of rai... |
25.46 |
1.0577 |
-1.0728 |
247 |
1 |
25.46 |
2009-09-19 |
| 90. |
First, the layer of dough bakes into bread, a low-water-cont... |
25.31 |
0.7839 |
-0.7928 |
257 |
1 |
25.31 |
2009-09-20 |
| 91. |
There is no physical separation after the slicing, so that e... |
25.31 |
0.8519 |
-0.8630 |
150 |
1 |
25.31 |
2009-09-30 |
| 92. |
There is no pain, you are receding. A distant ship smoke on ... |
25.04 |
0.8263 |
-0.8370 |
162 |
1 |
25.04 |
2009-09-20 |
| 93. |
Instead of hiring workers during the peak hog kill in the wi... |
24.99 |
0.8915 |
-0.9036 |
188 |
1 |
24.99 |
2009-09-30 |
| 94. |
We began to recognize in them a strange obsession. After all... |
24.95 |
0.9851 |
-0.9963 |
317 |
1 |
24.95 |
2009-09-19 |
| 95. |
In order to become an elf I filled out ten pages' worth of f... |
24.81 |
0.8037 |
-0.8128 |
148 |
3 |
24.05 |
2009-09-20 |
| 96. |
Now you come to me and you say, "Don Corleone, give me justi... |
24.80 |
0.8077 |
-0.8212 |
167 |
1 |
24.80 |
2009-09-21 |
| 97. |
Radiation could be precisely determined, in principle, if we... |
24.58 |
0.8793 |
-0.8923 |
157 |
1 |
24.58 |
2010-04-21 |
| 98. |
Even the best-designed chair won't make up for bad posture. ... |
24.50 |
1.0004 |
-1.0153 |
212 |
1 |
24.50 |
2009-09-20 |
| 99. |
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? For I... |
24.45 |
0.7934 |
-0.8069 |
134 |
1 |
24.45 |
2009-09-29 |
| 100. |
The goal of the true seeker is to become a sage, or superior... |
24.08 |
0.9340 |
-0.9481 |
296 |
1 |
24.08 |
2009-09-19 |
| 101. |
Involuntarily I glanced seaward - and distinguished nothing ... |
23.87 |
0.7852 |
-0.7942 |
149 |
1 |
23.87 |
2009-09-22 |
| 102. |
So I'm two inches away from her. Her luscious lips part. Jus... |
23.73 |
0.8553 |
-0.8706 |
174 |
1 |
23.73 |
2009-09-28 |
| 103. |
Let's sort the buyers from the spiers, the needy from the gr... |
23.28 |
0.9843 |
-0.9996 |
234 |
1 |
23.28 |
2009-09-20 |
| 104. |
In 1972, domestic oil production peaked and then began its i... |
22.96 |
0.8442 |
-0.8541 |
265 |
1 |
22.96 |
2011-02-01 |
| 105. |
The intelligent person is able to identify a problem and fin... |
22.45 |
0.8157 |
-0.8296 |
121 |
1 |
22.45 |
2009-09-19 |
| 106. |
It's a sunny, woodsy day in Lumberton, so get those chainsaw... |
22.13 |
0.9045 |
-0.9164 |
235 |
1 |
22.13 |
2009-09-20 |