| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
The typewriter had a problem, though. Try to type quickly on... |
61.33 |
0.8791 |
0.6153 |
190 |
1 |
61.33 |
2009-06-14 |
| 2. |
They had been given a sign - a powerful, lucid sign - that u... |
61.01 |
0.9084 |
0.5831 |
404 |
1 |
61.01 |
2011-02-13 |
| 3. |
When I really worry about something, I don't just fool aroun... |
59.60 |
1.0337 |
0.4185 |
214 |
3 |
46.81 |
2011-02-13 |
| 4. |
If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think ... |
55.60 |
1.0183 |
0.3305 |
191 |
2 |
45.23 |
2009-06-15 |
| 5. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
54.76 |
0.9682 |
0.3636 |
143 |
1 |
54.76 |
2009-06-14 |
| 6. |
I suddenly had the impression that I had been left all alone... |
52.91 |
1.0261 |
0.2602 |
273 |
2 |
45.63 |
2009-06-14 |
| 7. |
Mathematics is a wonderful, elegant, and exceedingly useful ... |
52.70 |
0.8928 |
0.3779 |
407 |
1 |
52.70 |
2017-02-04 |
| 8. |
It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowin... |
50.83 |
1.0389 |
0.2006 |
340 |
1 |
50.83 |
2017-06-08 |
| 9. |
At least he had a BMW. He might live in a dump, but the worl... |
50.12 |
0.8544 |
0.3523 |
190 |
1 |
50.12 |
2017-02-04 |
| 10. |
In order to become an elf I filled out ten pages' worth of f... |
50.08 |
0.9614 |
0.2602 |
292 |
1 |
50.08 |
2009-06-14 |
| 11. |
Thirdly, however, these wars could now be waged with the new... |
49.69 |
0.9820 |
0.2299 |
267 |
1 |
49.69 |
2009-06-15 |
| 12. |
I just told you the truth. I told you the truth the first ti... |
49.25 |
1.0709 |
0.1339 |
204 |
1 |
49.25 |
2017-06-08 |
| 13. |
Supermarket aisles are the perfect place to practice your gl... |
48.71 |
0.9411 |
0.2447 |
318 |
1 |
48.71 |
2009-06-15 |
| 14. |
We began to recognize in them a strange obsession. After all... |
48.41 |
0.9851 |
0.1947 |
317 |
1 |
48.41 |
2009-06-14 |
| 15. |
This was the most delicious meal he'd had in recent years, a... |
48.12 |
1.0214 |
0.1915 |
281 |
1 |
48.12 |
2017-02-04 |
| 16. |
And today, Lady Liberty is under attack from the cable chann... |
46.77 |
0.9125 |
0.2265 |
308 |
1 |
46.77 |
2008-12-12 |
| 17. |
I did my best, it wasn't much. I couldn't feel, so I tried t... |
46.18 |
0.9871 |
0.1578 |
227 |
1 |
46.18 |
2017-02-04 |
| 18. |
A giant inverted steel pyramid is perfectly balanced on its ... |
45.60 |
0.9893 |
0.1193 |
323 |
2 |
40.86 |
2009-06-15 |
| 19. |
Under the headline "Wonderful Typing," the New York Times re... |
45.51 |
0.7876 |
0.3213 |
316 |
1 |
45.51 |
2017-06-08 |
| 20. |
There are two places on Earth that serve as canaries in the ... |
44.64 |
0.9597 |
0.1293 |
347 |
3 |
41.77 |
2009-08-26 |
| 21. |
The problem we now face is that this thin layer of atmospher... |
44.46 |
0.8792 |
0.2105 |
296 |
1 |
44.46 |
2009-06-15 |
| 22. |
In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and... |
44.42 |
1.1018 |
-0.0287 |
220 |
3 |
35.90 |
2011-02-17 |
| 23. |
Remember that humor is written backwards. That means you fir... |
44.18 |
1.0714 |
-0.0067 |
129 |
1 |
44.18 |
2009-06-14 |
| 24. |
I know a bloke who knows a bloke who knows a bloke. Now, I k... |
43.85 |
1.0398 |
0.0151 |
110 |
1 |
43.85 |
2009-06-10 |
| 25. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, and some are... |
43.58 |
0.9576 |
0.1058 |
212 |
1 |
43.58 |
2009-08-26 |
| 26. |
The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first ... |
43.32 |
1.0252 |
0.0207 |
176 |
1 |
43.32 |
2009-06-10 |
| 27. |
I am learning about twenty new Italian words a day. Where am... |
43.25 |
1.0441 |
0.0081 |
252 |
2 |
40.75 |
2009-12-25 |
| 28. |
Since every piece of matter in the Universe is in some way a... |
43.23 |
1.0095 |
0.0396 |
316 |
1 |
43.23 |
2009-06-12 |
| 29. |
The good news is that your child has a natural desire to do ... |
43.11 |
1.0205 |
0.0202 |
179 |
1 |
43.11 |
2009-08-26 |
| 30. |
The time I waited seemed endless, and I felt doubts and fear... |
42.67 |
1.0124 |
0.0216 |
204 |
2 |
41.26 |
2009-06-14 |
| 31. |
You have a class of young strong men and women, and they wan... |
42.61 |
1.0993 |
-0.0665 |
265 |
1 |
42.61 |
2009-06-10 |
| 32. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
42.36 |
1.0138 |
0.0146 |
231 |
1 |
42.36 |
2009-06-12 |
| 33. |
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things wor... |
42.06 |
1.0462 |
-0.0309 |
184 |
1 |
42.06 |
2008-12-12 |
| 34. |
Indonesia is a nation of islands - more than seventeen thous... |
41.93 |
0.9212 |
0.1003 |
323 |
2 |
37.82 |
2009-08-26 |
| 35. |
In order to face down the danger that is stalking us and mov... |
41.76 |
1.0167 |
0.0041 |
378 |
1 |
41.76 |
2009-06-14 |
| 36. |
One essential rule: make sure the joke is the last possible ... |
41.21 |
1.0483 |
-0.0508 |
227 |
1 |
41.21 |
2009-06-10 |
| 37. |
Run to the bedroom, in the suitcase on the left, you'll find... |
41.20 |
0.9342 |
0.0696 |
434 |
2 |
38.37 |
2009-06-10 |
| 38. |
Like painting, most software is intended for a human audienc... |
41.09 |
0.9572 |
0.0393 |
201 |
1 |
41.09 |
2009-08-30 |
| 39. |
Convection also plays a minor role because of the relative t... |
41.03 |
0.9820 |
0.0143 |
274 |
1 |
41.03 |
2009-08-26 |
| 40. |
I can feel the heat closing in, feel them out there making t... |
40.53 |
0.9567 |
0.0269 |
273 |
1 |
40.53 |
2009-08-30 |
| 41. |
There are very few things I wish I could change about those ... |
40.09 |
1.0883 |
-0.0832 |
303 |
1 |
40.09 |
2011-02-13 |
| 42. |
But suddenly, I viddied that thinking was for the gloopy one... |
40.05 |
0.9966 |
-0.0252 |
259 |
1 |
40.05 |
2009-06-14 |
| 43. |
The Orient was almost a European invention, and had been sin... |
39.59 |
0.9514 |
0.0096 |
237 |
1 |
39.59 |
2009-06-14 |
| 44. |
Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ir... |
39.39 |
0.9532 |
0.0013 |
258 |
1 |
39.39 |
2009-08-26 |
| 45. |
As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; f... |
39.12 |
0.9251 |
0.0290 |
177 |
1 |
39.12 |
2008-12-05 |
| 46. |
Who has a safety deposit box full of money and six passports... |
39.06 |
0.9772 |
-0.0331 |
217 |
1 |
39.06 |
2009-06-12 |
| 47. |
Whether they use the title or not, many lyrics have evocativ... |
39.01 |
1.0463 |
-0.1045 |
182 |
1 |
39.01 |
2009-12-21 |
| 48. |
Quality humor doesn't just deliver one gag and then tax the ... |
38.97 |
0.9697 |
-0.0241 |
249 |
1 |
38.97 |
2009-06-12 |
| 49. |
Your primary objective should be to touch-type; that is, to ... |
38.82 |
0.9281 |
0.0187 |
273 |
1 |
38.82 |
2009-06-10 |
| 50. |
Rhymes trap you into saying things you don't want to say. A ... |
38.80 |
0.8142 |
0.1215 |
187 |
1 |
38.80 |
2009-06-12 |
| 51. |
Hi, and welcome to the future. San Dimas, California, 2688. ... |
38.80 |
0.9213 |
0.0205 |
295 |
2 |
35.84 |
2009-06-12 |
| 52. |
Let's sort the buyers from the spiers, the needy from the gr... |
38.78 |
0.9843 |
-0.0485 |
234 |
2 |
33.40 |
2009-12-21 |
| 53. |
Let's face it: there are tons of things in your home and lif... |
38.69 |
1.0419 |
-0.1034 |
261 |
1 |
38.69 |
2009-06-10 |
| 54. |
Throughout my academic career, I'd given some pretty good ta... |
38.68 |
0.9649 |
-0.0277 |
193 |
1 |
38.68 |
2009-02-14 |
| 55. |
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships o... |
38.03 |
0.9941 |
-0.0742 |
217 |
1 |
38.03 |
2009-08-30 |
| 56. |
When you are typing on a typewriter, your input appears dire... |
38.00 |
1.0029 |
-0.0877 |
209 |
1 |
38.00 |
2008-12-05 |
| 57. |
Lucid but wholly false recollections can easily be induced b... |
37.59 |
0.9886 |
-0.0746 |
220 |
1 |
37.59 |
2009-06-10 |
| 58. |
It is possible that I already had some presentiment of my fu... |
37.35 |
1.0349 |
-0.1300 |
234 |
1 |
37.35 |
2008-12-12 |
| 59. |
One respondent said "For women - a lot of games are crap - t... |
37.26 |
0.9275 |
-0.0274 |
211 |
1 |
37.26 |
2009-07-25 |
| 60. |
Few smart kids can spare the attention that popularity requi... |
37.25 |
0.9513 |
-0.0444 |
354 |
1 |
37.25 |
2009-06-14 |
| 61. |
The problem we now face is that this thin layer of atmospher... |
37.11 |
0.9619 |
-0.0570 |
393 |
1 |
37.11 |
2009-06-14 |
| 62. |
Because they're at the bottom of the scale, nerds are a safe... |
37.11 |
0.9846 |
-0.0860 |
281 |
1 |
37.11 |
2008-12-12 |
| 63. |
It was a marvelous night, the sort of night one only experie... |
37.11 |
1.0515 |
-0.1537 |
250 |
1 |
37.11 |
2009-06-12 |
| 64. |
King, eh? Very nice. And how'd you get that, eh? By exploiti... |
37.05 |
0.8961 |
-0.0013 |
189 |
1 |
37.05 |
2009-12-21 |
| 65. |
San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time ... |
36.90 |
1.0799 |
-0.1891 |
243 |
1 |
36.90 |
2009-12-19 |
| 66. |
Is it really necessary to send that email? The more emails y... |
36.84 |
1.0120 |
-0.1197 |
290 |
1 |
36.84 |
2009-06-12 |
| 67. |
I still see things that are not here. I just choose not to a... |
36.80 |
0.9991 |
-0.1065 |
225 |
1 |
36.80 |
2009-06-14 |
| 68. |
Maybe what I think Tasty Wheat tasted like actually tasted l... |
36.77 |
0.9048 |
-0.0089 |
271 |
1 |
36.77 |
2009-06-14 |
| 69. |
Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you kno... |
36.74 |
1.0445 |
-0.1530 |
373 |
1 |
36.74 |
2009-06-14 |
| 70. |
Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn, and cauldron bu... |
36.72 |
0.9148 |
-0.0233 |
317 |
1 |
36.72 |
2009-06-14 |
| 71. |
What? A swallow carrying a coconut? It's not a question of w... |
36.53 |
0.8826 |
0.0042 |
296 |
1 |
36.53 |
2009-02-14 |
| 72. |
Question marks and exclamation points go inside quotation ma... |
36.49 |
0.8422 |
0.0439 |
164 |
1 |
36.49 |
2009-06-14 |
| 73. |
We were playing checkers. I used to kid her once in a while ... |
36.33 |
0.9943 |
-0.1106 |
373 |
1 |
36.33 |
2011-02-13 |
| 74. |
The example of painting can teach us not only how to manage ... |
36.14 |
1.0787 |
-0.2042 |
237 |
1 |
36.14 |
2009-06-10 |
| 75. |
Humans need to practice what they are learning a good deal b... |
35.92 |
1.1016 |
-0.2311 |
233 |
1 |
35.92 |
2009-06-10 |
| 76. |
I've always wondered about this coat business. When I'm in a... |
35.86 |
0.9852 |
-0.1159 |
264 |
1 |
35.86 |
2009-08-26 |
| 77. |
My dog barks some. Mentally you picture my dog, but I have n... |
35.56 |
0.8919 |
-0.0320 |
205 |
2 |
34.46 |
2009-06-12 |
| 78. |
Comfortable, Mullet? It seems sadly ironic that it's that ti... |
35.54 |
1.0201 |
-0.1658 |
172 |
1 |
35.54 |
2009-06-10 |
| 79. |
We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control... |
35.40 |
0.9734 |
-0.1161 |
289 |
1 |
35.40 |
2009-06-10 |
| 80. |
What about Tony? You know, Bullet Tooth Tony. He'll find you... |
35.34 |
0.9430 |
-0.0941 |
211 |
1 |
35.34 |
2009-06-10 |
| 81. |
Combat for a naval aviator is fought in short, violent burst... |
35.19 |
1.0201 |
-0.1672 |
303 |
1 |
35.19 |
2008-12-05 |
| 82. |
My friend, I shall be pedagogic, and say you ought to start ... |
35.13 |
1.0125 |
-0.1638 |
224 |
1 |
35.13 |
2009-06-14 |
| 83. |
Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air and dee... |
35.06 |
0.9866 |
-0.1410 |
218 |
1 |
35.06 |
2009-08-30 |
| 84. |
If you're working out in front of a mirror and watching your... |
34.73 |
1.0486 |
-0.2066 |
289 |
1 |
34.73 |
2009-12-19 |
| 85. |
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a ma... |
33.56 |
1.0034 |
-0.1925 |
302 |
1 |
33.56 |
2008-12-05 |
| 86. |
For all its apparent strength, the Aztec Empire had vulnerab... |
33.40 |
0.7988 |
0.0184 |
219 |
1 |
33.40 |
2009-12-19 |
| 87. |
Yeah, you just take Soupy-Sales to prom 'cause I can think o... |
33.26 |
0.9339 |
-0.1304 |
310 |
1 |
33.26 |
2008-12-07 |
| 88. |
Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is ... |
32.98 |
0.8852 |
-0.0850 |
201 |
1 |
32.98 |
2008-12-07 |
| 89. |
The most precious treasures we have in life are the images w... |
32.72 |
1.0596 |
-0.2700 |
239 |
1 |
32.72 |
2008-12-12 |
| 90. |
A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for so... |
31.97 |
1.0565 |
-0.2858 |
247 |
1 |
31.97 |
2009-06-14 |
| 91. |
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy a... |
31.62 |
0.8996 |
-0.1404 |
192 |
1 |
31.62 |
2009-06-10 |
| 92. |
Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, lik... |
29.58 |
0.8941 |
-0.1776 |
216 |
1 |
29.58 |
2009-06-10 |
| 93. |
Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I... |
25.19 |
0.8810 |
-0.2736 |
282 |
1 |
25.19 |
2008-12-16 |
| 94. |
My darling, you have to be standing up in order to be able t... |
22.80 |
0.9884 |
-0.4414 |
233 |
1 |
22.80 |
2011-02-17 |