| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
79.42 |
1.0797 |
0.1729 |
210 |
2 |
70.43 |
2011-10-01 |
| 2. |
When I was your age, television was called books. And this i... |
77.41 |
1.0711 |
0.1496 |
213 |
2 |
75.54 |
2011-09-13 |
| 3. |
The Earth is a world, the world is a ball, a ball in a game ... |
75.49 |
1.0788 |
0.1106 |
171 |
1 |
75.49 |
2011-10-01 |
| 4. |
Jay made up for the lack of glamour in his assignment by hav... |
74.27 |
1.0154 |
0.2100 |
351 |
1 |
74.27 |
2011-09-13 |
| 5. |
The less you do with the controls, the less chance of error.... |
72.62 |
1.0905 |
0.0902 |
210 |
1 |
72.62 |
2011-09-13 |
| 6. |
The alternative to binge travel - the mini retirement - enta... |
72.02 |
1.0417 |
0.0952 |
253 |
1 |
72.02 |
2011-08-25 |
| 7. |
Many people limit themselves to leading boring, dull lives b... |
71.97 |
1.0944 |
0.0890 |
308 |
4 |
64.75 |
2011-09-13 |
| 8. |
You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righte... |
71.70 |
0.9207 |
0.2164 |
174 |
1 |
71.70 |
2011-09-13 |
| 9. |
I know a bloke who knows a bloke who knows a bloke. Now, I k... |
71.26 |
1.0398 |
0.0768 |
110 |
1 |
71.26 |
2011-10-01 |
| 10. |
Facts can be thought of as objective or subjective. Things a... |
71.12 |
0.9805 |
0.1494 |
292 |
2 |
67.81 |
2011-09-13 |
| 11. |
Remembering you standing quiet in the rain as I ran to your ... |
70.56 |
1.0515 |
0.0566 |
166 |
1 |
70.56 |
2011-01-17 |
| 12. |
We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill, as the day be... |
70.48 |
1.0454 |
0.0662 |
255 |
1 |
70.48 |
2011-09-13 |
| 13. |
I can practically see your face and another revolutionary fa... |
70.47 |
1.0132 |
0.0929 |
143 |
1 |
70.47 |
2011-09-13 |
| 14. |
For it is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is ... |
70.06 |
1.0389 |
0.0711 |
318 |
1 |
70.06 |
2011-09-13 |
| 15. |
First of all, you must be comfortable, otherwise it will be ... |
69.90 |
0.9831 |
0.1194 |
222 |
1 |
69.90 |
2011-09-13 |
| 16. |
Don't make assumptions - find the courage to ask questions a... |
69.84 |
1.0608 |
0.0771 |
258 |
1 |
69.84 |
2011-09-13 |
| 17. |
For centuries, human society has taken the gifts of nature f... |
69.71 |
1.0012 |
0.1042 |
260 |
1 |
69.71 |
2011-01-16 |
| 18. |
I must nevertheless point out that our profession very close... |
69.65 |
0.9461 |
0.1552 |
276 |
1 |
69.65 |
2011-09-13 |
| 19. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
69.54 |
1.0523 |
0.0434 |
256 |
1 |
69.54 |
2011-09-13 |
| 20. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
69.44 |
0.9798 |
0.1128 |
199 |
1 |
69.44 |
2011-09-13 |
| 21. |
But if in efficient causes it is possible to go on to infini... |
69.03 |
1.0441 |
0.0889 |
316 |
1 |
69.03 |
2011-09-13 |
| 22. |
We often believe the more we practice a skill or technique -... |
68.69 |
0.9907 |
0.1298 |
397 |
3 |
65.81 |
2011-10-01 |
| 23. |
Let's face it: there are tons of things in your home and lif... |
68.52 |
1.0419 |
0.0415 |
261 |
1 |
68.52 |
2011-09-08 |
| 24. |
But speculations on the structure of the universe also move ... |
68.51 |
0.9910 |
0.0945 |
295 |
1 |
68.51 |
2011-09-08 |
| 25. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, and some are... |
68.42 |
0.9576 |
0.1287 |
212 |
1 |
68.42 |
2011-01-23 |
| 26. |
It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-d... |
68.29 |
0.9691 |
0.1103 |
223 |
1 |
68.29 |
2011-08-25 |
| 27. |
Humans need to practice what they are learning a good deal b... |
68.02 |
1.1016 |
-0.0262 |
233 |
1 |
68.02 |
2011-08-25 |
| 28. |
Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks. Colons ... |
67.93 |
0.9897 |
0.0820 |
274 |
3 |
50.96 |
2011-08-25 |
| 29. |
The chemistry of an element is determined by the manner in w... |
67.77 |
1.0023 |
0.0672 |
211 |
1 |
67.77 |
2011-09-13 |
| 30. |
Whether you're a student, secretary, office administrator, m... |
67.62 |
0.9289 |
0.1379 |
204 |
1 |
67.62 |
2011-01-17 |
| 31. |
Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I... |
67.53 |
0.9723 |
0.0995 |
364 |
1 |
67.53 |
2011-09-13 |
| 32. |
You needn't take it any further, sir. You've proved to me th... |
67.01 |
0.9168 |
0.1443 |
240 |
1 |
67.01 |
2011-10-01 |
| 33. |
The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first ... |
67.00 |
1.0252 |
0.0276 |
176 |
1 |
67.00 |
2011-08-25 |
| 34. |
The problem is, Willie, is that Charles and yourself are not... |
66.94 |
1.0396 |
0.0116 |
149 |
1 |
66.94 |
2011-01-16 |
| 35. |
One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every gam... |
66.84 |
1.0528 |
-0.0009 |
201 |
1 |
66.84 |
2011-09-13 |
| 36. |
My name is Turkish. Funny name for an Englishman, I know. My... |
66.55 |
0.9833 |
0.0705 |
355 |
1 |
66.55 |
2011-01-22 |
| 37. |
When I was a kid, you never saw radicchio in the produce sec... |
66.54 |
0.9790 |
0.1136 |
311 |
1 |
66.54 |
2011-09-13 |
| 38. |
The example of painting can teach us not only how to manage ... |
66.52 |
1.0787 |
-0.0287 |
237 |
1 |
66.52 |
2011-09-13 |
| 39. |
Your face has fallen sad now, for you know the time is nigh.... |
66.31 |
1.0917 |
-0.0200 |
243 |
1 |
66.31 |
2011-09-08 |
| 40. |
First, the layer of dough bakes into bread, a low-water-cont... |
66.15 |
0.9089 |
0.1404 |
342 |
1 |
66.15 |
2011-01-18 |
| 41. |
Often, we assume that a familiar situation will be but a rep... |
66.04 |
0.9636 |
0.0800 |
254 |
1 |
66.04 |
2011-01-16 |
| 42. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
65.90 |
1.0297 |
0.0107 |
249 |
1 |
65.90 |
2011-01-23 |
| 43. |
There is no pain, you are receding. A distant ship smoke on ... |
65.22 |
1.0025 |
0.0293 |
336 |
1 |
65.22 |
2011-01-19 |
| 44. |
Your inner child will be happy to know that when it comes to... |
65.14 |
1.0288 |
0.0329 |
300 |
1 |
65.14 |
2011-01-16 |
| 45. |
One scientist I met recently told me he reckoned that the av... |
65.08 |
0.9247 |
0.1085 |
253 |
1 |
65.08 |
2011-08-25 |
| 46. |
Now that I know that I'm breaking to pieces, I'll pull out m... |
64.63 |
1.0261 |
0.0349 |
410 |
1 |
64.63 |
2011-09-08 |
| 47. |
She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separa... |
64.48 |
0.9176 |
0.1401 |
365 |
1 |
64.48 |
2011-09-13 |
| 48. |
It was a marvelous night, the sort of night one only experie... |
64.45 |
1.0515 |
-0.0351 |
250 |
1 |
64.45 |
2011-01-17 |
| 49. |
Convection also plays a minor role because of the relative t... |
64.34 |
0.9820 |
0.0347 |
274 |
1 |
64.34 |
2011-01-18 |
| 50. |
Look and think as far ahead as possible. Often, a driver's n... |
63.97 |
1.0555 |
-0.0147 |
323 |
1 |
63.97 |
2011-09-13 |
| 51. |
Milt, with the excellent timing of a master comedy writer, w... |
63.97 |
0.9570 |
0.0554 |
287 |
1 |
63.97 |
2011-01-22 |
| 52. |
Picking up the pieces, half alive in a nine 'til five, vacan... |
63.91 |
0.9855 |
0.0577 |
258 |
1 |
63.91 |
2011-01-19 |
| 53. |
The time has come for man to set himself a goal. The time ha... |
63.90 |
1.0074 |
0.0039 |
242 |
1 |
63.90 |
2011-01-26 |
| 54. |
In order to become an elf I filled out ten pages' worth of f... |
63.88 |
0.9614 |
0.0510 |
292 |
1 |
63.88 |
2011-09-08 |
| 55. |
If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what ... |
63.29 |
1.0595 |
-0.0569 |
379 |
2 |
60.85 |
2011-09-08 |
| 56. |
During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans... |
63.15 |
0.8573 |
0.1437 |
270 |
1 |
63.15 |
2011-08-25 |
| 57. |
At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all... |
62.89 |
0.9894 |
0.0086 |
323 |
1 |
62.89 |
2011-01-17 |
| 58. |
Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am?... |
62.71 |
0.9905 |
0.0081 |
377 |
1 |
62.71 |
2011-01-19 |
| 59. |
Unlike the other four senses located in the logical regions ... |
62.66 |
1.0346 |
-0.0029 |
244 |
1 |
62.66 |
2011-01-18 |
| 60. |
This planet has, or rather had, a problem, which was this: m... |
62.54 |
1.0477 |
-0.0574 |
360 |
1 |
62.54 |
2011-01-19 |
| 61. |
Come sail your ships around me and burn your bridges down. W... |
62.31 |
1.0719 |
-0.0601 |
360 |
1 |
62.31 |
2011-01-22 |
| 62. |
Few smart kids can spare the attention that popularity requi... |
61.70 |
0.9513 |
0.0269 |
354 |
1 |
61.70 |
2011-09-08 |
| 63. |
There are men who possess a peculiarly strong visual memory,... |
61.50 |
0.9916 |
0.0222 |
282 |
1 |
61.50 |
2011-01-16 |
| 64. |
We may climb into the thin and cold realm of pure geometry a... |
61.43 |
0.9871 |
0.0193 |
209 |
1 |
61.43 |
2011-08-25 |
| 65. |
Since every piece of matter in the Universe is in some way a... |
61.20 |
1.0095 |
-0.0444 |
316 |
1 |
61.20 |
2011-01-17 |
| 66. |
One essential rule: make sure the joke is the last possible ... |
61.08 |
1.0483 |
-0.0870 |
227 |
1 |
61.08 |
2011-01-17 |
| 67. |
Lucid but wholly false recollections can easily be induced b... |
61.03 |
0.9886 |
-0.0224 |
220 |
1 |
61.03 |
2011-01-22 |
| 68. |
Whether they use the title or not, many lyrics have evocativ... |
60.96 |
1.0463 |
-0.0884 |
182 |
1 |
60.96 |
2011-01-17 |
| 69. |
There's sometimes a buggy. How many drivers does a buggy hav... |
60.80 |
1.0251 |
-0.0671 |
261 |
1 |
60.80 |
2011-08-25 |
| 70. |
The goal of the true seeker is to become a sage, or superior... |
60.67 |
1.0358 |
-0.0360 |
349 |
1 |
60.67 |
2011-01-16 |
| 71. |
The melted mozzarella layer, which we shall designate MML, i... |
60.54 |
1.0254 |
-0.0290 |
217 |
1 |
60.54 |
2011-01-22 |
| 72. |
Burning my bridges and smashing my mirrors, turning to see i... |
60.11 |
1.0388 |
-0.0581 |
243 |
1 |
60.11 |
2011-01-16 |
| 73. |
One day you're in a funk about things, telling a friend that... |
59.86 |
1.1323 |
-0.1534 |
341 |
1 |
59.86 |
2011-01-17 |
| 74. |
But suddenly, I viddied that thinking was for the gloopy one... |
59.52 |
0.9966 |
-0.0575 |
259 |
1 |
59.52 |
2011-01-16 |
| 75. |
You found paradise in America. You had a good trade, made a ... |
59.02 |
0.9780 |
-0.0454 |
337 |
1 |
59.02 |
2011-01-16 |
| 76. |
This was the most delicious meal he'd had in recent years, a... |
59.00 |
1.0214 |
-0.0478 |
281 |
1 |
59.00 |
2011-01-16 |
| 77. |
They knew they were privileged to have these choices, but th... |
58.84 |
1.0042 |
-0.0339 |
352 |
1 |
58.84 |
2011-01-16 |
| 78. |
I don't know why he saved my life. Maybe in those last momen... |
58.73 |
1.0168 |
-0.0881 |
271 |
1 |
58.73 |
2011-01-17 |
| 79. |
The goal of the true seeker is to become a sage, or superior... |
58.41 |
0.9340 |
-0.0129 |
296 |
1 |
58.41 |
2011-01-18 |
| 80. |
The problem we now face is that this thin layer of atmospher... |
58.39 |
0.9619 |
-0.0350 |
393 |
1 |
58.39 |
2011-01-16 |
| 81. |
In the witch trials, it was nearly impossible to provide com... |
58.23 |
0.9675 |
-0.0392 |
383 |
1 |
58.23 |
2011-01-16 |
| 82. |
By studying the cooling of pizza in the gravity free environ... |
57.56 |
0.9726 |
-0.0712 |
154 |
1 |
57.56 |
2011-01-17 |
| 83. |
Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to bei... |
57.53 |
1.0213 |
-0.1167 |
240 |
1 |
57.53 |
2011-01-16 |
| 84. |
Having endured the racial turmoil of the Civil Rights Moveme... |
57.50 |
0.9651 |
-0.0219 |
389 |
1 |
57.50 |
2011-01-16 |
| 85. |
And in the world a heart of darkness, a firezone, where poet... |
57.40 |
1.0214 |
-0.1171 |
269 |
1 |
57.40 |
2011-01-16 |
| 86. |
Who has a safety deposit box full of money and six passports... |
57.38 |
0.9772 |
-0.0752 |
217 |
1 |
57.38 |
2011-01-17 |
| 87. |
Imagine a vast sheet of paper on which straight Lines, Trian... |
57.14 |
0.9672 |
-0.0591 |
396 |
1 |
57.14 |
2011-01-17 |
| 88. |
Disillusion is the greatest gift I can give you. But, becaus... |
56.91 |
0.8933 |
0.0108 |
363 |
1 |
56.91 |
2011-01-17 |
| 89. |
Instead of hiring workers during the peak hog kill in the wi... |
56.75 |
0.9814 |
-0.0467 |
364 |
1 |
56.75 |
2011-01-16 |
| 90. |
We were playing checkers. I used to kid her once in a while ... |
56.57 |
0.9943 |
-0.0989 |
373 |
1 |
56.57 |
2011-01-16 |
| 91. |
In general, many of these targets are easier marks if you ar... |
56.32 |
0.9350 |
-0.0461 |
195 |
1 |
56.32 |
2011-01-16 |
| 92. |
Sholes consulted with an educator who helped him analyze the... |
55.97 |
0.9553 |
-0.0654 |
430 |
1 |
55.97 |
2011-01-16 |
| 93. |
I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got t... |
55.51 |
0.8295 |
0.0476 |
209 |
1 |
55.51 |
2011-01-16 |
| 94. |
Everything we hold dear likewise resolves into its original ... |
54.84 |
1.0177 |
-0.1149 |
392 |
1 |
54.84 |
2011-01-16 |
| 95. |
Involuntarily I glanced seaward - and distinguished nothing ... |
54.84 |
0.9365 |
-0.0703 |
248 |
1 |
54.84 |
2011-01-16 |
| 96. |
Grits and fried chicken won't disappear, but perhaps future ... |
54.39 |
0.8884 |
-0.0308 |
135 |
1 |
54.39 |
2011-01-16 |
| 97. |
Oh bliss! Bliss and heaven! Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorg... |
53.91 |
0.8595 |
-0.0077 |
242 |
1 |
53.91 |
2011-08-25 |
| 98. |
Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is ... |
53.87 |
0.8852 |
-0.0337 |
201 |
1 |
53.87 |
2011-01-22 |
| 99. |
In the English language, swearing is essential to effective ... |
53.74 |
0.9546 |
-0.0763 |
198 |
1 |
53.74 |
2011-01-16 |
| 100. |
The beginner writes just twenty pieces. The professional wri... |
53.43 |
0.9601 |
-0.1134 |
308 |
1 |
53.43 |
2011-01-16 |
| 101. |
As civilizations grew, humans spread out across the face of ... |
53.30 |
0.9418 |
-0.0960 |
188 |
1 |
53.30 |
2011-01-16 |
| 102. |
There was a stage and a PA up in western Massachusetts and t... |
53.26 |
1.0141 |
-0.1383 |
304 |
1 |
53.26 |
2011-01-16 |
| 103. |
Run to the bedroom, in the suitcase on the left, you'll find... |
52.50 |
0.9342 |
-0.1033 |
434 |
1 |
52.50 |
2011-01-16 |
| 104. |
It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from... |
52.45 |
0.8533 |
-0.0260 |
232 |
1 |
52.45 |
2011-01-16 |
| 105. |
I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something differe... |
52.20 |
0.9863 |
-0.1596 |
339 |
1 |
52.20 |
2011-01-16 |
| 106. |
I'm a hopeless dancer, but this looks like you just screw in... |
52.07 |
0.8951 |
-0.0725 |
193 |
1 |
52.07 |
2011-01-16 |
| 107. |
I know that you weren't bored that day because there was a l... |
52.03 |
0.9468 |
-0.1273 |
276 |
1 |
52.03 |
2011-01-16 |
| 108. |
I sincerely believe that if women study male lessons on conc... |
51.78 |
0.9485 |
-0.1304 |
291 |
1 |
51.78 |
2011-01-16 |
| 109. |
Who is Keyser Soze? He is supposed to be Turkish. Some say h... |
51.63 |
0.9376 |
-0.1190 |
367 |
1 |
51.63 |
2011-01-16 |
| 110. |
Common knowledge has bicyclists always riding into the wind,... |
50.92 |
0.9684 |
-0.1640 |
388 |
1 |
50.92 |
2011-01-16 |
| 111. |
According to the popular story, the keyboard invented by Aug... |
50.84 |
0.8981 |
-0.0929 |
393 |
1 |
50.84 |
2011-01-16 |
| 112. |
I still see things that are not here. I just choose not to a... |
46.51 |
0.9991 |
-0.2671 |
225 |
1 |
46.51 |
2011-01-16 |
| 113. |
With the coming of Dean Moriarty began the part of my life y... |
45.92 |
0.9019 |
-0.1744 |
204 |
1 |
45.92 |
2011-01-16 |