| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
You found paradise in America. You had a good trade, made a ... |
95.01 |
0.9780 |
1.1506 |
337 |
1 |
95.01 |
2009-02-22 |
| 2. |
Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you kno... |
94.36 |
1.0445 |
1.0701 |
373 |
2 |
64.16 |
2009-02-22 |
| 3. |
If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us... |
92.28 |
1.0099 |
1.0566 |
207 |
1 |
92.28 |
2009-02-22 |
| 4. |
A chorus is the high-point of a lyric's energy as well as th... |
86.69 |
0.8788 |
1.0601 |
134 |
1 |
86.69 |
2009-02-22 |
| 5. |
The National Rifle Association says that, "Guns don't kill p... |
80.07 |
0.8770 |
0.9172 |
300 |
1 |
80.07 |
2009-02-22 |
| 6. |
Rhymes trap you into saying things you don't want to say. A ... |
76.98 |
1.0292 |
0.6927 |
262 |
1 |
76.98 |
2009-02-22 |
| 7. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
73.48 |
0.9776 |
0.6668 |
308 |
1 |
73.48 |
2009-02-22 |
| 8. |
King, eh? Very nice. And how'd you get that, eh? By exploiti... |
66.53 |
0.8961 |
0.5912 |
189 |
1 |
66.53 |
2009-02-27 |
| 9. |
In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and... |
48.54 |
1.1018 |
-0.0229 |
220 |
2 |
46.12 |
2009-02-22 |
| 10. |
I know that you weren't bored that day because there was a l... |
47.99 |
0.9468 |
0.1227 |
276 |
1 |
47.99 |
2009-08-03 |
| 11. |
On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp str... |
47.41 |
1.0016 |
0.0535 |
218 |
1 |
47.41 |
2009-03-21 |
| 12. |
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, t... |
46.03 |
1.0767 |
-0.0523 |
212 |
1 |
46.03 |
2009-02-22 |
| 13. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
45.61 |
0.8809 |
0.1322 |
127 |
1 |
45.61 |
2009-02-22 |
| 14. |
Now I want you to think and stop being a smart aleck. A man'... |
45.30 |
1.0696 |
-0.0619 |
226 |
2 |
43.19 |
2009-02-23 |
| 15. |
We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill, as the day be... |
45.12 |
1.0454 |
-0.0413 |
255 |
1 |
45.12 |
2009-02-22 |
| 16. |
The time I waited seemed endless, and I felt doubts and fear... |
44.60 |
1.0124 |
-0.0201 |
204 |
2 |
41.06 |
2009-02-22 |
| 17. |
Like painting, most software is intended for a human audienc... |
44.44 |
0.9572 |
0.0315 |
201 |
1 |
44.44 |
2009-02-22 |
| 18. |
Under the headline "Wonderful Typing," the New York Times re... |
44.39 |
0.7876 |
0.2044 |
316 |
1 |
44.39 |
2009-10-14 |
| 19. |
If you are given too many choices, if you are forced to cons... |
43.15 |
0.9857 |
-0.0245 |
293 |
1 |
43.15 |
2009-02-22 |
| 20. |
At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all... |
42.85 |
0.8709 |
0.0880 |
202 |
2 |
40.34 |
2009-02-22 |
| 21. |
I'm telling it like it is. Get used to it or put this book d... |
42.48 |
0.9768 |
-0.0291 |
387 |
1 |
42.48 |
2009-08-03 |
| 22. |
The terminator wouldn't stop, it would never leave him. It w... |
42.22 |
1.0555 |
-0.1142 |
363 |
1 |
42.22 |
2009-02-22 |
| 23. |
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things wor... |
42.13 |
1.0462 |
-0.1112 |
184 |
1 |
42.13 |
2009-02-22 |
| 24. |
We began to recognize in them a strange obsession. After all... |
41.95 |
0.9851 |
-0.0502 |
317 |
1 |
41.95 |
2009-02-27 |
| 25. |
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a ma... |
41.58 |
1.0034 |
-0.0784 |
302 |
1 |
41.58 |
2009-02-27 |
| 26. |
Involuntarily I glanced seaward - and distinguished nothing ... |
41.28 |
0.9365 |
-0.0168 |
248 |
1 |
41.28 |
2009-02-22 |
| 27. |
But speculations on the structure of the universe also move ... |
41.00 |
0.9910 |
-0.0773 |
295 |
1 |
41.00 |
2009-02-22 |
| 28. |
It's a sunny, woodsy day in Lumberton, so get those chainsaw... |
40.97 |
0.9045 |
0.0076 |
235 |
1 |
40.97 |
2009-02-22 |
| 29. |
There's sometimes a buggy. How many drivers does a buggy hav... |
40.76 |
1.0251 |
-0.1191 |
261 |
1 |
40.76 |
2009-02-22 |
| 30. |
There are two places on Earth that serve as canaries in the ... |
40.46 |
0.9597 |
-0.0567 |
347 |
1 |
40.46 |
2009-02-22 |
| 31. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
40.23 |
1.0523 |
-0.1587 |
256 |
1 |
40.23 |
2009-02-22 |
| 32. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
39.76 |
1.0138 |
-0.1297 |
231 |
1 |
39.76 |
2009-02-27 |
| 33. |
My dog barks some. Mentally you picture my dog, but I have n... |
39.64 |
0.8919 |
-0.0100 |
205 |
1 |
39.64 |
2009-02-22 |
| 34. |
If we all go for the blonde and block each other, not a sing... |
39.61 |
1.0668 |
-0.1849 |
350 |
1 |
39.61 |
2009-02-22 |
| 35. |
The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first ... |
39.27 |
1.0252 |
-0.1544 |
176 |
1 |
39.27 |
2009-02-22 |
| 36. |
He's got a two day head start on you, which is more than he ... |
38.97 |
0.9763 |
-0.1091 |
289 |
1 |
38.97 |
2009-02-22 |
| 37. |
When I really worry about something, I don't just fool aroun... |
38.87 |
1.0337 |
-0.1703 |
214 |
1 |
38.87 |
2009-02-22 |
| 38. |
I had the impression of being abandoned by everyone when the... |
38.70 |
0.9226 |
-0.0593 |
348 |
1 |
38.70 |
2009-02-22 |
| 39. |
The typewriter had a problem, though. Try to type quickly on... |
38.09 |
0.8791 |
-0.0327 |
190 |
1 |
38.09 |
2009-02-22 |
| 40. |
And you know it's time to go, through the sleet and driving ... |
37.98 |
1.0487 |
-0.2066 |
231 |
1 |
37.98 |
2009-02-22 |
| 41. |
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pet... |
37.91 |
0.9351 |
-0.0949 |
190 |
1 |
37.91 |
2009-02-22 |
| 42. |
Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, she... |
37.88 |
0.9226 |
-0.0784 |
177 |
2 |
37.44 |
2009-02-22 |
| 43. |
During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans... |
37.53 |
0.8573 |
-0.0206 |
270 |
2 |
37.33 |
2009-08-02 |
| 44. |
I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got t... |
37.53 |
0.8295 |
0.0073 |
209 |
1 |
37.53 |
2009-02-22 |
| 45. |
At first we were silent, but finally we considered ourselves... |
36.22 |
0.9559 |
-0.1509 |
195 |
1 |
36.22 |
2010-01-24 |
| 46. |
The inner surface of the cell wall touches the cytoplasmic m... |
36.14 |
0.9072 |
-0.1047 |
237 |
1 |
36.14 |
2009-02-22 |
| 47. |
You could choke a dozen donkeys on that! And you're haggling... |
35.93 |
0.8602 |
-0.0622 |
206 |
1 |
35.93 |
2009-02-22 |
| 48. |
One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every gam... |
35.45 |
1.0528 |
-0.2673 |
201 |
1 |
35.45 |
2009-02-22 |
| 49. |
My darling, you have to be standing up in order to be able t... |
35.31 |
0.9884 |
-0.2047 |
233 |
1 |
35.31 |
2009-02-21 |
| 50. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, and some are... |
35.29 |
0.9576 |
-0.1731 |
212 |
1 |
35.29 |
2009-02-22 |
| 51. |
I had a friend who was a heavy drinker. If somebody asked hi... |
35.23 |
0.8916 |
-0.1084 |
216 |
1 |
35.23 |
2009-02-22 |
| 52. |
Ergonomics is a term that combines the Greek word ergon, mea... |
35.19 |
0.9005 |
-0.1181 |
212 |
1 |
35.19 |
2009-02-22 |
| 53. |
It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowin... |
35.14 |
1.0389 |
-0.2572 |
340 |
1 |
35.14 |
2009-02-21 |
| 54. |
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because ... |
34.45 |
1.0165 |
-0.2501 |
392 |
1 |
34.45 |
2009-02-22 |
| 55. |
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million ... |
33.81 |
1.0331 |
-0.2846 |
234 |
1 |
33.81 |
2009-02-22 |
| 56. |
I was hugely impressed. Kirk, I mean Shatner, was the ultima... |
33.71 |
0.9907 |
-0.2433 |
211 |
1 |
33.71 |
2009-02-22 |
| 57. |
In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. All th... |
33.36 |
0.9084 |
-0.1665 |
300 |
1 |
33.36 |
2009-02-22 |
| 58. |
In 1972, domestic oil production peaked and then began its i... |
33.23 |
0.8442 |
-0.1042 |
265 |
1 |
33.23 |
2009-02-22 |
| 59. |
We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial e... |
33.17 |
0.9485 |
-0.2116 |
236 |
1 |
33.17 |
2009-02-22 |
| 60. |
Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly ... |
33.02 |
0.9786 |
-0.2474 |
193 |
1 |
33.02 |
2009-02-21 |
| 61. |
Parisian French is different from Provincial French and Germ... |
32.91 |
0.9286 |
-0.1992 |
194 |
1 |
32.91 |
2009-02-23 |
| 62. |
We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control... |
31.64 |
0.8821 |
-0.1817 |
176 |
1 |
31.64 |
2009-02-21 |
| 63. |
It is possible that I already had some presentiment of my fu... |
29.95 |
1.0349 |
-0.3717 |
234 |
1 |
29.95 |
2009-02-21 |
| 64. |
Time is tricky. You have whole months, even years, when noth... |
25.91 |
1.0529 |
-0.4799 |
351 |
1 |
25.91 |
2009-02-22 |