On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp stroke - not a hard stroke, but a fast one. The sound should be sharp and quick. If you are pushing your keys rather than striking them, the sound will be mushy.
—from Typing for Beginners (1975), a book by Betty Owen
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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
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20173. | oscar (oscar1237) | 77.89 | 98% | 2018-12-04 |
20174. | Nivan (nivanr06) | 77.89 | 96% | 2022-02-27 |
20175. | Luke (herding) | 77.89 | 94% | 2013-10-14 |
20176. | Harish (harishchinnaraj) | 77.88 | 98% | 2017-07-31 |
20177. | The White House (thewhiteho... | 77.88 | 97.9% | 2023-10-18 |
20178. | Matt (pointlesspostulate) | 77.88 | 94% | 2021-09-14 |
20179. | Morty (hey_i_am_morty) | 77.88 | 99% | 2022-04-23 |
20180. | stardust (stardustmsp) | 77.88 | 96% | 2022-10-21 |
20181. | xuan (xuan91) | 77.88 | 97% | 2014-12-01 |
20182. | Josh (thefrownwillgetu) | 77.88 | 99% | 2015-09-23 |
20183. | Christian (xxxcleverchrisxxx) | 77.87 | 97% | 2023-06-25 |
20184. | Mahdi (downtosky) | 77.87 | 100% | 2016-10-11 |
20185. | satya (satya1110) | 77.87 | 97% | 2022-09-18 |
20186. | Dan (x_danma) | 77.87 | 96% | 2015-06-22 |
20187. | JC (invoicingkarma) | 77.87 | 97% | 2021-06-20 |
20188. | Zubelinde (jhony987) | 77.87 | 89% | 2012-06-30 |
20189. | Eric (mainsterr) | 77.86 | 96% | 2021-10-15 |
20190. | Vas (vaaas) | 77.86 | 97% | 2019-11-13 |
20191. | Kenan (kenan_) | 77.86 | 96% | 2021-07-27 |
20192. | Sonia60610 (sonia60610) | 77.86 | — | 2009-09-25 |
20193. | Bonnie (bonnieb1999) | 77.86 | — | 2009-01-29 |
20194. | spetterpoep (spetterpoep) | 77.86 | 95% | 2020-06-11 |
20195. | Builder (builderftw) | 77.85 | 96% | 2015-09-17 |
20196. | Dutdoo (eskimo907) | 77.85 | 89% | 2013-03-09 |
20197. | nyoom (nyoommuffin) | 77.85 | 96% | 2021-05-25 |
20198. | Curse (aarkan) | 77.85 | 96% | 2022-11-15 |
20199. | pea (pbarakat) | 77.85 | 97% | 2018-05-31 |
20200. | thepenguinmonkey (thepengui... | 77.85 | 96% | 2021-09-20 |
20201. | paperpack (paperpack) | 77.85 | — | 2009-02-24 |
20202. | Little Meanie (little_meanie) | 77.84 | — | 2010-05-16 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
Default (English) | 131,621 | 79.21 | September 30, 2008 |
Instant Death Mode | 345 | 83.57 | March 31, 2010 |
Riverside Middle School | 33 | 40.60 | January 25, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 5 | 50.64 | March 2, 2016 |
##typeracer | 4 | 66.72 | February 23, 2021 |
TypeRacer Classic | 1 | 57.34 | May 4, 2022 |
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 67.03 | February 7, 2013 |