| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
I still see things that are not here. I just choose not to a... |
59.24 |
1.0060 |
0.8502 |
225 |
1 |
59.24 |
2009-03-03 |
| 2. |
If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll ... |
53.35 |
1.0567 |
0.6134 |
314 |
2 |
42.68 |
2009-04-30 |
| 3. |
If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think ... |
51.78 |
1.0264 |
0.5904 |
191 |
3 |
42.38 |
2009-04-28 |
| 4. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
50.36 |
0.9763 |
0.5996 |
143 |
1 |
50.36 |
2009-01-29 |
| 5. |
In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. All th... |
47.24 |
0.9143 |
0.5650 |
300 |
2 |
37.13 |
2009-03-03 |
| 6. |
My friend, I shall be pedagogic, and say you ought to start ... |
46.76 |
1.0194 |
0.4418 |
224 |
1 |
46.76 |
2009-04-28 |
| 7. |
The beginner writes just twenty pieces. The professional wri... |
45.74 |
0.9809 |
0.4464 |
209 |
2 |
37.68 |
2009-04-28 |
| 8. |
Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is ... |
45.31 |
0.8913 |
0.5279 |
201 |
2 |
35.06 |
2009-01-29 |
| 9. |
As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; f... |
45.03 |
0.9286 |
0.4821 |
177 |
3 |
33.73 |
2008-12-29 |
| 10. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
44.57 |
1.0601 |
0.3311 |
256 |
2 |
37.79 |
2008-12-29 |
| 11. |
My dog barks some. Mentally you picture my dog, but I have n... |
41.73 |
0.8986 |
0.4049 |
205 |
2 |
32.44 |
2009-04-30 |
| 12. |
He canceled all his commitments and pulled together the most... |
41.33 |
0.9709 |
0.3204 |
264 |
2 |
40.37 |
2009-04-30 |
| 13. |
I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was ... |
41.32 |
1.0125 |
0.2783 |
232 |
5 |
33.18 |
2009-04-30 |
| 14. |
In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and... |
40.90 |
1.1093 |
0.1642 |
220 |
2 |
34.30 |
2008-12-29 |
| 15. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
40.83 |
1.0881 |
0.1849 |
210 |
3 |
33.98 |
2009-04-28 |
| 16. |
It's a sunny, woodsy day in Lumberton, so get those chainsaw... |
40.23 |
0.9108 |
0.3472 |
235 |
2 |
32.91 |
2009-04-28 |
| 17. |
And today, Lady Liberty is under attack from the cable chann... |
39.71 |
0.9183 |
0.3243 |
308 |
1 |
39.71 |
2009-04-28 |
| 18. |
Facts can be thought of as objective or subjective. Things a... |
39.39 |
0.8218 |
0.4100 |
163 |
2 |
31.96 |
2008-12-29 |
| 19. |
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a lan... |
39.05 |
0.9500 |
0.2727 |
287 |
1 |
39.05 |
2009-04-28 |
| 20. |
In order to become an elf I filled out ten pages' worth of f... |
38.65 |
0.8077 |
0.4007 |
148 |
4 |
29.87 |
2008-12-29 |
| 21. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
38.50 |
0.8124 |
0.3869 |
167 |
3 |
34.92 |
2008-12-29 |
| 22. |
Indonesia is a nation of islands - more than seventeen thous... |
37.68 |
0.9271 |
0.2533 |
323 |
1 |
37.68 |
2008-12-18 |
| 23. |
She's got a smile that, it seems to me, reminds me of childh... |
37.58 |
0.8758 |
0.2974 |
127 |
6 |
32.27 |
2008-12-29 |
| 24. |
A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for so... |
37.53 |
1.0638 |
0.1074 |
247 |
2 |
32.63 |
2009-04-28 |
| 25. |
Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, lik... |
36.89 |
0.8988 |
0.2543 |
216 |
2 |
32.24 |
2008-12-29 |
| 26. |
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy a... |
35.90 |
0.9070 |
0.2102 |
192 |
2 |
30.49 |
2008-12-27 |
| 27. |
And you know it's time to go, through the sleet and driving ... |
35.63 |
1.0576 |
0.0531 |
231 |
1 |
35.63 |
2008-12-18 |
| 28. |
Those who proceed only very slowly can make much greater pro... |
35.43 |
0.8726 |
0.2369 |
150 |
2 |
34.28 |
2008-12-29 |
| 29. |
The ultimate way to compose is to be able to keyboard as fas... |
35.40 |
0.9204 |
0.1867 |
121 |
2 |
33.38 |
2008-12-29 |
| 30. |
What about Tony? You know, Bullet Tooth Tony. He'll find you... |
35.33 |
0.9503 |
0.1471 |
211 |
2 |
32.47 |
2009-04-28 |
| 31. |
Well, it just so happens, this hacienda comes with its very ... |
35.33 |
1.0272 |
0.0748 |
226 |
4 |
31.73 |
2009-04-28 |
| 32. |
We began to recognize in them a strange obsession. After all... |
35.03 |
0.9917 |
0.1050 |
317 |
5 |
29.22 |
2010-07-06 |
| 33. |
Question marks and exclamation points go inside quotation ma... |
34.98 |
0.8469 |
0.2459 |
164 |
2 |
32.46 |
2008-12-29 |
| 34. |
Often, we assume that a familiar situation will be but a rep... |
34.71 |
0.9704 |
0.1142 |
254 |
5 |
31.40 |
2009-03-03 |
| 35. |
If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us... |
34.43 |
1.0178 |
0.0563 |
207 |
4 |
30.98 |
2010-07-06 |
| 36. |
Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyb... |
33.95 |
0.8845 |
0.1775 |
239 |
4 |
30.90 |
2008-12-29 |
| 37. |
Now did you answer 'cause you thought that's what I wanted t... |
33.90 |
0.9371 |
0.1132 |
156 |
3 |
29.92 |
2008-12-27 |
| 38. |
I will need my spectacles and a clear head. Today I broke my... |
33.77 |
1.0288 |
0.0215 |
166 |
4 |
30.45 |
2008-12-29 |
| 39. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
33.75 |
0.8915 |
0.1629 |
158 |
1 |
33.75 |
2008-12-29 |
| 40. |
Popularity is only partially about individual attractiveness... |
33.15 |
1.0094 |
0.0263 |
256 |
2 |
29.68 |
2008-12-29 |
| 41. |
Advertising has these people chasing cars and clothes they d... |
32.97 |
0.8814 |
0.1465 |
169 |
2 |
31.25 |
2008-12-29 |
| 42. |
I was hugely impressed. Kirk, I mean Shatner, was the ultima... |
32.82 |
0.9981 |
0.0262 |
211 |
2 |
31.10 |
2009-04-28 |
| 43. |
At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all... |
32.79 |
0.8742 |
0.1545 |
202 |
1 |
32.79 |
2008-12-18 |
| 44. |
Thirdly, however, these wars could now be waged with the new... |
32.79 |
0.9884 |
0.0383 |
267 |
1 |
32.79 |
2009-03-03 |
| 45. |
Lucid but wholly false recollections can easily be induced b... |
32.78 |
0.8168 |
0.2050 |
115 |
3 |
28.17 |
2008-12-29 |
| 46. |
It is greatly to America's advantage that it is a congenial ... |
32.73 |
0.9332 |
0.0892 |
267 |
1 |
32.73 |
2008-12-18 |
| 47. |
Like painting, most software is intended for a human audienc... |
32.69 |
0.9621 |
0.0561 |
201 |
2 |
30.61 |
2008-12-29 |
| 48. |
The most precious treasures we have in life are the images w... |
32.38 |
1.0672 |
-0.0570 |
239 |
2 |
30.35 |
2008-12-29 |
| 49. |
San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time ... |
32.24 |
1.0873 |
-0.0833 |
243 |
2 |
32.11 |
2008-12-27 |
| 50. |
The time I waited seemed endless, and I felt doubts and fear... |
32.03 |
1.0197 |
-0.0211 |
204 |
3 |
29.09 |
2009-01-04 |
| 51. |
Whether you use a PC, laptop, or typewriter - typing is an i... |
31.96 |
0.7425 |
0.2572 |
148 |
3 |
29.28 |
2008-12-29 |
| 52. |
Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Leia races... |
31.95 |
0.7987 |
0.1983 |
176 |
1 |
31.95 |
2008-12-27 |
| 53. |
Language is one of the keys to being human. It allows us to ... |
31.76 |
1.0332 |
-0.0419 |
267 |
1 |
31.76 |
2008-12-29 |
| 54. |
Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and t... |
31.51 |
1.0877 |
-0.1071 |
129 |
6 |
29.30 |
2009-03-26 |
| 55. |
The chemistry of an element is determined by the manner in w... |
31.24 |
1.0095 |
-0.0354 |
211 |
2 |
30.53 |
2009-01-04 |
| 56. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
31.09 |
0.8863 |
0.0810 |
127 |
2 |
24.99 |
2008-12-27 |
| 57. |
Make sure to secure the door when I am gone. There are many ... |
30.86 |
0.9252 |
0.0390 |
148 |
1 |
30.86 |
2008-12-29 |
| 58. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
30.86 |
0.9880 |
-0.0286 |
199 |
2 |
26.62 |
2008-12-27 |
| 59. |
Who is Keyser Soze? He is supposed to be Turkish. Some say h... |
30.79 |
0.8194 |
0.1411 |
193 |
3 |
28.50 |
2008-12-29 |
| 60. |
Over the past decade, we've seen strong economic growth but ... |
30.79 |
0.8117 |
0.1530 |
209 |
1 |
30.79 |
2008-12-29 |
| 61. |
During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans... |
30.74 |
0.8603 |
0.0994 |
270 |
2 |
28.64 |
2008-12-27 |
| 62. |
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart a... |
30.55 |
1.0901 |
-0.1342 |
288 |
1 |
30.55 |
2008-12-18 |
| 63. |
There is a theory which states that if anybody ever discover... |
30.55 |
0.8911 |
0.0640 |
207 |
2 |
29.07 |
2008-12-29 |
| 64. |
The typewriter had a problem, though. Try to type quickly on... |
30.51 |
0.8827 |
0.0659 |
190 |
3 |
29.32 |
2008-12-27 |
| 65. |
All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were ... |
30.47 |
0.9275 |
0.0290 |
243 |
1 |
30.47 |
2010-07-06 |
| 66. |
Throughout my academic career, I'd given some pretty good ta... |
30.46 |
0.9713 |
-0.0217 |
193 |
2 |
29.13 |
2008-12-19 |
| 67. |
The problem is, Willie, is that Charles and yourself are not... |
30.44 |
1.0472 |
-0.1031 |
149 |
2 |
30.02 |
2008-12-27 |
| 68. |
Caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a... |
30.36 |
0.9310 |
0.0164 |
278 |
2 |
28.27 |
2008-12-29 |
| 69. |
We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has take... |
30.03 |
0.9349 |
0.0052 |
287 |
1 |
30.03 |
2008-12-29 |
| 70. |
He's got a two day head start on you, which is more than he ... |
29.98 |
0.9836 |
-0.0476 |
289 |
1 |
29.98 |
2008-12-29 |
| 71. |
When I was your age, television was called books. And this i... |
29.95 |
1.0800 |
-0.1479 |
213 |
2 |
29.00 |
2008-12-29 |
| 72. |
The inner surface of the cell wall touches the cytoplasmic m... |
29.74 |
0.9128 |
0.0128 |
237 |
2 |
27.80 |
2008-12-29 |
| 73. |
Quality humor doesn't just deliver one gag and then tax the ... |
29.71 |
0.9762 |
-0.0487 |
249 |
1 |
29.71 |
2008-12-18 |
| 74. |
That Qwerty survived significant challenges early in the his... |
29.65 |
0.7966 |
0.1350 |
184 |
1 |
29.65 |
2008-12-18 |
| 75. |
I don't know why he saved my life. Maybe in those last momen... |
29.65 |
1.0250 |
-0.0965 |
271 |
1 |
29.65 |
2008-12-29 |
| 76. |
When you are typing on a typewriter, your input appears dire... |
29.60 |
1.0103 |
-0.0920 |
209 |
1 |
29.60 |
2008-12-27 |
| 77. |
In order to become an elf I filled out ten pages' worth of f... |
29.57 |
0.9673 |
-0.0420 |
292 |
1 |
29.57 |
2009-03-26 |
| 78. |
Anyway, like I was saying, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. Y... |
29.49 |
0.8172 |
0.0990 |
204 |
1 |
29.49 |
2009-04-28 |
| 79. |
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million ... |
29.15 |
1.0403 |
-0.1321 |
234 |
2 |
28.46 |
2008-12-29 |
| 80. |
Supermarket aisles are the perfect place to practice your gl... |
28.89 |
0.9468 |
-0.0453 |
318 |
1 |
28.89 |
2009-01-04 |
| 81. |
Involuntarily I glanced seaward - and distinguished nothing ... |
28.84 |
0.7904 |
0.1141 |
149 |
1 |
28.84 |
2008-12-19 |
| 82. |
"This man right here," McGuinness said, pointing at Kenna, "... |
28.71 |
0.7271 |
0.1693 |
186 |
2 |
27.55 |
2008-12-29 |
| 83. |
It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-d... |
28.69 |
0.9756 |
-0.0809 |
223 |
2 |
28.67 |
2008-12-29 |
| 84. |
Whether you're a student, secretary, office administrator, m... |
28.60 |
0.9357 |
-0.0453 |
204 |
2 |
27.69 |
2008-12-27 |
| 85. |
It was a marvelous night, the sort of night one only experie... |
28.59 |
0.8789 |
0.0077 |
136 |
1 |
28.59 |
2008-12-18 |
| 86. |
Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air and dee... |
28.57 |
0.9931 |
-0.1054 |
218 |
2 |
28.14 |
2008-12-29 |
| 87. |
All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend i... |
28.52 |
1.0479 |
-0.1594 |
205 |
1 |
28.52 |
2009-03-26 |
| 88. |
It turned out that the sweet-talking, tattoo-sporting pikey ... |
28.50 |
0.8778 |
0.0134 |
285 |
1 |
28.50 |
2009-01-04 |
| 89. |
It was hard to toss things I had once thought were valuable ... |
28.49 |
0.8925 |
0.0036 |
293 |
1 |
28.49 |
2008-12-27 |
| 90. |
The alternative to binge travel entails relocating to one pl... |
28.38 |
0.8811 |
-0.0002 |
201 |
1 |
28.38 |
2008-12-19 |
| 91. |
Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am?... |
28.34 |
0.9023 |
-0.0193 |
268 |
2 |
26.72 |
2008-12-29 |
| 92. |
Let's face it: there are tons of things in your home and lif... |
28.25 |
1.0498 |
-0.1670 |
261 |
2 |
26.64 |
2008-12-27 |
| 93. |
Who has a safety deposit box full of money and six passports... |
28.23 |
0.9841 |
-0.1065 |
217 |
2 |
27.96 |
2008-12-29 |
| 94. |
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because ... |
28.01 |
0.8965 |
-0.0220 |
150 |
2 |
26.53 |
2008-12-27 |
| 95. |
The garbage chute was a wonderful idea! What an incredible s... |
27.92 |
0.7384 |
0.1292 |
106 |
1 |
27.92 |
2008-12-27 |
| 96. |
It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowin... |
27.92 |
1.0462 |
-0.1720 |
340 |
1 |
27.92 |
2008-12-18 |
| 97. |
There is something about yourself that you don't know. Somet... |
27.92 |
1.0743 |
-0.2020 |
297 |
1 |
27.92 |
2009-01-04 |
| 98. |
I'd been walking for hours and, as usual, I'd lost track of ... |
27.88 |
0.9010 |
-0.0286 |
266 |
1 |
27.88 |
2008-12-27 |
| 99. |
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a lan... |
27.85 |
0.8124 |
0.0578 |
137 |
1 |
27.85 |
2008-12-18 |
| 100. |
Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly ... |
27.84 |
0.9869 |
-0.1218 |
193 |
1 |
27.84 |
2008-12-29 |
| 101. |
Trudging slowly over wet sand, back to the bench where your ... |
27.82 |
0.9780 |
-0.1161 |
173 |
2 |
26.38 |
2009-01-04 |
| 102. |
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? For I... |
27.78 |
0.7988 |
0.0659 |
134 |
3 |
26.35 |
2008-12-29 |
| 103. |
I'm a hopeless dancer, but this looks like you just screw in... |
27.70 |
0.8988 |
-0.0353 |
193 |
2 |
26.43 |
2008-12-19 |
| 104. |
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships o... |
27.56 |
1.0016 |
-0.1433 |
217 |
1 |
27.56 |
2008-12-29 |
| 105. |
I know what "exacerbate" means. There is not a word or a sen... |
27.49 |
0.8646 |
-0.0104 |
110 |
2 |
27.48 |
2008-12-29 |
| 106. |
The alternative to binge travel - the mini retirement - enta... |
27.46 |
1.0487 |
-0.1942 |
253 |
1 |
27.46 |
2008-12-19 |
| 107. |
If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what ... |
27.20 |
0.9001 |
-0.0511 |
217 |
1 |
27.20 |
2008-12-27 |
| 108. |
And if by chance an honest man like yourself should make ene... |
27.18 |
0.8777 |
-0.0342 |
130 |
1 |
27.18 |
2008-12-29 |
| 109. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
27.13 |
1.0372 |
-0.1912 |
249 |
1 |
27.13 |
2008-12-18 |
| 110. |
Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, a... |
27.00 |
0.9841 |
-0.1434 |
263 |
2 |
26.50 |
2008-12-29 |
| 111. |
Hello, hello, hello, is there anybody in there? Just nod if ... |
27.00 |
0.9866 |
-0.1439 |
308 |
1 |
27.00 |
2010-07-06 |
| 112. |
You needn't take it any further, sir. You've proved to me th... |
26.90 |
0.9243 |
-0.0831 |
240 |
3 |
25.76 |
2008-12-29 |
| 113. |
Now you come to me and you say, "Don Corleone, give me justi... |
26.83 |
0.8127 |
0.0206 |
167 |
1 |
26.83 |
2008-12-27 |
| 114. |
All typewriters are adjusted to type 6 lines to the inch fro... |
26.73 |
0.7724 |
0.0597 |
142 |
1 |
26.73 |
2008-12-29 |
| 115. |
I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts while bu... |
26.65 |
1.0521 |
-0.2264 |
197 |
1 |
26.65 |
2008-12-18 |
| 116. |
I suddenly had the impression that I had been left all alone... |
26.48 |
1.0341 |
-0.2087 |
273 |
1 |
26.48 |
2008-12-18 |
| 117. |
The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first ... |
26.39 |
1.0333 |
-0.2153 |
176 |
1 |
26.39 |
2008-12-29 |
| 118. |
I had a friend who was a heavy drinker. If somebody asked hi... |
26.33 |
0.8986 |
-0.0768 |
216 |
3 |
25.10 |
2008-12-29 |
| 119. |
Look, you should admit to yourself that Microsoft will miss ... |
26.14 |
0.9680 |
-0.1526 |
256 |
3 |
24.06 |
2010-07-06 |
| 120. |
So what's in this for you? Should you rush out in search of ... |
26.06 |
0.8680 |
-0.0601 |
196 |
2 |
25.49 |
2008-12-18 |
| 121. |
Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to bei... |
25.85 |
1.0291 |
-0.2250 |
240 |
1 |
25.85 |
2008-12-18 |
| 122. |
The ultimate way to compose is to be able to keyboard as fas... |
25.66 |
1.0495 |
-0.2498 |
323 |
1 |
25.66 |
2008-12-18 |
| 123. |
What? A swallow carrying a coconut? It's not a question of w... |
25.62 |
0.8880 |
-0.0890 |
296 |
1 |
25.62 |
2008-12-18 |
| 124. |
Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I... |
25.51 |
0.8847 |
-0.0914 |
282 |
3 |
23.79 |
2008-12-27 |
| 125. |
You could choke a dozen donkeys on that! And you're haggling... |
25.36 |
0.8666 |
-0.0783 |
206 |
1 |
25.36 |
2008-12-27 |
| 126. |
The Orient was almost a European invention, and had been sin... |
25.24 |
0.9583 |
-0.1708 |
237 |
1 |
25.24 |
2008-12-19 |
| 127. |
The example of painting can teach us not only how to manage ... |
25.18 |
1.0865 |
-0.3016 |
237 |
1 |
25.18 |
2008-12-29 |
| 128. |
Yet one fine day, in a fit of euphoria, after he had picked ... |
24.73 |
0.9827 |
-0.2108 |
314 |
1 |
24.73 |
2008-12-18 |
| 129. |
Whenever you watch the mind, you withdraw consciousness from... |
24.64 |
0.9166 |
-0.1459 |
133 |
2 |
24.63 |
2008-12-29 |
| 130. |
Take a break. Shake your hands loosely at the wrists. Stretc... |
24.59 |
0.8246 |
-0.0578 |
183 |
1 |
24.59 |
2008-12-18 |
| 131. |
Parisian French is different from Provincial French and Germ... |
24.36 |
0.9352 |
-0.1770 |
194 |
1 |
24.36 |
2008-12-27 |
| 132. |
King, eh? Very nice. And how'd you get that, eh? By exploiti... |
24.18 |
0.9027 |
-0.1525 |
189 |
1 |
24.18 |
2008-12-27 |
| 133. |
Oh bliss! Bliss and heaven! Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorg... |
24.04 |
0.8656 |
-0.1151 |
242 |
1 |
24.04 |
2008-12-27 |
| 134. |
Do you know what they call a Quarter-pounder with cheese in ... |
23.53 |
0.9299 |
-0.2051 |
168 |
2 |
21.57 |
2008-12-29 |
| 135. |
One respondent said "For women - a lot of games are crap - t... |
23.26 |
0.9346 |
-0.2127 |
211 |
1 |
23.26 |
2008-12-19 |
| 136. |
I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got t... |
22.26 |
0.8339 |
-0.1411 |
209 |
1 |
22.26 |
2008-12-18 |
| 137. |
We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill, as the day be... |
19.70 |
0.9779 |
-0.3665 |
255 |
1 |
19.70 |
2008-12-29 |