| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
You have a class of young strong men and women, and they wan... |
112.73 |
1.1070 |
0.1378 |
265 |
1 |
112.73 |
2010-06-17 |
| 2. |
I've been looking so long at these pictures of you that I al... |
95.14 |
1.1062 |
-0.0537 |
200 |
1 |
95.14 |
2010-06-16 |
| 3. |
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart a... |
88.47 |
1.0901 |
-0.1117 |
288 |
1 |
88.47 |
2010-06-16 |
| 4. |
Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and t... |
75.75 |
1.0877 |
-0.2559 |
129 |
1 |
75.75 |
2010-06-16 |
| 5. |
I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little... |
109.13 |
1.0792 |
0.1317 |
251 |
1 |
109.13 |
2011-08-24 |
| 6. |
Your face has fallen sad now, for you know the time is nigh.... |
88.68 |
1.0755 |
-0.0961 |
243 |
1 |
88.68 |
2010-06-16 |
| 7. |
But no matter how effective the lesson was, I never really u... |
98.76 |
1.0753 |
0.0224 |
206 |
1 |
98.76 |
2010-06-16 |
| 8. |
I had a dream. There was our world, and the world was dark b... |
101.84 |
1.0686 |
0.0598 |
354 |
1 |
101.84 |
2010-06-17 |
| 9. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
97.74 |
1.0676 |
0.0166 |
456 |
2 |
91.68 |
2010-06-16 |
| 10. |
If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what ... |
120.67 |
1.0669 |
0.2700 |
379 |
1 |
120.67 |
2011-08-24 |
| 11. |
Many people limit themselves to leading boring, dull lives b... |
89.74 |
1.0667 |
-0.0658 |
308 |
1 |
89.74 |
2010-06-16 |
| 12. |
She's got eyes of the bluest skies as if they thought of rai... |
106.66 |
1.0654 |
0.1105 |
247 |
1 |
106.66 |
2010-06-16 |
| 13. |
A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for so... |
112.15 |
1.0638 |
0.1735 |
247 |
1 |
112.15 |
2012-10-02 |
| 14. |
The terminator wouldn't stop, it would never leave him. It w... |
89.63 |
1.0628 |
-0.0712 |
363 |
1 |
89.63 |
2010-06-17 |
| 15. |
Well, the way they make shows is, they make one show. That s... |
124.99 |
1.0607 |
0.3242 |
357 |
1 |
124.99 |
2011-08-24 |
| 16. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
103.19 |
1.0601 |
0.0769 |
256 |
1 |
103.19 |
2010-06-16 |
| 17. |
It was a marvelous night, the sort of night one only experie... |
102.50 |
1.0590 |
0.0722 |
250 |
2 |
97.32 |
2010-06-16 |
| 18. |
I have quit three jobs and been fired from all the rest. Get... |
89.75 |
1.0588 |
-0.0680 |
281 |
1 |
89.75 |
2010-06-16 |
| 19. |
Come sail your ships around me and burn your bridges down. W... |
87.38 |
1.0562 |
-0.0867 |
360 |
1 |
87.38 |
2010-06-16 |
| 20. |
If you're working out in front of a mirror and watching your... |
110.88 |
1.0557 |
0.1709 |
289 |
1 |
110.88 |
2010-06-16 |
| 21. |
When the light of life has gone, no change for the meter. Th... |
92.90 |
1.0543 |
-0.0277 |
233 |
1 |
92.90 |
2010-06-17 |
| 22. |
This planet has, or rather had, a problem, which was this: m... |
83.94 |
1.0543 |
-0.1258 |
360 |
1 |
83.94 |
2010-06-16 |
| 23. |
Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you kno... |
84.53 |
1.0529 |
-0.1177 |
373 |
1 |
84.53 |
2010-06-16 |
| 24. |
Is it sweeter to exist only in the mind or to exist both in ... |
93.62 |
1.0509 |
-0.0098 |
295 |
2 |
89.50 |
2010-06-16 |
| 25. |
The alternative to binge travel - the mini retirement - enta... |
82.06 |
1.0487 |
-0.1457 |
253 |
1 |
82.06 |
2010-09-11 |
| 26. |
Imagine for a moment if we once again knew these few unremar... |
98.85 |
1.0482 |
0.0564 |
407 |
1 |
98.85 |
2010-06-16 |
| 27. |
All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend i... |
79.57 |
1.0479 |
-0.1717 |
205 |
1 |
79.57 |
2010-06-16 |
| 28. |
All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were ... |
94.71 |
1.0464 |
0.0042 |
294 |
1 |
94.71 |
2010-06-16 |
| 29. |
Be impeccable with your word - speak with integrity. Say onl... |
93.70 |
1.0464 |
-0.0060 |
213 |
2 |
92.55 |
2011-08-24 |
| 30. |
The sooner your kids appreciate the value of work, the more ... |
107.84 |
1.0461 |
0.1503 |
286 |
1 |
107.84 |
2010-09-11 |
| 31. |
I'm so glad you came, I'm so glad you remembered, the walkin... |
74.44 |
1.0412 |
-0.2155 |
205 |
1 |
74.44 |
2010-06-16 |
| 32. |
Every time I think of you I feel shot right through with a b... |
85.00 |
1.0387 |
-0.0966 |
333 |
1 |
85.00 |
2010-06-16 |
| 33. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
87.25 |
1.0372 |
-0.0747 |
249 |
1 |
87.25 |
2010-06-16 |
| 34. |
I will need my spectacles and a clear head. Today I broke my... |
102.74 |
1.0288 |
0.1014 |
166 |
1 |
102.74 |
2010-06-16 |
| 35. |
And in the world a heart of darkness, a firezone, where poet... |
114.61 |
1.0287 |
0.2371 |
269 |
2 |
86.26 |
2010-06-17 |
| 36. |
I said that I would see you because I had heard that you wer... |
95.57 |
1.0265 |
0.0326 |
375 |
2 |
95.00 |
2010-06-17 |
| 37. |
With the coming of Dean Moriarty began the part of my life y... |
95.12 |
1.0253 |
0.0281 |
337 |
1 |
95.12 |
2010-06-16 |
| 38. |
I don't know why he saved my life. Maybe in those last momen... |
97.41 |
1.0250 |
0.0535 |
271 |
1 |
97.41 |
2010-06-17 |
| 39. |
Burning my bridges and smashing my mirrors, turning to see i... |
105.70 |
1.0192 |
0.1539 |
243 |
1 |
105.70 |
2010-09-11 |
| 40. |
Some pilots like the excitement of our missions, knowing tha... |
89.39 |
1.0181 |
-0.0301 |
276 |
1 |
89.39 |
2011-08-24 |
| 41. |
If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us... |
90.82 |
1.0178 |
-0.0168 |
207 |
2 |
89.13 |
2010-06-16 |
| 42. |
To an outsider's ear it sounds absurdly wild and ridiculous ... |
107.00 |
1.0144 |
0.1692 |
162 |
2 |
96.30 |
2010-06-16 |
| 43. |
The goal of the true seeker is to become a sage, or superior... |
79.52 |
1.0139 |
-0.1240 |
349 |
1 |
79.52 |
2010-06-16 |
| 44. |
Too often writers believe that they can emphasize words by p... |
84.58 |
1.0128 |
-0.0730 |
369 |
1 |
84.58 |
2010-06-16 |
| 45. |
I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was ... |
107.19 |
1.0125 |
0.1703 |
232 |
2 |
101.04 |
2011-08-24 |
| 46. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
86.14 |
1.0125 |
-0.0669 |
171 |
2 |
80.95 |
2010-06-16 |
| 47. |
He was rough around the edges. He'd been to school, but neve... |
84.03 |
1.0111 |
-0.0720 |
452 |
1 |
84.03 |
2010-06-16 |
| 48. |
There is no pain, you are receding. A distant ship smoke on ... |
81.31 |
1.0101 |
-0.1116 |
336 |
1 |
81.31 |
2010-06-16 |
| 49. |
The chemistry of an element is determined by the manner in w... |
87.25 |
1.0095 |
-0.0479 |
211 |
2 |
82.22 |
2010-06-16 |
| 50. |
Popularity is only partially about individual attractiveness... |
103.25 |
1.0094 |
0.1313 |
256 |
1 |
103.25 |
2010-06-16 |
| 51. |
Your inner child will be happy to know that when it comes to... |
90.47 |
1.0090 |
-0.0046 |
300 |
1 |
90.47 |
2011-08-24 |
| 52. |
On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp str... |
88.53 |
1.0086 |
-0.0358 |
218 |
1 |
88.53 |
2011-08-24 |
| 53. |
The creation ends in South Georgia, at the very edge of the ... |
81.83 |
1.0057 |
-0.1002 |
382 |
1 |
81.83 |
2010-06-16 |
| 54. |
A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he s... |
106.23 |
1.0042 |
0.1656 |
168 |
1 |
106.23 |
2010-06-16 |
| 55. |
Let me get this straight. You think that your client, one of... |
79.71 |
1.0018 |
-0.1224 |
246 |
1 |
79.71 |
2010-06-16 |
| 56. |
What should have been swift revenge turned into an all out w... |
76.10 |
1.0006 |
-0.1618 |
311 |
1 |
76.10 |
2010-06-16 |
| 57. |
Although the United Nations does not have the power to enfor... |
87.94 |
0.9989 |
-0.0211 |
282 |
1 |
87.94 |
2010-06-16 |
| 58. |
He started running, up and up, until he hurled himself into ... |
73.36 |
0.9980 |
-0.1803 |
341 |
1 |
73.36 |
2010-06-16 |
| 59. |
Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am?... |
94.24 |
0.9966 |
0.0509 |
377 |
1 |
94.24 |
2010-06-16 |
| 60. |
A giant inverted steel pyramid is perfectly balanced on its ... |
110.94 |
0.9957 |
0.2302 |
323 |
1 |
110.94 |
2010-06-16 |
| 61. |
I drew the blankets over my head and tried to think of Chris... |
111.71 |
0.9927 |
0.2425 |
276 |
2 |
100.73 |
2010-06-16 |
| 62. |
There are still some places where you can get all you can ea... |
80.63 |
0.9918 |
-0.0954 |
400 |
1 |
80.63 |
2010-06-16 |
| 63. |
We began to recognize in them a strange obsession. After all... |
79.65 |
0.9917 |
-0.1112 |
317 |
1 |
79.65 |
2010-06-16 |
| 64. |
My name is Turkish. Funny name for an Englishman, I know. My... |
92.92 |
0.9885 |
0.0375 |
355 |
1 |
92.92 |
2010-06-17 |
| 65. |
Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly ... |
93.50 |
0.9869 |
0.0416 |
193 |
1 |
93.50 |
2010-06-17 |
| 66. |
There is no physical separation after the slicing, so that e... |
84.41 |
0.9857 |
-0.0484 |
268 |
1 |
84.41 |
2010-06-16 |
| 67. |
O clear intelligence, force beyond all measure! Gentlemen, I... |
100.08 |
0.9854 |
0.1210 |
174 |
1 |
100.08 |
2010-06-17 |
| 68. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
103.00 |
0.9839 |
0.1537 |
308 |
2 |
92.31 |
2010-06-16 |
| 69. |
At the time when Britain faced a plunge into chaos and darkn... |
87.51 |
0.9810 |
-0.0104 |
362 |
2 |
80.86 |
2010-06-16 |
| 70. |
I did my best, it wasn't much. I couldn't feel, so I tried t... |
87.30 |
0.9761 |
-0.0081 |
227 |
1 |
87.30 |
2010-06-16 |
| 71. |
Throughout my academic career, I'd given some pretty good ta... |
95.34 |
0.9713 |
0.0801 |
193 |
1 |
95.34 |
2010-06-16 |
| 72. |
To some, the rules of etiquette may seem outdated, stuffy an... |
71.35 |
0.9682 |
-0.1715 |
341 |
1 |
71.35 |
2010-06-16 |
| 73. |
I'd been walking for hours and, as usual, I'd lost track of ... |
81.68 |
0.9681 |
-0.0618 |
392 |
1 |
81.68 |
2010-06-16 |
| 74. |
The only message I got was from the company that holds my st... |
95.14 |
0.9678 |
0.0870 |
392 |
1 |
95.14 |
2010-06-16 |
| 75. |
Picking up the pieces, half alive in a nine 'til five, vacan... |
84.79 |
0.9660 |
-0.0234 |
258 |
1 |
84.79 |
2010-06-16 |
| 76. |
The day dawned bleak and chill, a moving wall of gray light ... |
84.00 |
0.9644 |
-0.0344 |
398 |
1 |
84.00 |
2010-06-17 |
| 77. |
Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyb... |
72.00 |
0.9609 |
-0.1627 |
331 |
1 |
72.00 |
2010-06-16 |
| 78. |
Around midafternoon, the snow thinned into sleet, and some u... |
96.32 |
0.9606 |
0.1071 |
203 |
2 |
88.84 |
2010-06-17 |
| 79. |
We may climb into the thin and cold realm of pure geometry a... |
74.30 |
0.9598 |
-0.1386 |
209 |
1 |
74.30 |
2010-06-16 |
| 80. |
To wash down your chicken nuggets with virtually any soft dr... |
85.77 |
0.9564 |
-0.0157 |
263 |
1 |
85.77 |
2010-06-16 |
| 81. |
However, let us leave aside the philosophical, social, and e... |
69.34 |
0.9524 |
-0.1732 |
410 |
1 |
69.34 |
2010-06-16 |
| 82. |
You just couldn't let me go, could you? This is what happens... |
100.01 |
0.9515 |
0.1631 |
334 |
1 |
100.01 |
2011-08-24 |
| 83. |
Supermarket aisles are the perfect place to practice your gl... |
78.02 |
0.9468 |
-0.0864 |
318 |
1 |
78.02 |
2010-06-17 |
| 84. |
Who is Keyser Soze? He is supposed to be Turkish. Some say h... |
91.92 |
0.9434 |
0.0756 |
367 |
1 |
91.92 |
2010-06-16 |
| 85. |
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pet... |
71.44 |
0.9422 |
-0.1600 |
190 |
1 |
71.44 |
2010-06-17 |
| 86. |
In the late 1960s, a growing number of people became concern... |
73.27 |
0.9404 |
-0.1233 |
383 |
1 |
73.27 |
2010-06-16 |
| 87. |
Yeah, you just take Soupy-Sales to prom 'cause I can think o... |
76.78 |
0.9402 |
-0.0955 |
310 |
1 |
76.78 |
2010-06-17 |
| 88. |
These contests provided ample opportunity to demonstrate the... |
72.32 |
0.9332 |
-0.1347 |
295 |
1 |
72.32 |
2010-06-16 |
| 89. |
Do you know what they call a Quarter-pounder with cheese in ... |
104.91 |
0.9299 |
0.2210 |
168 |
1 |
104.91 |
2010-06-16 |
| 90. |
The term "barbarian" was created by the Greeks; it was origi... |
83.28 |
0.9244 |
-0.0003 |
225 |
2 |
76.52 |
2010-06-16 |
| 91. |
You needn't take it any further, sir. You've proved to me th... |
85.28 |
0.9243 |
0.0189 |
240 |
1 |
85.28 |
2010-09-11 |
| 92. |
And today, Lady Liberty is under attack from the cable chann... |
76.88 |
0.9183 |
-0.0698 |
308 |
1 |
76.88 |
2010-06-16 |
| 93. |
We might begin by asking why the pregnant man image has been... |
76.36 |
0.9157 |
-0.0614 |
353 |
1 |
76.36 |
2010-06-16 |
| 94. |
First, the layer of dough bakes into bread, a low-water-cont... |
78.37 |
0.9137 |
-0.0474 |
342 |
1 |
78.37 |
2010-06-16 |
| 95. |
Imagine considering "if" as a two-finger movement instead of... |
80.92 |
0.9012 |
-0.0051 |
322 |
1 |
80.92 |
2011-08-24 |
| 96. |
Excellent. He's enterprising, aggressive, outgoing, young, b... |
89.03 |
0.8964 |
0.0834 |
199 |
1 |
89.03 |
2010-06-16 |
| 97. |
She looked terrific. I said to myself, "Maybe she's going to... |
75.61 |
0.8955 |
-0.0518 |
436 |
1 |
75.61 |
2010-06-16 |
| 98. |
When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, y... |
84.08 |
0.8825 |
0.0445 |
105 |
1 |
84.08 |
2010-06-16 |
| 99. |
So I'm two inches away from her. Her luscious lips part. Jus... |
69.94 |
0.8624 |
-0.0964 |
174 |
1 |
69.94 |
2010-06-16 |
| 100. |
Anyway, like I was saying, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. Y... |
65.93 |
0.8172 |
-0.0954 |
204 |
1 |
65.93 |
2010-06-16 |
| 101. |
Under the headline "Wonderful Typing," the New York Times re... |
64.24 |
0.7923 |
-0.0844 |
316 |
1 |
64.24 |
2010-06-16 |