| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
Advertising has these people chasing cars and clothes they d... |
56.01 |
0.8814 |
0.9461 |
169 |
1 |
56.01 |
2009-07-31 |
| 2. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, but the orig... |
44.89 |
0.8606 |
0.6043 |
170 |
2 |
37.80 |
2009-07-22 |
| 3. |
Yet one fine day, in a fit of euphoria, after he had picked ... |
44.78 |
0.9827 |
0.4796 |
314 |
3 |
30.41 |
2009-07-31 |
| 4. |
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things wor... |
44.05 |
1.0540 |
0.3785 |
184 |
3 |
33.97 |
2009-07-31 |
| 5. |
Language is one of the keys to being human. It allows us to ... |
43.70 |
1.0332 |
0.3922 |
267 |
1 |
43.70 |
2009-07-31 |
| 6. |
Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, lik... |
43.23 |
0.8988 |
0.5118 |
216 |
3 |
35.82 |
2009-07-31 |
| 7. |
Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog where no o... |
43.16 |
1.0639 |
0.3455 |
303 |
1 |
43.16 |
2009-07-08 |
| 8. |
Whether they use the title or not, many lyrics have evocativ... |
43.12 |
1.0543 |
0.3494 |
182 |
5 |
30.76 |
2009-07-29 |
| 9. |
The brain can be a tool. But when you can't stop thinking of... |
41.83 |
0.9285 |
0.4344 |
244 |
1 |
41.83 |
2009-07-08 |
| 10. |
With the coming of Dean Moriarty began the part of my life y... |
41.56 |
0.9054 |
0.4525 |
204 |
2 |
34.86 |
2009-07-31 |
| 11. |
Make sure to secure the door when I am gone. There are many ... |
40.84 |
0.9252 |
0.4077 |
148 |
3 |
28.63 |
2009-07-29 |
| 12. |
Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyb... |
40.74 |
0.8845 |
0.4458 |
239 |
2 |
33.59 |
2009-07-08 |
| 13. |
Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you kno... |
40.69 |
1.0529 |
0.2771 |
373 |
1 |
40.69 |
2009-07-08 |
| 14. |
The boy has not a real choice, has he? Self-interest, the fe... |
40.56 |
0.9265 |
0.3955 |
254 |
1 |
40.56 |
2009-07-31 |
| 15. |
The streets were cleared by a Critical Mass bike ride and we... |
40.33 |
0.9636 |
0.3506 |
281 |
1 |
40.33 |
2009-07-08 |
| 16. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
40.06 |
1.0601 |
0.2434 |
256 |
1 |
40.06 |
2009-07-06 |
| 17. |
Most popular song lyrics have two sections - a verse and a b... |
39.73 |
0.9213 |
0.3724 |
165 |
3 |
30.62 |
2009-07-15 |
| 18. |
There is a trick for learning to type faster. That trick is ... |
39.70 |
0.8732 |
0.4132 |
94 |
2 |
31.32 |
2009-07-15 |
| 19. |
One essential rule: make sure the joke is the last possible ... |
39.35 |
1.0561 |
0.2254 |
227 |
1 |
39.35 |
2009-07-08 |
| 20. |
There is something about yourself that you don't know. Somet... |
39.12 |
1.0743 |
0.2027 |
297 |
1 |
39.12 |
2009-07-08 |
| 21. |
But, pray how could that which I spoke so many years ago, an... |
38.97 |
1.0059 |
0.2663 |
283 |
1 |
38.97 |
2009-07-07 |
| 22. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
38.20 |
1.0881 |
0.1538 |
210 |
1 |
38.20 |
2009-07-15 |
| 23. |
And you know it's time to go, through the sleet and driving ... |
38.19 |
1.0576 |
0.1850 |
231 |
2 |
33.37 |
2009-07-13 |
| 24. |
Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to bei... |
38.00 |
1.0291 |
0.2080 |
240 |
3 |
29.77 |
2009-07-10 |
| 25. |
Let's sort the buyers from the spiers, the needy from the gr... |
37.96 |
0.9927 |
0.2419 |
234 |
1 |
37.96 |
2009-07-08 |
| 26. |
A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he s... |
37.63 |
1.0042 |
0.2191 |
168 |
3 |
30.13 |
2009-07-22 |
| 27. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
37.47 |
0.8124 |
0.4050 |
167 |
4 |
26.92 |
2009-07-15 |
| 28. |
Excellent. He's enterprising, aggressive, outgoing, young, b... |
37.36 |
0.8964 |
0.3189 |
199 |
2 |
31.80 |
2009-07-22 |
| 29. |
Dean is the perfect guy for the road because he actually was... |
37.21 |
0.8562 |
0.3518 |
132 |
2 |
34.40 |
2009-07-29 |
| 30. |
I drew the blankets over my head and tried to think of Chris... |
37.15 |
0.9927 |
0.2192 |
276 |
1 |
37.15 |
2009-07-08 |
| 31. |
That's Tommy. He tells people he was named after a gun, but ... |
36.66 |
0.9807 |
0.2030 |
129 |
4 |
32.17 |
2009-07-08 |
| 32. |
Supermarket aisles are the perfect place to practice your gl... |
36.21 |
0.9468 |
0.2335 |
318 |
1 |
36.21 |
2009-07-31 |
| 33. |
The problem we now face is that this thin layer of atmospher... |
36.19 |
0.8815 |
0.3033 |
296 |
1 |
36.19 |
2009-07-08 |
| 34. |
So my heart goes out to them. Figuratively. I would never ac... |
36.15 |
0.8192 |
0.3614 |
200 |
3 |
26.62 |
2009-07-15 |
| 35. |
The most precious treasures we have in life are the images w... |
35.88 |
1.0672 |
0.1013 |
239 |
2 |
32.25 |
2009-07-29 |
| 36. |
People get ready, there's a train coming. You don't need no ... |
35.70 |
1.0115 |
0.1471 |
189 |
2 |
29.17 |
2009-07-06 |
| 37. |
"This man right here," McGuinness said, pointing at Kenna, "... |
35.65 |
0.8381 |
0.3277 |
283 |
1 |
35.65 |
2009-07-08 |
| 38. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
35.59 |
0.9974 |
0.1589 |
163 |
1 |
35.59 |
2009-07-08 |
| 39. |
I suddenly had the impression that I had been left all alone... |
35.32 |
1.0341 |
0.1167 |
273 |
2 |
29.49 |
2009-07-13 |
| 40. |
Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me peg... |
35.04 |
1.0426 |
0.0956 |
131 |
2 |
31.07 |
2009-07-13 |
| 41. |
One respondent said "For women - a lot of games are crap - t... |
35.00 |
0.9346 |
0.2034 |
211 |
1 |
35.00 |
2009-07-22 |
| 42. |
Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks. Colons ... |
34.91 |
0.9963 |
0.1392 |
274 |
1 |
34.91 |
2009-07-08 |
| 43. |
They had been given a sign - a powerful, lucid sign - that u... |
34.62 |
0.9145 |
0.2174 |
404 |
1 |
34.62 |
2009-07-08 |
| 44. |
My darling, you have to be standing up in order to be able t... |
34.56 |
0.9948 |
0.1306 |
233 |
1 |
34.56 |
2009-07-08 |
| 45. |
There are two places on Earth that serve as canaries in the ... |
34.35 |
0.8164 |
0.3029 |
197 |
1 |
34.35 |
2009-07-08 |
| 46. |
Who is Keyser Soze? He is supposed to be Turkish. Some say h... |
33.82 |
0.8194 |
0.2819 |
193 |
2 |
28.81 |
2009-07-13 |
| 47. |
When I really worry about something, I don't just fool aroun... |
33.65 |
1.0418 |
0.0556 |
214 |
3 |
25.32 |
2009-07-31 |
| 48. |
All typewriters are adjusted to type 6 lines to the inch fro... |
33.54 |
0.7724 |
0.3189 |
142 |
3 |
27.41 |
2009-07-06 |
| 49. |
It was a marvelous night, the sort of night one only experie... |
33.30 |
0.8789 |
0.2006 |
136 |
3 |
30.49 |
2009-07-29 |
| 50. |
Hello, hello, hello, is there anybody in there? Just nod if ... |
33.19 |
0.9866 |
0.0954 |
308 |
1 |
33.19 |
2009-07-08 |
| 51. |
Every time I think of you I feel shot right through with a b... |
32.90 |
0.8948 |
0.1766 |
164 |
3 |
25.53 |
2009-07-13 |
| 52. |
Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Leia races... |
32.77 |
0.7987 |
0.2683 |
176 |
3 |
29.33 |
2009-07-13 |
| 53. |
It was a marvelous night, the sort of night one only experie... |
32.02 |
1.0590 |
-0.0169 |
250 |
1 |
32.02 |
2009-07-07 |
| 54. |
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, t... |
31.63 |
1.0845 |
-0.0552 |
212 |
1 |
31.63 |
2009-07-31 |
| 55. |
And in the world a heart of darkness, a firezone, where poet... |
31.23 |
1.0287 |
-0.0125 |
269 |
2 |
30.52 |
2009-07-09 |
| 56. |
A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for so... |
30.96 |
1.0638 |
-0.0573 |
247 |
3 |
30.24 |
2009-07-31 |
| 57. |
Popularity is only partially about individual attractiveness... |
30.75 |
1.0094 |
-0.0077 |
256 |
1 |
30.75 |
2009-07-10 |
| 58. |
With the coming of Dean Moriarty began the part of my life y... |
30.72 |
1.0253 |
-0.0217 |
337 |
1 |
30.72 |
2009-07-23 |
| 59. |
We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill, as the day be... |
29.98 |
0.9779 |
-0.0030 |
255 |
4 |
27.37 |
2009-07-31 |
| 60. |
We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has take... |
29.95 |
0.9349 |
0.0431 |
287 |
2 |
28.99 |
2009-07-21 |
| 61. |
So what's in this for you? Should you rush out in search of ... |
29.69 |
0.8680 |
0.0940 |
196 |
3 |
24.24 |
2009-07-31 |
| 62. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
29.45 |
0.9763 |
-0.0178 |
143 |
3 |
27.29 |
2009-07-22 |
| 63. |
Those who proceed only very slowly can make much greater pro... |
29.37 |
0.8726 |
0.0861 |
150 |
2 |
28.36 |
2009-07-15 |
| 64. |
The ultimate way to compose is to be able to keyboard as fas... |
29.29 |
1.0495 |
-0.0963 |
323 |
1 |
29.29 |
2009-07-09 |
| 65. |
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because ... |
29.19 |
0.8965 |
0.0545 |
150 |
3 |
26.75 |
2009-07-31 |
| 66. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
29.08 |
0.8915 |
0.0554 |
158 |
2 |
27.49 |
2009-07-31 |
| 67. |
Take a break. Shake your hands loosely at the wrists. Stretc... |
29.04 |
0.8246 |
0.1211 |
183 |
1 |
29.04 |
2009-07-15 |
| 68. |
Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air and dee... |
28.78 |
0.9931 |
-0.0600 |
218 |
1 |
28.78 |
2009-07-31 |
| 69. |
Lucid but wholly false recollections can easily be induced b... |
28.60 |
0.8168 |
0.1122 |
115 |
2 |
25.82 |
2009-07-14 |
| 70. |
Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks. Colons ... |
28.34 |
0.8161 |
0.1090 |
109 |
2 |
28.30 |
2009-07-21 |
| 71. |
Look, you should admit to yourself that Microsoft will miss ... |
28.29 |
0.9680 |
-0.0469 |
256 |
2 |
28.08 |
2009-07-31 |
| 72. |
The example of painting can teach us not only how to manage ... |
28.04 |
1.0865 |
-0.1739 |
237 |
1 |
28.04 |
2009-07-31 |
| 73. |
The beginner writes just twenty pieces. The professional wri... |
27.99 |
0.9809 |
-0.0737 |
209 |
1 |
27.99 |
2009-07-31 |
| 74. |
The problem is, Willie, is that Charles and yourself are not... |
27.98 |
1.0472 |
-0.1427 |
149 |
4 |
24.02 |
2009-07-15 |
| 75. |
Involuntarily I glanced seaward - and distinguished nothing ... |
27.68 |
0.7904 |
0.1150 |
149 |
2 |
27.31 |
2009-07-21 |
| 76. |
If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us... |
27.57 |
1.0178 |
-0.1221 |
207 |
2 |
24.83 |
2009-07-06 |
| 77. |
King, eh? Very nice. And how'd you get that, eh? By exploiti... |
27.47 |
0.9027 |
-0.0121 |
189 |
2 |
25.34 |
2009-07-31 |
| 78. |
I drew the blankets over my head and tried to think of Chris... |
27.38 |
0.8406 |
0.0476 |
170 |
1 |
27.38 |
2009-07-14 |
| 79. |
Life is not suffering; it's just that you will suffer it, ra... |
27.27 |
1.0582 |
-0.1738 |
180 |
2 |
26.54 |
2009-07-13 |
| 80. |
Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, she... |
27.02 |
0.9264 |
-0.0462 |
177 |
1 |
27.02 |
2009-07-09 |
| 81. |
Whenever you watch the mind, you withdraw consciousness from... |
26.97 |
0.9166 |
-0.0363 |
133 |
2 |
24.18 |
2009-07-13 |
| 82. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
26.76 |
0.8863 |
-0.0190 |
127 |
2 |
23.29 |
2009-07-15 |
| 83. |
The garbage chute was a wonderful idea! What an incredible s... |
26.58 |
0.7384 |
0.1229 |
106 |
1 |
26.58 |
2009-07-09 |
| 84. |
The chemistry of an element is determined by the manner in w... |
26.51 |
1.0095 |
-0.1483 |
211 |
3 |
25.29 |
2009-07-15 |
| 85. |
Many rivers to cross but I can't seem to find my way over. W... |
26.48 |
0.8215 |
0.0329 |
124 |
1 |
26.48 |
2009-07-13 |
| 86. |
Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I... |
26.42 |
0.8847 |
-0.0272 |
282 |
1 |
26.42 |
2009-07-22 |
| 87. |
A giant inverted steel pyramid is perfectly balanced on its ... |
26.37 |
0.9957 |
-0.1379 |
323 |
1 |
26.37 |
2009-07-28 |
| 88. |
But suddenly, I viddied that thinking was for the gloopy one... |
26.33 |
1.0028 |
-0.1472 |
259 |
1 |
26.33 |
2009-07-21 |
| 89. |
My name is Turkish. Funny name for an Englishman, I know. My... |
26.28 |
1.0199 |
-0.1686 |
225 |
1 |
26.28 |
2009-07-29 |
| 90. |
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million ... |
25.95 |
1.0403 |
-0.1977 |
234 |
2 |
24.22 |
2009-07-31 |
| 91. |
One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every gam... |
25.90 |
1.0615 |
-0.2219 |
201 |
2 |
22.65 |
2009-07-13 |
| 92. |
Chance and chance alone has a message for us. Everything tha... |
25.79 |
0.8365 |
-0.0014 |
145 |
2 |
25.45 |
2009-07-15 |
| 93. |
Let's face it: there are tons of things in your home and lif... |
25.69 |
1.0498 |
-0.2128 |
261 |
2 |
24.83 |
2009-07-14 |
| 94. |
If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what ... |
25.54 |
0.9001 |
-0.0689 |
217 |
2 |
25.35 |
2009-07-13 |
| 95. |
All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend i... |
25.54 |
1.0479 |
-0.2187 |
205 |
1 |
25.54 |
2009-07-14 |
| 96. |
Because they're at the bottom of the scale, nerds are a safe... |
25.50 |
0.9915 |
-0.1629 |
281 |
2 |
25.20 |
2009-07-13 |
| 97. |
Question marks and exclamation points go inside quotation ma... |
25.48 |
0.8469 |
-0.0183 |
164 |
2 |
23.91 |
2009-07-15 |
| 98. |
When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, ... |
25.46 |
0.9768 |
-0.1473 |
237 |
2 |
23.30 |
2009-07-14 |
| 99. |
She's got a smile that, it seems to me, reminds me of childh... |
25.42 |
0.8758 |
-0.0505 |
127 |
1 |
25.42 |
2009-07-14 |
| 100. |
It is possible that I already had some presentiment of my fu... |
25.16 |
1.0414 |
-0.2239 |
234 |
1 |
25.16 |
2009-07-10 |
| 101. |
That Qwerty survived significant challenges early in the his... |
25.15 |
0.7966 |
0.0275 |
184 |
1 |
25.15 |
2009-07-15 |
| 102. |
When you are typing on a typewriter, your input appears dire... |
25.11 |
1.0103 |
-0.1993 |
209 |
1 |
25.11 |
2009-07-13 |
| 103. |
Comfortable, Mullet? It seems sadly ironic that it's that ti... |
25.06 |
1.0279 |
-0.2185 |
172 |
2 |
24.24 |
2009-07-13 |
| 104. |
If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think ... |
25.01 |
1.0264 |
-0.2171 |
191 |
2 |
23.93 |
2009-07-31 |
| 105. |
There is no pain, you are receding. A distant ship smoke on ... |
25.01 |
0.8305 |
-0.0216 |
162 |
1 |
25.01 |
2009-07-31 |
| 106. |
It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from... |
24.94 |
0.8572 |
-0.0477 |
232 |
1 |
24.94 |
2009-07-15 |
| 107. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
24.91 |
0.8375 |
-0.0284 |
203 |
1 |
24.91 |
2009-07-21 |
| 108. |
Yeah, you just take Soupy-Sales to prom 'cause I can think o... |
24.91 |
0.9402 |
-0.1319 |
310 |
1 |
24.91 |
2009-07-31 |
| 109. |
I've always wondered about this coat business. When I'm in a... |
24.90 |
0.9922 |
-0.1817 |
264 |
1 |
24.90 |
2009-07-15 |
| 110. |
Quality humor doesn't just deliver one gag and then tax the ... |
24.76 |
0.9762 |
-0.1709 |
249 |
1 |
24.76 |
2009-07-13 |
| 111. |
Like painting, most software is intended for a human audienc... |
24.64 |
0.9621 |
-0.1637 |
201 |
3 |
22.82 |
2009-07-31 |
| 112. |
At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all... |
24.63 |
0.7973 |
0.0082 |
127 |
1 |
24.63 |
2009-07-21 |
| 113. |
The alternative to binge travel entails relocating to one pl... |
24.52 |
0.8811 |
-0.0885 |
201 |
1 |
24.52 |
2009-07-13 |
| 114. |
Many years ago, a famous Arabian alchemist had visited Europ... |
24.47 |
0.7423 |
0.0516 |
145 |
4 |
23.52 |
2009-07-13 |
| 115. |
In order to become an elf I filled out ten pages' worth of f... |
24.45 |
0.8077 |
-0.0126 |
148 |
1 |
24.45 |
2009-07-10 |
| 116. |
I was hugely impressed. Kirk, I mean Shatner, was the ultima... |
24.27 |
0.9981 |
-0.2098 |
211 |
1 |
24.27 |
2009-07-14 |
| 117. |
That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a li... |
23.93 |
0.9909 |
-0.2089 |
334 |
1 |
23.93 |
2009-07-15 |
| 118. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
23.89 |
0.9880 |
-0.2154 |
199 |
1 |
23.89 |
2009-07-15 |
| 119. |
Many rivers to cross but I can't seem to find my way over. W... |
23.70 |
0.9316 |
-0.1590 |
188 |
1 |
23.70 |
2009-07-15 |
| 120. |
Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am?... |
23.62 |
0.9023 |
-0.1358 |
268 |
2 |
21.98 |
2009-07-15 |
| 121. |
Who has a safety deposit box full of money and six passports... |
23.60 |
0.9841 |
-0.2201 |
217 |
2 |
21.93 |
2009-07-15 |
| 122. |
On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp str... |
23.47 |
1.0086 |
-0.2499 |
218 |
1 |
23.47 |
2009-07-15 |
| 123. |
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? For I... |
23.44 |
0.7988 |
-0.0389 |
134 |
2 |
21.51 |
2009-07-15 |
| 124. |
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a lan... |
23.28 |
0.8124 |
-0.0544 |
137 |
3 |
21.22 |
2009-07-15 |
| 125. |
I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts while bu... |
23.27 |
1.0521 |
-0.3013 |
197 |
1 |
23.27 |
2009-07-13 |
| 126. |
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships o... |
23.22 |
1.0016 |
-0.2484 |
217 |
2 |
22.39 |
2009-07-15 |
| 127. |
As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; f... |
23.14 |
0.9286 |
-0.1746 |
177 |
1 |
23.14 |
2009-07-21 |
| 128. |
You could choke a dozen donkeys on that! And you're haggling... |
23.13 |
0.8666 |
-0.1172 |
206 |
1 |
23.13 |
2009-07-31 |
| 129. |
Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, a... |
23.11 |
0.9841 |
-0.2345 |
263 |
1 |
23.11 |
2009-07-03 |
| 130. |
Whether you use a PC, laptop, or typewriter - typing is an i... |
22.52 |
0.7425 |
-0.0091 |
148 |
1 |
22.52 |
2009-07-13 |
| 131. |
Rhymes trap you into saying things you don't want to say. A ... |
22.49 |
0.8201 |
-0.0956 |
187 |
2 |
22.04 |
2009-07-31 |
| 132. |
Now did you answer 'cause you thought that's what I wanted t... |
22.47 |
0.9371 |
-0.2157 |
156 |
2 |
21.91 |
2009-07-29 |
| 133. |
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pet... |
22.34 |
0.9422 |
-0.2213 |
190 |
1 |
22.34 |
2009-07-03 |
| 134. |
A chorus is the high-point of a lyric's energy as well as th... |
21.67 |
0.8830 |
-0.1850 |
134 |
1 |
21.67 |
2009-07-10 |
| 135. |
Indonesia is a nation of islands - more than seventeen thous... |
21.59 |
0.8205 |
-0.1173 |
135 |
1 |
21.59 |
2009-07-03 |
| 136. |
"This man right here," McGuinness said, pointing at Kenna, "... |
20.85 |
0.7271 |
-0.0496 |
186 |
1 |
20.85 |
2009-07-06 |
| 137. |
The typewriter had a problem, though. Try to type quickly on... |
20.71 |
0.8827 |
-0.2142 |
190 |
1 |
20.71 |
2009-07-03 |
| 138. |
You've got a way to keep me on your side. You give me cause ... |
20.42 |
1.0617 |
-0.4006 |
171 |
1 |
20.42 |
2009-07-03 |
| 139. |
Remember that humor is written backwards. That means you fir... |
19.13 |
1.0800 |
-0.4662 |
129 |
1 |
19.13 |
2009-07-03 |