| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
For centuries, the battle of morality was fought between tho... |
54.03 |
1.1198 |
-0.0752 |
247 |
2 |
52.12 |
2010-01-09 |
| 2. |
Humans need to practice what they are learning a good deal b... |
52.29 |
1.1086 |
-0.0983 |
233 |
1 |
52.29 |
2010-01-11 |
| 3. |
Although his voice was also broken by uncertainty and his ha... |
58.54 |
1.0883 |
0.0497 |
189 |
1 |
58.54 |
2010-12-14 |
| 4. |
San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time ... |
54.93 |
1.0873 |
-0.0273 |
243 |
1 |
54.93 |
2009-12-19 |
| 5. |
The Earth is a world, the world is a ball, a ball in a game ... |
49.24 |
1.0867 |
-0.1371 |
171 |
1 |
49.24 |
2009-12-16 |
| 6. |
When I was your age, television was called books. And this i... |
52.67 |
1.0800 |
-0.0635 |
213 |
1 |
52.67 |
2009-12-16 |
| 7. |
Now I want you to think and stop being a smart aleck. A man'... |
47.90 |
1.0777 |
-0.1524 |
226 |
1 |
47.90 |
2009-12-16 |
| 8. |
When we conceive of the sweetest being ever, we are conceivi... |
57.70 |
1.0759 |
0.0457 |
273 |
1 |
57.70 |
2009-12-19 |
| 9. |
I had a dream. There was our world, and the world was dark b... |
51.79 |
1.0686 |
-0.0667 |
354 |
1 |
51.79 |
2010-01-09 |
| 10. |
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, you fritte... |
59.42 |
1.0676 |
0.0833 |
456 |
1 |
59.42 |
2011-11-30 |
| 11. |
Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog where no o... |
55.50 |
1.0639 |
0.0106 |
303 |
1 |
55.50 |
2010-07-08 |
| 12. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
49.05 |
1.0601 |
-0.1127 |
256 |
1 |
49.05 |
2010-01-09 |
| 13. |
Time is tricky. You have whole months, even years, when noth... |
45.72 |
1.0600 |
-0.1761 |
351 |
1 |
45.72 |
2009-12-13 |
| 14. |
They say that right after God created man, he took a rib fro... |
47.24 |
1.0585 |
-0.1404 |
226 |
1 |
47.24 |
2010-01-07 |
| 15. |
If you're working out in front of a mirror and watching your... |
48.10 |
1.0557 |
-0.1255 |
289 |
1 |
48.10 |
2009-12-16 |
| 16. |
Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you kno... |
46.54 |
1.0529 |
-0.1513 |
373 |
1 |
46.54 |
2009-12-19 |
| 17. |
Contrary to the feminist cant, there are many things we can ... |
51.69 |
1.0504 |
-0.0484 |
225 |
1 |
51.69 |
2009-12-19 |
| 18. |
Well I woke in mid-afternoon 'cause that's when it all hurts... |
55.81 |
1.0501 |
0.0331 |
263 |
1 |
55.81 |
2010-07-08 |
| 19. |
The ultimate way to compose is to be able to keyboard as fas... |
63.43 |
1.0495 |
0.1782 |
323 |
2 |
55.30 |
2011-11-30 |
| 20. |
We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill, as the day be... |
50.77 |
1.0481 |
-0.0720 |
255 |
1 |
50.77 |
2013-04-10 |
| 21. |
All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend i... |
47.64 |
1.0479 |
-0.1277 |
205 |
1 |
47.64 |
2009-12-16 |
| 22. |
The problem is, Willie, is that Charles and yourself are not... |
57.51 |
1.0472 |
0.0617 |
149 |
1 |
57.51 |
2010-12-14 |
| 23. |
I believe in love, and I know that you do too. And I believe... |
54.29 |
1.0465 |
-0.0008 |
183 |
1 |
54.29 |
2012-07-09 |
| 24. |
The sooner your kids appreciate the value of work, the more ... |
53.68 |
1.0461 |
-0.0023 |
286 |
1 |
53.68 |
2009-12-19 |
| 25. |
We've known each other for many years but this is the first ... |
37.06 |
1.0419 |
-0.3251 |
341 |
1 |
37.06 |
2009-12-19 |
| 26. |
When I really worry about something, I don't just fool aroun... |
54.42 |
1.0418 |
0.0105 |
214 |
1 |
54.42 |
2009-12-19 |
| 27. |
Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing ... |
63.08 |
1.0411 |
0.1792 |
341 |
1 |
63.08 |
2010-07-30 |
| 28. |
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million ... |
49.87 |
1.0403 |
-0.0782 |
234 |
1 |
49.87 |
2010-01-07 |
| 29. |
Don't make assumptions - find the courage to ask questions a... |
57.30 |
1.0392 |
0.0755 |
258 |
1 |
57.30 |
2013-04-10 |
| 30. |
We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has take... |
47.14 |
1.0362 |
-0.1227 |
437 |
1 |
47.14 |
2009-12-19 |
| 31. |
Language is one of the keys to being human. It allows us to ... |
55.41 |
1.0332 |
0.0381 |
267 |
1 |
55.41 |
2010-01-09 |
| 32. |
It was hard to toss things I had once thought were valuable ... |
51.33 |
1.0320 |
-0.0373 |
401 |
1 |
51.33 |
2009-12-19 |
| 33. |
Well, it just so happens, this hacienda comes with its very ... |
59.72 |
1.0272 |
0.1269 |
226 |
1 |
59.72 |
2010-02-24 |
| 34. |
The good news is that your child has a natural desire to do ... |
59.30 |
1.0268 |
0.1143 |
179 |
1 |
59.30 |
2009-12-19 |
| 35. |
With the coming of Dean Moriarty began the part of my life y... |
51.91 |
1.0253 |
-0.0202 |
337 |
1 |
51.91 |
2010-01-27 |
| 36. |
Music finds a comfortable parallel with that of human langua... |
49.77 |
1.0243 |
-0.0558 |
153 |
2 |
48.25 |
2010-01-11 |
| 37. |
In order to face down the danger that is stalking us and mov... |
58.29 |
1.0227 |
0.1070 |
378 |
1 |
58.29 |
2010-07-08 |
| 38. |
I can practically see your face and another revolutionary fa... |
62.28 |
1.0204 |
0.1789 |
143 |
1 |
62.28 |
2010-10-24 |
| 39. |
Burning my bridges and smashing my mirrors, turning to see i... |
55.67 |
1.0192 |
0.0635 |
243 |
1 |
55.67 |
2010-01-11 |
| 40. |
Is it really necessary to send that email? The more emails y... |
62.33 |
1.0189 |
0.1873 |
290 |
1 |
62.33 |
2010-10-24 |
| 41. |
But if in efficient causes it is possible to go on to infini... |
53.16 |
1.0188 |
0.0158 |
316 |
1 |
53.16 |
2010-01-11 |
| 42. |
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are ma... |
49.66 |
1.0132 |
-0.0531 |
371 |
1 |
49.66 |
2010-01-11 |
| 43. |
He was rough around the edges. He'd been to school, but neve... |
44.08 |
1.0111 |
-0.1519 |
452 |
1 |
44.08 |
2009-12-13 |
| 44. |
On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp str... |
52.08 |
1.0086 |
-0.0034 |
218 |
1 |
52.08 |
2009-12-19 |
| 45. |
I still see things that are not here. I just choose not to a... |
52.09 |
1.0060 |
0.0010 |
225 |
1 |
52.09 |
2009-12-19 |
| 46. |
A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he s... |
52.99 |
1.0042 |
0.0193 |
168 |
1 |
52.99 |
2010-01-09 |
| 47. |
I remember when we used to sit in the government yard in Tre... |
54.42 |
1.0036 |
0.0493 |
277 |
1 |
54.42 |
2010-12-14 |
| 48. |
Today, you people are no longer maggots. Today, you are Mari... |
46.74 |
1.0035 |
-0.1001 |
310 |
1 |
46.74 |
2009-12-19 |
| 49. |
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and fu... |
60.04 |
1.0033 |
0.1579 |
203 |
1 |
60.04 |
2011-11-30 |
| 50. |
What should have been swift revenge turned into an all out w... |
52.04 |
1.0006 |
0.0058 |
311 |
2 |
51.11 |
2010-01-27 |
| 51. |
I had the impression of being abandoned by everyone when the... |
53.70 |
0.9996 |
0.0404 |
483 |
1 |
53.70 |
2010-02-24 |
| 52. |
There are two kinds of fibers in our muscles, red and white.... |
56.01 |
0.9991 |
0.0825 |
339 |
1 |
56.01 |
2010-01-21 |
| 53. |
Although the United Nations does not have the power to enfor... |
53.19 |
0.9989 |
0.0359 |
282 |
2 |
51.39 |
2010-07-30 |
| 54. |
I was hugely impressed. Kirk, I mean Shatner, was the ultima... |
44.92 |
0.9981 |
-0.1306 |
211 |
1 |
44.92 |
2009-12-19 |
| 55. |
At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all... |
58.07 |
0.9957 |
0.1292 |
323 |
1 |
58.07 |
2010-07-08 |
| 56. |
The melted mozzarella layer, which we shall designate MML, i... |
50.60 |
0.9935 |
-0.0098 |
217 |
1 |
50.60 |
2009-12-19 |
| 57. |
I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something differe... |
32.21 |
0.9931 |
-0.3696 |
339 |
1 |
32.21 |
2011-11-30 |
| 58. |
If you are given too many choices, if you are forced to cons... |
51.32 |
0.9928 |
-0.0003 |
293 |
1 |
51.32 |
2009-12-19 |
| 59. |
Let's sort the buyers from the spiers, the needy from the gr... |
47.99 |
0.9927 |
-0.0659 |
234 |
1 |
47.99 |
2010-01-21 |
| 60. |
I drew the blankets over my head and tried to think of Chris... |
60.05 |
0.9927 |
0.1687 |
276 |
2 |
56.06 |
2010-10-24 |
| 61. |
Your ring finger is the most difficult of all fingers to con... |
57.01 |
0.9927 |
0.1089 |
262 |
1 |
57.01 |
2010-01-27 |
| 62. |
Because they're at the bottom of the scale, nerds are a safe... |
55.32 |
0.9915 |
0.0777 |
281 |
1 |
55.32 |
2010-07-08 |
| 63. |
Thirdly, however, these wars could now be waged with the new... |
55.72 |
0.9884 |
0.0905 |
267 |
1 |
55.72 |
2010-07-08 |
| 64. |
Convection also plays a minor role because of the relative t... |
51.21 |
0.9873 |
-0.0003 |
274 |
1 |
51.21 |
2010-01-21 |
| 65. |
Hello, hello, hello, is there anybody in there? Just nod if ... |
42.56 |
0.9866 |
-0.1639 |
308 |
1 |
42.56 |
2009-12-13 |
| 66. |
Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, a... |
42.31 |
0.9841 |
-0.1676 |
263 |
1 |
42.31 |
2009-12-13 |
| 67. |
Warmer water increases the moisture content of storms, and w... |
50.96 |
0.9839 |
0.0013 |
308 |
2 |
49.66 |
2010-01-21 |
| 68. |
At the time when Britain faced a plunge into chaos and darkn... |
45.62 |
0.9810 |
-0.0976 |
362 |
1 |
45.62 |
2009-12-16 |
| 69. |
Quality humor doesn't just deliver one gag and then tax the ... |
48.91 |
0.9762 |
-0.0301 |
249 |
1 |
48.91 |
2010-01-09 |
| 70. |
It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-d... |
46.06 |
0.9756 |
-0.0850 |
223 |
1 |
46.06 |
2010-01-07 |
| 71. |
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece ... |
54.53 |
0.9698 |
0.0860 |
389 |
1 |
54.53 |
2010-02-24 |
| 72. |
You're here because you know something. What you know you ca... |
47.71 |
0.9685 |
-0.0482 |
304 |
1 |
47.71 |
2009-12-13 |
| 73. |
The day dawned bleak and chill, a moving wall of gray light ... |
50.91 |
0.9644 |
0.0205 |
398 |
1 |
50.91 |
2012-07-09 |
| 74. |
There are men who possess a peculiarly strong visual memory,... |
47.34 |
0.9643 |
-0.0417 |
282 |
1 |
47.34 |
2010-01-08 |
| 75. |
Like painting, most software is intended for a human audienc... |
46.14 |
0.9621 |
-0.0738 |
201 |
1 |
46.14 |
2009-12-13 |
| 76. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, and some are... |
51.96 |
0.9621 |
0.0406 |
212 |
1 |
51.96 |
2010-01-08 |
| 77. |
The world of typing has changed. In the 1970s, every busines... |
62.16 |
0.9604 |
0.2415 |
285 |
1 |
62.16 |
2011-11-30 |
| 78. |
The Orient was almost a European invention, and had been sin... |
49.13 |
0.9583 |
-0.0084 |
237 |
1 |
49.13 |
2009-12-13 |
| 79. |
Data is by definition easy to copy. And the Internet makes c... |
53.90 |
0.9561 |
0.0871 |
362 |
1 |
53.90 |
2010-01-27 |
| 80. |
The invention of the wheel represented a major turning point... |
48.71 |
0.9543 |
-0.0068 |
265 |
1 |
48.71 |
2010-02-09 |
| 81. |
I know that you weren't bored that day because there was a l... |
58.24 |
0.9538 |
0.1723 |
276 |
2 |
54.30 |
2010-01-08 |
| 82. |
When I was a kid, you never saw radicchio in the produce sec... |
52.20 |
0.9536 |
0.0622 |
311 |
1 |
52.20 |
2013-04-10 |
| 83. |
I must nevertheless point out that our profession very close... |
43.63 |
0.9517 |
-0.1111 |
276 |
1 |
43.63 |
2009-12-16 |
| 84. |
It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produc... |
52.64 |
0.9517 |
0.0720 |
397 |
1 |
52.64 |
2010-07-30 |
| 85. |
What about Tony? You know, Bullet Tooth Tony. He'll find you... |
47.67 |
0.9503 |
-0.0308 |
211 |
1 |
47.67 |
2009-12-19 |
| 86. |
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pet... |
48.85 |
0.9422 |
-0.0006 |
190 |
1 |
48.85 |
2010-01-07 |
| 87. |
Alfred Hitchcock once said, "Drama is life with the dull bit... |
50.94 |
0.9403 |
0.0526 |
345 |
1 |
50.94 |
2010-01-11 |
| 88. |
In general, many of these targets are easier marks if you ar... |
46.41 |
0.9394 |
-0.0465 |
195 |
1 |
46.41 |
2009-12-19 |
| 89. |
Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though ... |
55.73 |
0.9380 |
0.1388 |
284 |
1 |
55.73 |
2010-07-08 |
| 90. |
Parisian French is different from Provincial French and Germ... |
57.57 |
0.9352 |
0.1769 |
194 |
2 |
49.44 |
2010-12-14 |
| 91. |
The basic concept is simple: a satellite in geosynchronous o... |
49.20 |
0.9338 |
0.0260 |
326 |
1 |
49.20 |
2010-12-14 |
| 92. |
These contests provided ample opportunity to demonstrate the... |
46.42 |
0.9332 |
-0.0355 |
295 |
2 |
46.04 |
2009-12-19 |
| 93. |
Caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a... |
61.29 |
0.9310 |
0.2518 |
278 |
1 |
61.29 |
2012-07-09 |
| 94. |
Indonesia is a nation of islands - more than seventeen thous... |
55.66 |
0.9271 |
0.1495 |
323 |
2 |
54.58 |
2010-01-21 |
| 95. |
Hi, and welcome to the future. San Dimas, California, 2688. ... |
46.80 |
0.9271 |
-0.0228 |
295 |
1 |
46.80 |
2010-01-07 |
| 96. |
Now you might ask yourself, if by yourself you mean me, "Ste... |
41.65 |
0.9228 |
-0.1166 |
305 |
1 |
41.65 |
2009-12-13 |
| 97. |
And today, Lady Liberty is under attack from the cable chann... |
50.93 |
0.9183 |
0.0662 |
308 |
1 |
50.93 |
2010-01-08 |
| 98. |
First, the layer of dough bakes into bread, a low-water-cont... |
51.58 |
0.9137 |
0.0830 |
342 |
1 |
51.58 |
2010-07-30 |
| 99. |
The only message I got was from the company that holds my st... |
49.35 |
0.9103 |
0.0420 |
269 |
1 |
49.35 |
2010-01-08 |
| 100. |
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy a... |
44.65 |
0.9070 |
-0.0464 |
192 |
1 |
44.65 |
2010-01-08 |
| 101. |
My entire life had been on a predictable trajectory dominate... |
38.93 |
0.9011 |
-0.1485 |
322 |
1 |
38.93 |
2009-12-13 |
| 102. |
My dog barks some. Mentally you picture my dog, but I have n... |
56.07 |
0.8986 |
0.1854 |
205 |
3 |
47.94 |
2010-01-08 |
| 103. |
I had a friend who was a heavy drinker. If somebody asked hi... |
38.52 |
0.8986 |
-0.1542 |
216 |
1 |
38.52 |
2009-12-16 |
| 104. |
Sholes consulted with an educator who helped him analyze the... |
53.48 |
0.8959 |
0.1380 |
328 |
1 |
53.48 |
2009-12-19 |
| 105. |
Two households, both alike in dignity (in fair Verona, where... |
47.42 |
0.8936 |
0.0222 |
346 |
1 |
47.42 |
2010-01-07 |
| 106. |
Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I... |
49.56 |
0.8847 |
0.0714 |
282 |
1 |
49.56 |
2010-01-08 |
| 107. |
So I'm two inches away from her. Her luscious lips part. Jus... |
55.78 |
0.8624 |
0.2147 |
174 |
2 |
44.56 |
2010-07-08 |
| 108. |
So, I'm tending bar there at Ecklund & Swedlin's last Tuesda... |
52.49 |
0.8328 |
0.1860 |
343 |
1 |
52.49 |
2010-12-14 |
| 109. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
40.27 |
0.8124 |
-0.0360 |
167 |
1 |
40.27 |
2009-12-13 |