| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every gam... |
87.42 |
1.0615 |
0.1875 |
201 |
1 |
87.42 |
2009-02-14 |
| 2. |
Humans need to practice what they are learning a good deal b... |
85.30 |
1.1086 |
0.1133 |
233 |
2 |
83.46 |
2008-11-28 |
| 3. |
The example of painting can teach us not only how to manage ... |
84.55 |
1.0865 |
0.1240 |
237 |
2 |
75.75 |
2008-11-22 |
| 4. |
I was hugely impressed. Kirk, I mean Shatner, was the ultima... |
82.89 |
0.9981 |
0.1878 |
211 |
2 |
75.32 |
2008-11-28 |
| 5. |
Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and t... |
81.90 |
1.0877 |
0.0814 |
129 |
1 |
81.90 |
2008-11-28 |
| 6. |
The Earth is a world, the world is a ball, a ball in a game ... |
80.21 |
1.0867 |
0.0571 |
171 |
3 |
73.04 |
2008-11-28 |
| 7. |
I will need my spectacles and a clear head. Today I broke my... |
79.92 |
1.0288 |
0.1105 |
166 |
2 |
72.50 |
2009-02-14 |
| 8. |
It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-d... |
79.73 |
0.9756 |
0.1650 |
223 |
1 |
79.73 |
2008-11-22 |
| 9. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
79.51 |
1.0208 |
0.1172 |
231 |
1 |
79.51 |
2008-11-22 |
| 10. |
A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he s... |
79.49 |
1.0042 |
0.1298 |
168 |
1 |
79.49 |
2008-11-28 |
| 11. |
Chance and chance alone has a message for us. Everything tha... |
79.02 |
1.0079 |
0.1222 |
273 |
3 |
66.97 |
2008-11-28 |
| 12. |
Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, a... |
77.44 |
0.9841 |
0.1226 |
263 |
2 |
71.76 |
2009-02-15 |
| 13. |
Has it been five years? Six? It seems like a lifetime, the k... |
76.98 |
1.0450 |
0.0620 |
358 |
2 |
73.24 |
2008-11-28 |
| 14. |
Quality humor doesn't just deliver one gag and then tax the ... |
76.94 |
0.9762 |
0.1249 |
249 |
1 |
76.94 |
2008-11-28 |
| 15. |
When you are typing on a typewriter, your input appears dire... |
76.89 |
1.0103 |
0.0844 |
209 |
1 |
76.89 |
2008-11-28 |
| 16. |
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are ma... |
76.71 |
1.0132 |
0.0852 |
371 |
2 |
73.98 |
2008-11-28 |
| 17. |
I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was ... |
75.81 |
1.0125 |
0.0709 |
232 |
1 |
75.81 |
2008-11-28 |
| 18. |
I still see things that are not here. I just choose not to a... |
75.81 |
1.0060 |
0.0796 |
225 |
1 |
75.81 |
2008-11-22 |
| 19. |
That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a li... |
75.73 |
0.9909 |
0.0967 |
334 |
2 |
73.23 |
2008-11-28 |
| 20. |
Language is one of the keys to being human. It allows us to ... |
75.53 |
1.0332 |
0.0470 |
267 |
2 |
72.37 |
2008-11-28 |
| 21. |
Lucid but wholly false recollections can easily be induced b... |
75.18 |
0.9952 |
0.0830 |
220 |
1 |
75.18 |
2008-11-28 |
| 22. |
The only preventive thing I do is wash clothes after buying ... |
74.20 |
1.0432 |
0.0191 |
276 |
2 |
68.48 |
2008-11-28 |
| 23. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
73.92 |
0.9880 |
0.0655 |
199 |
2 |
64.82 |
2008-11-28 |
| 24. |
On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp str... |
73.89 |
1.0086 |
0.0443 |
218 |
2 |
68.31 |
2008-11-28 |
| 25. |
In order to become an elf I filled out ten pages' worth of f... |
73.88 |
0.9673 |
0.0920 |
292 |
1 |
73.88 |
2008-11-28 |
| 26. |
Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing ... |
73.73 |
1.0411 |
0.0156 |
341 |
2 |
70.61 |
2008-11-28 |
| 27. |
The problem we now face is that this thin layer of atmospher... |
73.47 |
0.9673 |
0.0878 |
393 |
2 |
62.88 |
2008-11-22 |
| 28. |
Some pilots like the excitement of our missions, knowing tha... |
73.32 |
1.0181 |
0.0322 |
276 |
1 |
73.32 |
2008-11-28 |
| 29. |
You have to wonder: how do the machines know what Tasty Whea... |
73.19 |
0.9740 |
0.0765 |
371 |
1 |
73.19 |
2008-11-28 |
| 30. |
Run to the bedroom, in the suitcase on the left, you'll find... |
72.92 |
0.9400 |
0.1059 |
434 |
1 |
72.92 |
2009-02-16 |
| 31. |
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pet... |
72.68 |
0.9422 |
0.0925 |
190 |
2 |
69.85 |
2008-11-28 |
| 32. |
Common knowledge has bicyclists always riding into the wind,... |
72.31 |
0.9745 |
0.0621 |
388 |
2 |
62.21 |
2009-02-14 |
| 33. |
I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts while bu... |
72.30 |
1.0521 |
-0.0233 |
197 |
1 |
72.30 |
2008-11-22 |
| 34. |
If you're working out in front of a mirror and watching your... |
71.87 |
1.0557 |
-0.0263 |
289 |
1 |
71.87 |
2008-11-28 |
| 35. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
71.76 |
0.9974 |
0.0253 |
163 |
1 |
71.76 |
2008-11-28 |
| 36. |
But the two men were not lonely at all. At home they were co... |
71.73 |
1.0601 |
-0.0371 |
256 |
1 |
71.73 |
2008-11-22 |
| 37. |
All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were ... |
71.58 |
1.0464 |
-0.0174 |
294 |
1 |
71.58 |
2008-11-22 |
| 38. |
Now I want you to think and stop being a smart aleck. A man'... |
71.50 |
1.0777 |
-0.0570 |
226 |
1 |
71.50 |
2008-11-28 |
| 39. |
She's got a smile that, it seems to me, reminds me of childh... |
71.45 |
1.0506 |
-0.0289 |
259 |
1 |
71.45 |
2008-11-22 |
| 40. |
Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog where no o... |
71.43 |
1.0639 |
-0.0410 |
303 |
1 |
71.43 |
2008-11-28 |
| 41. |
I've always wondered about this coat business. When I'm in a... |
71.36 |
0.9922 |
0.0292 |
264 |
1 |
71.36 |
2008-11-22 |
| 42. |
She's got eyes of the bluest skies as if they thought of rai... |
71.25 |
1.0654 |
-0.0487 |
247 |
2 |
68.85 |
2008-11-28 |
| 43. |
These contests provided ample opportunity to demonstrate the... |
71.19 |
0.9332 |
0.0866 |
295 |
1 |
71.19 |
2008-11-22 |
| 44. |
I had the impression of being abandoned by everyone when the... |
70.99 |
0.9996 |
0.0234 |
483 |
2 |
68.24 |
2008-11-28 |
| 45. |
In short order, Carter then proceeded to kill any chance he ... |
70.95 |
0.9284 |
0.0902 |
346 |
1 |
70.95 |
2008-11-22 |
| 46. |
We've known each other for many years but this is the first ... |
70.48 |
1.0419 |
-0.0306 |
341 |
2 |
66.40 |
2008-11-28 |
| 47. |
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things wor... |
70.31 |
1.0540 |
-0.0533 |
184 |
2 |
68.27 |
2008-11-28 |
| 48. |
There is a theory which states that if anybody ever discover... |
70.29 |
1.0351 |
-0.0258 |
276 |
1 |
70.29 |
2008-11-22 |
| 49. |
If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll ... |
70.21 |
1.0567 |
-0.0527 |
314 |
1 |
70.21 |
2008-11-28 |
| 50. |
The chemistry of an element is determined by the manner in w... |
70.16 |
1.0095 |
-0.0073 |
211 |
1 |
70.16 |
2008-11-28 |
| 51. |
In May 1980, Fidel Castro opened the harbor at Mariel, Cuba ... |
70.02 |
0.8993 |
0.1050 |
366 |
2 |
65.69 |
2008-11-28 |
| 52. |
Many rivers to cross but I can't seem to find my way over. W... |
69.90 |
1.0427 |
-0.0420 |
269 |
1 |
69.90 |
2009-02-14 |
| 53. |
But speculations on the structure of the universe also move ... |
69.55 |
0.9980 |
-0.0010 |
295 |
1 |
69.55 |
2008-11-28 |
| 54. |
And you know it's time to go, through the sleet and driving ... |
69.48 |
1.0576 |
-0.0666 |
231 |
2 |
68.84 |
2008-11-28 |
| 55. |
Sholes consulted with an educator who helped him analyze the... |
69.19 |
0.9603 |
0.0348 |
430 |
1 |
69.19 |
2008-11-22 |
| 56. |
Geometry sets out from certain conceptions such as "plane," ... |
69.00 |
0.8887 |
0.1121 |
464 |
2 |
64.07 |
2008-11-28 |
| 57. |
To evaluate an option from the other side's point of view, c... |
68.80 |
1.0267 |
-0.0396 |
261 |
1 |
68.80 |
2008-11-28 |
| 58. |
In the witch trials, it was nearly impossible to provide com... |
68.52 |
0.9719 |
0.0153 |
383 |
1 |
68.52 |
2008-11-22 |
| 59. |
Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly ... |
68.19 |
0.9869 |
-0.0153 |
193 |
1 |
68.19 |
2008-11-22 |
| 60. |
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy a... |
68.09 |
0.9070 |
0.0620 |
192 |
2 |
62.18 |
2008-11-28 |
| 61. |
So my heart goes out to them. Figuratively. I would never ac... |
67.85 |
0.9339 |
0.0422 |
317 |
2 |
64.98 |
2008-11-28 |
| 62. |
Ezekiel twenty-five, seventeen: The path of the righteous ma... |
67.63 |
0.9519 |
0.0191 |
323 |
1 |
67.63 |
2009-02-14 |
| 63. |
Aztec rule was based upon a system of tribute and fear over ... |
67.59 |
0.9309 |
0.0458 |
376 |
1 |
67.59 |
2010-01-25 |
| 64. |
Yeah, you just take Soupy-Sales to prom 'cause I can think o... |
67.38 |
0.9402 |
0.0214 |
310 |
1 |
67.38 |
2008-11-22 |
| 65. |
When I really worry about something, I don't just fool aroun... |
67.30 |
1.0418 |
-0.0786 |
214 |
1 |
67.30 |
2008-11-28 |
| 66. |
Is it really necessary to send that email? The more emails y... |
66.89 |
1.0189 |
-0.0630 |
290 |
1 |
66.89 |
2008-11-22 |
| 67. |
It is greatly to America's advantage that it is a congenial ... |
66.77 |
0.9332 |
0.0216 |
267 |
1 |
66.77 |
2008-11-28 |
| 68. |
Ergonomics is a term that combines the Greek word ergon, mea... |
66.49 |
0.9068 |
0.0420 |
212 |
1 |
66.49 |
2008-11-22 |
| 69. |
Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ir... |
66.11 |
0.9594 |
-0.0159 |
258 |
1 |
66.11 |
2009-02-14 |
| 70. |
Milt, with the excellent timing of a master comedy writer, w... |
66.02 |
0.9632 |
-0.0180 |
287 |
1 |
66.02 |
2008-11-28 |
| 71. |
It's a sunny, woodsy day in Lumberton, so get those chainsaw... |
65.82 |
0.9108 |
0.0302 |
235 |
2 |
63.22 |
2008-11-28 |
| 72. |
I'd been walking for hours and, as usual, I'd lost track of ... |
65.80 |
0.9681 |
-0.0217 |
392 |
1 |
65.80 |
2009-02-14 |
| 73. |
Time is tricky. You have whole months, even years, when noth... |
65.60 |
1.0600 |
-0.1218 |
351 |
1 |
65.60 |
2008-11-28 |
| 74. |
The only message I got was from the company that holds my st... |
64.92 |
0.9678 |
-0.0354 |
392 |
1 |
64.92 |
2008-11-28 |
| 75. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
64.62 |
1.0372 |
-0.1138 |
249 |
1 |
64.62 |
2008-11-28 |
| 76. |
But suddenly, I viddied that thinking was for the gloopy one... |
64.16 |
1.0028 |
-0.0867 |
259 |
1 |
64.16 |
2008-11-28 |
| 77. |
There's sometimes a buggy. How many drivers does a buggy hav... |
64.11 |
1.0334 |
-0.1175 |
261 |
1 |
64.11 |
2008-11-28 |
| 78. |
Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I... |
63.57 |
0.9787 |
-0.0666 |
364 |
1 |
63.57 |
2008-11-28 |
| 79. |
The most precious treasures we have in life are the images w... |
63.39 |
1.0672 |
-0.1623 |
239 |
1 |
63.39 |
2008-11-28 |
| 80. |
Involuntarily I glanced seaward - and distinguished nothing ... |
63.21 |
0.9425 |
-0.0383 |
248 |
1 |
63.21 |
2008-11-22 |
| 81. |
When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, ... |
62.98 |
0.9933 |
-0.0857 |
450 |
1 |
62.98 |
2008-11-28 |
| 82. |
One respondent said "For women - a lot of games are crap - t... |
62.89 |
0.9346 |
-0.0386 |
211 |
1 |
62.89 |
2008-11-28 |
| 83. |
A giant inverted steel pyramid is perfectly balanced on its ... |
62.88 |
0.9957 |
-0.0971 |
323 |
1 |
62.88 |
2008-11-28 |
| 84. |
"This man right here," McGuinness said, pointing at Kenna, "... |
62.84 |
0.9135 |
-0.0065 |
393 |
1 |
62.84 |
2008-11-28 |
| 85. |
Under the headline "Wonderful Typing," the New York Times re... |
62.59 |
0.7923 |
0.1029 |
316 |
1 |
62.59 |
2008-11-28 |
| 86. |
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and fu... |
62.50 |
1.0033 |
-0.1097 |
203 |
1 |
62.50 |
2008-11-28 |
| 87. |
At the time when Britain faced a plunge into chaos and darkn... |
62.29 |
0.9810 |
-0.0857 |
362 |
1 |
62.29 |
2008-11-28 |
| 88. |
Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for this i... |
62.21 |
0.9727 |
-0.0769 |
442 |
1 |
62.21 |
2008-11-28 |
| 89. |
Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am?... |
61.41 |
0.9966 |
-0.1118 |
377 |
1 |
61.41 |
2008-11-28 |
| 90. |
Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you kno... |
61.32 |
1.0529 |
-0.1740 |
373 |
1 |
61.32 |
2008-11-28 |
| 91. |
They had been given a sign - a powerful, lucid sign - that u... |
61.03 |
0.9145 |
-0.0388 |
404 |
1 |
61.03 |
2008-11-28 |
| 92. |
The result has been the emergence of what some call the "win... |
60.23 |
0.9101 |
-0.0456 |
351 |
1 |
60.23 |
2008-11-28 |
| 93. |
It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from... |
59.79 |
0.9424 |
-0.0856 |
320 |
2 |
59.59 |
2009-02-15 |
| 94. |
Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyb... |
59.70 |
0.9609 |
-0.1031 |
331 |
1 |
59.70 |
2008-11-22 |
| 95. |
Combat for a naval aviator is fought in short, violent burst... |
58.58 |
1.0270 |
-0.1895 |
303 |
1 |
58.58 |
2008-11-28 |
| 96. |
A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for so... |
58.13 |
1.0638 |
-0.2354 |
247 |
1 |
58.13 |
2008-11-22 |
| 97. |
The streets were cleared by a Critical Mass bike ride and we... |
56.90 |
0.9636 |
-0.1523 |
281 |
1 |
56.90 |
2008-11-28 |
| 98. |
Two households, both alike in dignity (in fair Verona, where... |
53.83 |
0.8936 |
-0.1262 |
346 |
1 |
53.83 |
2008-11-22 |
| 99. |
It turned out that the sweet-talking, tattoo-sporting pikey ... |
50.65 |
0.8778 |
-0.1532 |
285 |
1 |
50.65 |
2008-11-22 |
| 100. |
In 1873 the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer became the first to... |
48.21 |
0.9119 |
-0.2200 |
396 |
1 |
48.21 |
2008-11-22 |