| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were ... |
36.85 |
0.9275 |
0.3397 |
243 |
1 |
36.85 |
2008-11-07 |
| 2. |
Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and t... |
35.89 |
1.0877 |
0.1372 |
129 |
3 |
33.37 |
2008-10-30 |
| 3. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, but the orig... |
34.66 |
0.8606 |
0.3264 |
170 |
2 |
32.09 |
2008-10-30 |
| 4. |
Your ring finger is the most difficult of all fingers to con... |
34.65 |
0.9927 |
0.1950 |
262 |
2 |
33.37 |
2008-12-03 |
| 5. |
Advertising has these people chasing cars and clothes they d... |
34.44 |
0.8814 |
0.2959 |
169 |
1 |
34.44 |
2008-11-18 |
| 6. |
It was a marvelous night, the sort of night one only experie... |
34.12 |
0.8789 |
0.2845 |
136 |
2 |
32.38 |
2008-11-26 |
| 7. |
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things wor... |
33.66 |
1.0540 |
0.0933 |
184 |
2 |
31.81 |
2008-11-18 |
| 8. |
We all know people who are very bright but who do not always... |
33.43 |
0.8718 |
0.2716 |
193 |
2 |
33.32 |
2008-12-03 |
| 9. |
As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; f... |
33.33 |
0.9286 |
0.2139 |
177 |
1 |
33.33 |
2008-11-07 |
| 10. |
Humans need to practice what they are learning a good deal b... |
33.27 |
1.1086 |
0.0302 |
233 |
1 |
33.27 |
2008-10-28 |
| 11. |
There is no pain, you are receding. A distant ship smoke on ... |
33.25 |
0.8305 |
0.3029 |
162 |
3 |
29.38 |
2008-12-03 |
| 12. |
Life is not suffering; it's just that you will suffer it, ra... |
33.20 |
1.0582 |
0.0748 |
180 |
1 |
33.20 |
2008-10-30 |
| 13. |
In order to become an elf I filled out ten pages' worth of f... |
33.18 |
0.8077 |
0.3282 |
148 |
2 |
30.83 |
2008-11-26 |
| 14. |
Do you know what they call a Quarter-pounder with cheese in ... |
32.96 |
0.9299 |
0.1899 |
168 |
3 |
28.00 |
2008-11-07 |
| 15. |
That's Tommy. He tells people he was named after a gun, but ... |
32.88 |
0.9807 |
0.1327 |
129 |
3 |
32.43 |
2008-12-03 |
| 16. |
Lucid but wholly false recollections can easily be induced b... |
32.79 |
0.8168 |
0.3034 |
115 |
2 |
27.90 |
2008-12-03 |
| 17. |
And in the world a heart of darkness, a firezone, where poet... |
32.79 |
1.0287 |
0.0926 |
269 |
1 |
32.79 |
2008-11-07 |
| 18. |
My name is Turkish. Funny name for an Englishman, I know. My... |
32.70 |
1.0199 |
0.0953 |
225 |
1 |
32.70 |
2008-11-18 |
| 19. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
32.60 |
0.9880 |
0.1234 |
199 |
3 |
30.98 |
2008-12-10 |
| 20. |
Remember that humor is written backwards. That means you fir... |
32.47 |
1.0800 |
0.0239 |
129 |
2 |
28.74 |
2008-10-30 |
| 21. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
32.19 |
0.9763 |
0.1250 |
143 |
4 |
27.27 |
2008-11-18 |
| 22. |
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? For I... |
31.89 |
0.7988 |
0.2910 |
134 |
2 |
31.74 |
2008-12-03 |
| 23. |
You're here because you know something. What you know you ca... |
31.84 |
0.9685 |
0.1215 |
304 |
1 |
31.84 |
2008-12-10 |
| 24. |
Now did you answer 'cause you thought that's what I wanted t... |
31.78 |
0.9371 |
0.1411 |
156 |
2 |
29.47 |
2008-11-06 |
| 25. |
When I was your age, television was called books. And this i... |
31.61 |
1.0800 |
-0.0016 |
213 |
3 |
30.03 |
2008-10-27 |
| 26. |
There is a theory which states that if anybody ever discover... |
31.55 |
0.8911 |
0.1900 |
207 |
1 |
31.55 |
2008-12-03 |
| 27. |
Now I want you to think and stop being a smart aleck. A man'... |
31.49 |
1.0777 |
-0.0023 |
226 |
1 |
31.49 |
2008-12-03 |
| 28. |
Those who proceed only very slowly can make much greater pro... |
31.49 |
0.8726 |
0.2078 |
150 |
1 |
31.49 |
2008-10-30 |
| 29. |
Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me peg... |
31.43 |
1.0426 |
0.0287 |
131 |
2 |
31.11 |
2008-11-07 |
| 30. |
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because ... |
31.10 |
0.8965 |
0.1682 |
150 |
1 |
31.10 |
2008-10-28 |
| 31. |
It is possible that I already had some presentiment of my fu... |
30.76 |
1.0414 |
0.0097 |
234 |
2 |
29.90 |
2008-10-29 |
| 32. |
Chance and chance alone has a message for us. Everything tha... |
30.72 |
0.8365 |
0.2112 |
145 |
2 |
30.21 |
2008-11-18 |
| 33. |
The alternative to binge travel entails relocating to one pl... |
30.67 |
0.8811 |
0.1635 |
201 |
2 |
29.65 |
2008-11-07 |
| 34. |
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pet... |
30.63 |
0.9422 |
0.1005 |
190 |
1 |
30.63 |
2008-11-07 |
| 35. |
If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think ... |
30.33 |
1.0264 |
0.0070 |
191 |
2 |
28.73 |
2008-11-26 |
| 36. |
Who is Keyser Soze? He is supposed to be Turkish. Some say h... |
30.25 |
0.8194 |
0.2143 |
193 |
3 |
25.62 |
2008-11-26 |
| 37. |
Many years ago, a famous Arabian alchemist had visited Europ... |
30.23 |
0.7423 |
0.2902 |
145 |
1 |
30.23 |
2008-12-03 |
| 38. |
I was hugely impressed. Kirk, I mean Shatner, was the ultima... |
29.85 |
0.9981 |
0.0221 |
211 |
2 |
28.59 |
2008-10-29 |
| 39. |
I'd been walking for hours and, as usual, I'd lost track of ... |
29.81 |
0.9010 |
0.1208 |
266 |
2 |
29.38 |
2008-11-07 |
| 40. |
I'm a hopeless dancer, but this looks like you just screw in... |
29.79 |
0.8988 |
0.1193 |
193 |
1 |
29.79 |
2008-10-30 |
| 41. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
29.71 |
0.8915 |
0.1250 |
158 |
2 |
26.85 |
2008-10-30 |
| 42. |
There are two places on Earth that serve as canaries in the ... |
29.60 |
0.8164 |
0.1962 |
197 |
1 |
29.60 |
2008-11-26 |
| 43. |
If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us... |
29.42 |
1.0178 |
-0.0136 |
207 |
3 |
27.05 |
2008-10-30 |
| 44. |
We've known each other for many years but this is the first ... |
29.32 |
0.9324 |
0.0731 |
246 |
2 |
26.96 |
2008-10-29 |
| 45. |
A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for so... |
29.24 |
1.0638 |
-0.0662 |
247 |
2 |
28.52 |
2008-10-27 |
| 46. |
The chemistry of an element is determined by the manner in w... |
29.14 |
1.0095 |
-0.0147 |
211 |
1 |
29.14 |
2008-11-18 |
| 47. |
We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control... |
28.88 |
0.8869 |
0.0984 |
176 |
1 |
28.88 |
2008-10-29 |
| 48. |
The garbage chute was a wonderful idea! What an incredible s... |
28.82 |
0.7384 |
0.2436 |
106 |
2 |
28.38 |
2008-12-01 |
| 49. |
Take a break. Shake your hands loosely at the wrists. Stretc... |
28.75 |
0.8246 |
0.1588 |
183 |
2 |
28.16 |
2008-11-18 |
| 50. |
The Earth is a world, the world is a ball, a ball in a game ... |
28.53 |
1.0867 |
-0.1158 |
171 |
1 |
28.53 |
2008-10-29 |
| 51. |
Good games stay within, but at the outer edge, of the player... |
28.41 |
0.8124 |
0.1554 |
167 |
3 |
26.60 |
2008-10-29 |
| 52. |
Question marks and exclamation points go inside quotation ma... |
28.29 |
0.8469 |
0.1210 |
164 |
1 |
28.29 |
2008-10-30 |
| 53. |
We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has take... |
28.21 |
0.9349 |
0.0323 |
287 |
1 |
28.21 |
2008-11-06 |
| 54. |
At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all... |
28.08 |
0.8742 |
0.0902 |
202 |
1 |
28.08 |
2008-11-07 |
| 55. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
28.03 |
0.8863 |
0.0685 |
127 |
1 |
28.03 |
2008-10-29 |
| 56. |
Combat for a naval aviator is fought in short, violent burst... |
27.98 |
1.0270 |
-0.0698 |
303 |
1 |
27.98 |
2008-10-30 |
| 57. |
When you are typing on a typewriter, your input appears dire... |
27.93 |
1.0103 |
-0.0612 |
209 |
2 |
25.50 |
2008-10-28 |
| 58. |
The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first ... |
27.71 |
1.0333 |
-0.0912 |
176 |
3 |
26.12 |
2008-11-18 |
| 59. |
The Peacocks are not dancing so it will not rain. The Peacoc... |
27.62 |
0.8906 |
0.0626 |
128 |
2 |
26.49 |
2008-11-06 |
| 60. |
That Qwerty survived significant challenges early in the his... |
27.49 |
0.7966 |
0.1494 |
184 |
1 |
27.49 |
2008-12-01 |
| 61. |
If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what ... |
27.48 |
0.9001 |
0.0397 |
217 |
2 |
25.73 |
2008-11-18 |
| 62. |
A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he s... |
27.36 |
1.0042 |
-0.0727 |
168 |
1 |
27.36 |
2008-11-18 |
| 63. |
I drew the blankets over my head and tried to think of Chris... |
27.32 |
0.8406 |
0.0908 |
170 |
1 |
27.32 |
2008-11-06 |
| 64. |
All typewriters are adjusted to type 6 lines to the inch fro... |
27.21 |
0.7724 |
0.1564 |
142 |
1 |
27.21 |
2008-10-28 |
| 65. |
The typewriter had a problem, though. Try to type quickly on... |
27.06 |
0.8827 |
0.0381 |
190 |
2 |
26.46 |
2008-10-29 |
| 66. |
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy a... |
27.05 |
0.9070 |
0.0127 |
192 |
1 |
27.05 |
2008-11-18 |
| 67. |
The inner surface of the cell wall touches the cytoplasmic m... |
27.01 |
0.9128 |
0.0072 |
237 |
2 |
26.87 |
2008-10-30 |
| 68. |
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships o... |
26.90 |
1.0016 |
-0.0837 |
217 |
1 |
26.90 |
2008-10-27 |
| 69. |
Involuntarily I glanced seaward - and distinguished nothing ... |
26.69 |
0.7904 |
0.1264 |
149 |
3 |
24.23 |
2008-12-01 |
| 70. |
During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans... |
26.25 |
0.8603 |
0.0364 |
270 |
2 |
25.06 |
2008-10-29 |
| 71. |
Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, lik... |
26.15 |
0.8988 |
-0.0056 |
216 |
1 |
26.15 |
2008-11-26 |
| 72. |
Whether you use a PC, laptop, or typewriter - typing is an i... |
26.14 |
0.7425 |
0.1531 |
148 |
1 |
26.14 |
2008-11-07 |
| 73. |
I will need my spectacles and a clear head. Today I broke my... |
26.04 |
1.0288 |
-0.1437 |
166 |
1 |
26.04 |
2008-10-29 |
| 74. |
Let's face it: there are tons of things in your home and lif... |
25.70 |
1.0498 |
-0.1709 |
261 |
1 |
25.70 |
2008-10-28 |
| 75. |
Popularity is only partially about individual attractiveness... |
25.50 |
1.0094 |
-0.1384 |
256 |
1 |
25.50 |
2008-10-27 |
| 76. |
The brain can be a tool. But when you can't stop thinking of... |
25.36 |
0.9285 |
-0.0638 |
244 |
2 |
25.07 |
2008-10-28 |
| 77. |
For centuries, the battle of morality was fought between tho... |
25.27 |
1.1198 |
-0.2579 |
247 |
1 |
25.27 |
2008-10-24 |
| 78. |
Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Leia races... |
25.26 |
0.7987 |
0.0634 |
176 |
2 |
24.28 |
2008-10-27 |
| 79. |
Like painting, most software is intended for a human audienc... |
24.98 |
0.9621 |
-0.1121 |
201 |
1 |
24.98 |
2008-10-27 |
| 80. |
Now you come to me and you say, "Don Corleone, give me justi... |
24.84 |
0.8127 |
0.0318 |
167 |
1 |
24.84 |
2008-11-18 |
| 81. |
It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from... |
24.67 |
0.8572 |
-0.0165 |
232 |
1 |
24.67 |
2008-10-28 |
| 82. |
Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly ... |
24.43 |
0.9869 |
-0.1559 |
193 |
1 |
24.43 |
2008-10-24 |
| 83. |
Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks. Colons ... |
24.30 |
0.8161 |
0.0167 |
109 |
1 |
24.30 |
2008-11-06 |
| 84. |
So my heart goes out to them. Figuratively. I would never ac... |
24.30 |
0.8192 |
0.0127 |
200 |
2 |
23.05 |
2008-12-03 |
| 85. |
The beginner writes just twenty pieces. The professional wri... |
24.27 |
0.9809 |
-0.1560 |
209 |
1 |
24.27 |
2008-10-24 |
| 86. |
One respondent said "For women - a lot of games are crap - t... |
24.02 |
0.9346 |
-0.1170 |
211 |
1 |
24.02 |
2008-10-29 |
| 87. |
What about Tony? You know, Bullet Tooth Tony. He'll find you... |
23.70 |
0.9503 |
-0.1477 |
211 |
1 |
23.70 |
2008-10-29 |
| 88. |
We began to recognize in them a strange obsession. After all... |
23.65 |
0.9917 |
-0.1817 |
317 |
2 |
23.29 |
2008-10-28 |
| 89. |
Facts can be thought of as objective or subjective. Things a... |
23.24 |
0.8218 |
-0.0273 |
163 |
1 |
23.24 |
2008-10-29 |
| 90. |
Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am?... |
19.26 |
0.9023 |
-0.2474 |
268 |
1 |
19.26 |
2008-10-24 |
| 91. |
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a lan... |
18.92 |
0.8124 |
-0.1660 |
137 |
1 |
18.92 |
2008-10-27 |