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Your primary objective should be to touch-type; that is, to type without looking at your fingers. If you turn your head back and forth between the keyboard and the copy, you will not only give yourself a stiff neck but will also slow down, make errors, and lose your place.

—from Mastering Computer Typing (1995), a book by Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts

Active since February 17, 2011.
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Leaders

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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
1. Hannah (hhummel) 55.80 2011-04-06
2. Sara (sewede) 50.14 2011-02-17
3. Cheyenne (cmbailey) 45.90 2011-04-29
4. Brittnee (bchase) 45.50 2011-04-15
5. Chris (cwilson) 42.63 91% 2011-05-18
6. Grant (gkeast) 39.49 2011-04-15
7. Lindsey (lwhite) 38.84 2011-04-05
8. Grace (ggleaves) 38.54 2011-04-05

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 26,625 50.46 September 30, 2008
Instant Death Mode 60 61.63 March 30, 2010
Riverside Middle School 9 44.48 February 17, 2011
Smoke Rise Prep 7 47.92 February 18, 2016
##typeracer 3 40.45 January 28, 2021
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe 1 59.51 December 18, 2012
TypeRacer Classic 1 103.17 November 28, 2021