| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us... |
61.86 |
1.0099 |
0.3725 |
207 |
1 |
61.86 |
2017-01-05 |
| 2. |
We've had vicious kings and we've had idiot kings, but I don... |
60.66 |
0.9755 |
0.3777 |
126 |
1 |
60.66 |
2017-01-19 |
| 3. |
A few light taps upon the pane made him turn to the window. ... |
59.32 |
1.0387 |
0.3216 |
239 |
1 |
59.32 |
2017-01-19 |
| 4. |
Come senators, congressmen please heed the call. Don't stand... |
58.10 |
0.9346 |
0.3422 |
281 |
1 |
58.10 |
2017-01-19 |
| 5. |
San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time ... |
57.74 |
1.0799 |
0.2088 |
243 |
1 |
57.74 |
2017-01-19 |
| 6. |
Poverty is a peculiar, insidious thing: a cause whose effect... |
56.50 |
0.9820 |
0.2893 |
198 |
1 |
56.50 |
2017-01-19 |
| 7. |
Lucid but wholly false recollections can easily be induced b... |
55.56 |
0.9886 |
0.2570 |
220 |
1 |
55.56 |
2017-01-05 |
| 8. |
Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air and dee... |
55.52 |
0.9866 |
0.2521 |
218 |
1 |
55.52 |
2017-01-05 |
| 9. |
The streets were cleared by a Critical Mass bike ride and we... |
54.54 |
0.9578 |
0.2622 |
281 |
1 |
54.54 |
2017-01-05 |
| 10. |
We live in an age when people do more writing than they have... |
54.37 |
1.0298 |
0.1923 |
280 |
1 |
54.37 |
2017-01-05 |
| 11. |
Anna spoke not only naturally and intelligently, but intelli... |
54.28 |
1.0567 |
0.1628 |
199 |
1 |
54.28 |
2017-01-19 |
| 12. |
I have moments like that a lot, when my brain falls asleep o... |
54.17 |
1.0742 |
0.1420 |
217 |
1 |
54.17 |
2017-01-19 |
| 13. |
I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offences a... |
53.77 |
1.0291 |
0.1864 |
162 |
1 |
53.77 |
2017-01-05 |
| 14. |
I remember when we used to sit in the government yard in Tre... |
52.83 |
0.9965 |
0.1856 |
277 |
1 |
52.83 |
2017-01-19 |
| 15. |
Music finds a comfortable parallel with that of human langua... |
52.13 |
1.0485 |
0.1512 |
153 |
1 |
52.13 |
2017-01-19 |
| 16. |
What you gonna do with your man there? You're always gonna h... |
51.65 |
1.0272 |
0.1671 |
329 |
1 |
51.65 |
2017-01-07 |
| 17. |
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are ma... |
51.64 |
1.0063 |
0.1483 |
371 |
2 |
43.83 |
2017-01-05 |
| 18. |
Caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a... |
51.23 |
0.9266 |
0.2201 |
278 |
1 |
51.23 |
2017-01-05 |
| 19. |
What good are prayers and shrines to a person mad with love?... |
50.87 |
1.0373 |
0.1187 |
170 |
1 |
50.87 |
2017-01-19 |
| 20. |
Come sail your ships around me and burn your bridges down. W... |
50.30 |
1.0719 |
0.0804 |
360 |
1 |
50.30 |
2017-01-05 |
| 21. |
We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial e... |
49.91 |
0.9485 |
0.1687 |
236 |
1 |
49.91 |
2017-01-05 |
| 22. |
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in... |
49.67 |
0.9054 |
0.1759 |
117 |
1 |
49.67 |
2017-01-19 |
| 23. |
For most people, the ringing of a phone was a welcome sign. ... |
49.50 |
0.9773 |
0.1341 |
220 |
1 |
49.50 |
2017-01-19 |
| 24. |
But, pray how could that which I spoke so many years ago, an... |
49.21 |
0.9986 |
0.1017 |
283 |
1 |
49.21 |
2013-08-04 |
| 25. |
The great edifice of variety and choice that is an American ... |
49.00 |
1.0083 |
0.1308 |
273 |
2 |
48.95 |
2013-08-01 |
| 26. |
So what's in this for you? Should you rush out in search of ... |
48.86 |
0.8628 |
0.2256 |
196 |
1 |
48.86 |
2013-07-31 |
| 27. |
When a great office is vacant, either by death or disgrace (... |
48.76 |
0.9300 |
0.1367 |
271 |
1 |
48.76 |
2017-01-19 |
| 28. |
The good news is that your child has a natural desire to do ... |
48.48 |
1.0205 |
0.0554 |
179 |
1 |
48.48 |
2013-08-04 |
| 29. |
The sooner your kids appreciate the value of work, the more ... |
47.80 |
1.0669 |
0.0330 |
286 |
1 |
47.80 |
2013-08-04 |
| 30. |
We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in t... |
47.69 |
1.0536 |
0.0166 |
171 |
1 |
47.69 |
2017-01-05 |
| 31. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, and some are... |
47.03 |
0.9576 |
0.0967 |
212 |
1 |
47.03 |
2013-08-04 |
| 32. |
Radiation could be precisely determined, in principle, if we... |
46.92 |
0.8793 |
0.1693 |
157 |
2 |
41.89 |
2013-08-04 |
| 33. |
Some pilots like the excitement of our missions, knowing tha... |
46.66 |
1.0109 |
0.0316 |
276 |
1 |
46.66 |
2013-08-01 |
| 34. |
Quality humor doesn't just deliver one gag and then tax the ... |
46.20 |
0.9697 |
0.0618 |
249 |
2 |
45.58 |
2013-08-04 |
| 35. |
Stab a sorry heart with your favorite finger. Paint the whol... |
46.16 |
1.0270 |
0.0395 |
255 |
1 |
46.16 |
2013-07-31 |
| 36. |
I am learning about twenty new Italian words a day. Where am... |
46.02 |
1.0441 |
-0.0153 |
252 |
1 |
46.02 |
2013-08-04 |
| 37. |
The example of painting can teach us not only how to manage ... |
45.82 |
1.0787 |
-0.0574 |
237 |
1 |
45.82 |
2013-07-31 |
| 38. |
The brain can be a tool. It can recall phone numbers, solve ... |
45.46 |
1.0340 |
-0.0138 |
406 |
1 |
45.46 |
2013-08-01 |
| 39. |
We go waiting for the stars to come showering down. From Mos... |
45.21 |
1.0379 |
0.0058 |
245 |
1 |
45.21 |
2013-07-20 |
| 40. |
Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I... |
45.20 |
0.8810 |
0.1283 |
282 |
1 |
45.20 |
2013-08-01 |
| 41. |
There are men who possess a peculiarly strong visual memory,... |
45.19 |
0.9916 |
0.0600 |
282 |
1 |
45.19 |
2013-08-04 |
| 42. |
When you are typing on a typewriter, your input appears dire... |
44.96 |
1.0029 |
-0.0061 |
209 |
1 |
44.96 |
2013-08-01 |
| 43. |
I've been thinking lots about my life and how quick I'd wash... |
44.69 |
0.8898 |
0.1019 |
158 |
1 |
44.69 |
2013-07-08 |
| 44. |
Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me peg... |
44.68 |
1.0334 |
-0.0427 |
131 |
1 |
44.68 |
2013-07-08 |
| 45. |
The odds are that you will generally meet the worst of them.... |
44.36 |
1.0941 |
-0.0730 |
256 |
1 |
44.36 |
2013-08-01 |
| 46. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
44.23 |
1.0297 |
-0.0439 |
249 |
2 |
43.01 |
2013-08-04 |
| 47. |
At least he had a BMW. He might live in a dump, but the worl... |
44.13 |
0.8544 |
0.1159 |
190 |
1 |
44.13 |
2017-01-19 |
| 48. |
Let me get this straight. You think that your client, one of... |
43.57 |
0.9946 |
-0.0226 |
246 |
1 |
43.57 |
2013-07-31 |
| 49. |
The theory of music emphasizes the elements from which music... |
43.56 |
1.0117 |
0.0047 |
297 |
1 |
43.56 |
2013-08-04 |
| 50. |
Being comfortable in the car is critical. If you're not comf... |
43.48 |
0.9911 |
-0.0248 |
212 |
1 |
43.48 |
2013-08-04 |
| 51. |
As civilizations grew, humans spread out across the face of ... |
43.27 |
0.9418 |
0.0293 |
188 |
2 |
40.24 |
2013-07-21 |
| 52. |
Imagine this: Here we are, a plane full of grown human being... |
43.13 |
0.9631 |
0.0504 |
345 |
1 |
43.13 |
2013-07-31 |
| 53. |
You never read a book on psychology, Tippy. You didn't need ... |
43.11 |
0.9857 |
-0.0176 |
265 |
1 |
43.11 |
2017-01-05 |
| 54. |
Maybe what I think Tasty Wheat tasted like actually tasted l... |
42.83 |
0.9048 |
0.0551 |
271 |
1 |
42.83 |
2013-07-31 |
| 55. |
All Ninja are men of peace, and must always remain so or los... |
42.82 |
0.9583 |
0.0405 |
341 |
1 |
42.82 |
2013-07-31 |
| 56. |
If the driver would only slow down, the car would actually g... |
42.78 |
0.8842 |
0.0653 |
135 |
1 |
42.78 |
2013-07-08 |
| 57. |
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and fu... |
42.76 |
0.9964 |
-0.0428 |
203 |
1 |
42.76 |
2013-08-04 |
| 58. |
I must nevertheless point out that our profession very close... |
42.42 |
0.9461 |
-0.0008 |
276 |
1 |
42.42 |
2013-08-03 |
| 59. |
Is it really necessary to send that email? The more emails y... |
42.26 |
1.0120 |
-0.0704 |
290 |
1 |
42.26 |
2013-08-01 |
| 60. |
A giant inverted steel pyramid is perfectly balanced on its ... |
42.09 |
0.9893 |
-0.0507 |
323 |
1 |
42.09 |
2013-08-01 |
| 61. |
At first we were silent, but finally we considered ourselves... |
42.08 |
0.9559 |
-0.0156 |
195 |
1 |
42.08 |
2013-08-01 |
| 62. |
Facts can be thought of as objective or subjective. Things a... |
41.78 |
0.9805 |
-0.0442 |
292 |
1 |
41.78 |
2013-07-20 |
| 63. |
Rhymes trap you into saying things you don't want to say. A ... |
41.65 |
1.0292 |
-0.1021 |
262 |
2 |
35.86 |
2013-08-01 |
| 64. |
Hello, hello, hello, is there anybody in there? Just nod if ... |
41.65 |
0.9795 |
-0.0504 |
308 |
1 |
41.65 |
2013-07-31 |
| 65. |
The boy has not a real choice, has he? Self-interest, the fe... |
41.57 |
0.9202 |
0.0064 |
254 |
1 |
41.57 |
2013-08-02 |
| 66. |
Your ring finger is the most difficult of all fingers to con... |
41.49 |
0.9884 |
-0.0596 |
262 |
1 |
41.49 |
2013-08-04 |
| 67. |
I've heard there was a secret chord that David played, and i... |
41.40 |
0.9912 |
-0.0414 |
237 |
2 |
38.67 |
2013-07-21 |
| 68. |
If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think ... |
41.10 |
1.0183 |
-0.1076 |
191 |
1 |
41.10 |
2013-07-20 |
| 69. |
Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ir... |
40.94 |
0.9532 |
-0.0420 |
258 |
1 |
40.94 |
2013-07-21 |
| 70. |
There's a piece of Maria in every song that I sing. And the ... |
40.82 |
1.1296 |
-0.1907 |
252 |
1 |
40.82 |
2013-07-08 |
| 71. |
That's Tommy. He tells people he was named after a gun, but ... |
40.70 |
0.9731 |
-0.0785 |
129 |
1 |
40.70 |
2013-08-04 |
| 72. |
It is possible that I already had some presentiment of my fu... |
39.86 |
1.0349 |
-0.1478 |
234 |
1 |
39.86 |
2013-07-31 |
| 73. |
O clear intelligence, force beyond all measure! Gentlemen, I... |
39.77 |
0.9976 |
-0.0910 |
174 |
1 |
39.77 |
2013-07-31 |
| 74. |
I'm a hopeless dancer, but this looks like you just screw in... |
39.59 |
0.8951 |
-0.0107 |
193 |
1 |
39.59 |
2013-08-04 |
| 75. |
Your face has fallen sad now, for you know the time is nigh.... |
39.28 |
1.0917 |
-0.1933 |
243 |
1 |
39.28 |
2013-07-08 |
| 76. |
To drive out of the Central Valley of California on a hot da... |
38.83 |
0.9068 |
-0.0442 |
225 |
1 |
38.83 |
2013-07-07 |
| 77. |
Today, computers have taken this ancient art out of the craf... |
38.72 |
1.0232 |
-0.1149 |
350 |
2 |
37.66 |
2013-08-04 |
| 78. |
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pet... |
38.38 |
0.9351 |
-0.0858 |
190 |
1 |
38.38 |
2013-08-04 |
| 79. |
You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righte... |
38.29 |
0.9207 |
-0.0662 |
174 |
1 |
38.29 |
2013-07-20 |
| 80. |
It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-d... |
38.06 |
0.9691 |
-0.1222 |
223 |
1 |
38.06 |
2013-07-08 |
| 81. |
The pickpockets' profession demands extraordinary nimbleness... |
37.89 |
0.9567 |
-0.0705 |
184 |
1 |
37.89 |
2013-07-20 |
| 82. |
Common knowledge has bicyclists always riding into the wind,... |
37.88 |
0.9684 |
-0.1226 |
388 |
1 |
37.88 |
2013-07-20 |
| 83. |
To wash down your chicken nuggets with virtually any soft dr... |
37.87 |
0.9504 |
-0.1132 |
263 |
1 |
37.87 |
2013-07-20 |
| 84. |
Chance and chance alone has a message for us. Everything tha... |
37.22 |
1.0013 |
-0.1738 |
273 |
1 |
37.22 |
2013-07-08 |
| 85. |
I was long into my second decade of living single before I c... |
37.02 |
1.0151 |
-0.2008 |
152 |
1 |
37.02 |
2013-08-04 |
| 86. |
My dog barks some. Mentally you picture my dog, but I have n... |
36.59 |
0.8919 |
-0.0789 |
205 |
1 |
36.59 |
2013-07-08 |
| 87. |
Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to bei... |
36.09 |
1.0213 |
-0.2215 |
240 |
1 |
36.09 |
2013-07-08 |
| 88. |
Because most of the 150,000 tons of gold ever mined is still... |
35.57 |
0.9303 |
-0.1466 |
176 |
1 |
35.57 |
2013-07-20 |
| 89. |
I can feel the heat closing in, feel them out there making t... |
35.56 |
0.9567 |
-0.1655 |
273 |
1 |
35.56 |
2013-07-21 |
| 90. |
What about Tony? You know, Bullet Tooth Tony. He'll find you... |
35.39 |
0.9430 |
-0.1631 |
211 |
1 |
35.39 |
2013-07-08 |
| 91. |
He managed to open the cupboard door with his nose and found... |
35.23 |
0.9127 |
-0.1323 |
252 |
1 |
35.23 |
2013-07-21 |
| 92. |
I sincerely believe that if women study male lessons on conc... |
35.09 |
0.9485 |
-0.1656 |
291 |
1 |
35.09 |
2013-07-08 |
| 93. |
Who is Keyser Soze? He is supposed to be Turkish. Some say h... |
35.07 |
0.8154 |
-0.0339 |
193 |
1 |
35.07 |
2013-07-20 |
| 94. |
You needn't take it any further, sir. You've proved to me th... |
35.02 |
0.9168 |
-0.1363 |
240 |
1 |
35.02 |
2013-07-31 |
| 95. |
If you are given too many choices, if you are forced to cons... |
34.91 |
0.9857 |
-0.2106 |
293 |
1 |
34.91 |
2013-07-08 |
| 96. |
Right now there are three people in chat, but there's no way... |
33.68 |
0.9785 |
-0.2305 |
154 |
1 |
33.68 |
2013-07-08 |
| 97. |
First, the layer of dough bakes into bread, a low-water-cont... |
33.55 |
0.9089 |
-0.1601 |
342 |
1 |
33.55 |
2013-07-08 |
| 98. |
To evaluate an option from the other side's point of view, c... |
33.41 |
1.0203 |
-0.2745 |
261 |
1 |
33.41 |
2013-07-08 |
| 99. |
You're here because you know something. What you know you ca... |
31.62 |
0.9633 |
-0.2596 |
304 |
1 |
31.62 |
2013-06-30 |
| 100. |
When I was your age, television was called books. And this i... |
24.67 |
1.0711 |
-0.5317 |
213 |
1 |
24.67 |
2013-07-07 |