| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp str... |
161.96 |
1.0016 |
0.2075 |
218 |
1 |
161.96 |
2015-02-16 |
| 2. |
There's a hole in the world like a great black pit. And the ... |
161.75 |
1.0679 |
0.1646 |
177 |
1 |
161.75 |
2015-02-17 |
| 3. |
But older than me now, more constant, more real, and the fur... |
158.76 |
1.1081 |
0.1159 |
206 |
1 |
158.76 |
2015-02-17 |
| 4. |
When we conceive of the sweetest being ever, we are conceivi... |
157.96 |
1.1014 |
0.1198 |
273 |
1 |
157.96 |
2015-02-17 |
| 5. |
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, t... |
156.83 |
1.0767 |
0.0958 |
212 |
1 |
156.83 |
2015-02-16 |
| 6. |
Look and think as far ahead as possible. Often, a driver's n... |
156.60 |
1.0555 |
0.1481 |
323 |
2 |
151.90 |
2015-02-17 |
| 7. |
Once you get into the processed foods you have to be a fairl... |
150.48 |
1.0531 |
0.1120 |
272 |
1 |
150.48 |
2015-02-16 |
| 8. |
The Orient was almost a European invention, and had been sin... |
149.45 |
0.9514 |
0.1682 |
237 |
1 |
149.45 |
2015-02-17 |
| 9. |
I've been looking so long at these pictures of you that I al... |
149.34 |
1.1215 |
0.0206 |
200 |
1 |
149.34 |
2015-02-16 |
| 10. |
The great edifice of variety and choice that is an American ... |
147.24 |
1.0083 |
0.1383 |
273 |
1 |
147.24 |
2015-02-16 |
| 11. |
Although the United Nations does not have the power to enfor... |
146.46 |
1.0284 |
0.1112 |
282 |
3 |
140.27 |
2015-02-16 |
| 12. |
Whether they use the title or not, many lyrics have evocativ... |
145.70 |
1.0463 |
0.0396 |
182 |
1 |
145.70 |
2015-02-16 |
| 13. |
I'm so glad you came, I'm so glad you remembered, to see how... |
144.32 |
1.0403 |
0.0545 |
193 |
1 |
144.32 |
2015-02-16 |
| 14. |
What should have been swift revenge turned into an all out w... |
143.52 |
0.9936 |
0.0804 |
311 |
2 |
134.45 |
2015-02-17 |
| 15. |
The brain can be a tool. It can recall phone numbers, solve ... |
143.38 |
1.0340 |
0.0446 |
406 |
2 |
138.80 |
2015-02-17 |
| 16. |
That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a li... |
141.70 |
0.9841 |
0.0804 |
334 |
1 |
141.70 |
2015-02-17 |
| 17. |
Don't take anything personally - nothing others do is becaus... |
141.60 |
1.0684 |
0.0213 |
253 |
1 |
141.60 |
2015-02-16 |
| 18. |
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because ... |
141.30 |
1.0165 |
0.0452 |
392 |
1 |
141.30 |
2015-02-16 |
| 19. |
The most precious treasures we have in life are the images w... |
141.00 |
1.0596 |
-0.0068 |
239 |
1 |
141.00 |
2015-02-16 |
| 20. |
A long time ago, I was in Burma, my friends and I were worki... |
140.24 |
0.9831 |
0.0745 |
469 |
2 |
134.85 |
2015-02-16 |
| 21. |
Rhymes trap you into saying things you don't want to say. A ... |
140.16 |
1.0292 |
0.0180 |
262 |
2 |
135.97 |
2015-02-16 |
| 22. |
Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly ... |
139.96 |
0.9786 |
0.0634 |
193 |
1 |
139.96 |
2015-02-17 |
| 23. |
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy a... |
139.66 |
0.8996 |
0.1399 |
192 |
1 |
139.66 |
2015-02-17 |
| 24. |
It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produc... |
139.55 |
0.9698 |
0.1073 |
397 |
1 |
139.55 |
2015-02-17 |
| 25. |
There are very few things I wish I could change about those ... |
138.91 |
1.0883 |
-0.0164 |
303 |
1 |
138.91 |
2015-02-17 |
| 26. |
So what's in this for you? Should you rush out in search of ... |
138.90 |
1.0062 |
0.0326 |
288 |
1 |
138.90 |
2015-02-16 |
| 27. |
Ezekiel twenty-five, seventeen: The path of the righteous ma... |
138.82 |
0.9464 |
0.0973 |
323 |
1 |
138.82 |
2015-02-16 |
| 28. |
The evidence in the standard history of Qwerty versus Dvorak... |
138.65 |
0.9088 |
0.1336 |
348 |
1 |
138.65 |
2015-02-17 |
| 29. |
This was the most delicious meal he'd had in recent years, a... |
137.66 |
1.0214 |
0.0506 |
281 |
1 |
137.66 |
2015-02-16 |
| 30. |
I remember when we used to sit in the government yard in Tre... |
137.33 |
0.9965 |
0.0316 |
277 |
1 |
137.33 |
2015-02-17 |
| 31. |
The sooner your kids appreciate the value of work, the more ... |
137.25 |
1.0669 |
-0.0079 |
286 |
1 |
137.25 |
2015-02-17 |
| 32. |
If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think ... |
135.94 |
1.0183 |
-0.0071 |
191 |
1 |
135.94 |
2015-02-16 |
| 33. |
Paper as we know it today was invented in China in around 10... |
135.66 |
1.0031 |
0.0447 |
304 |
1 |
135.66 |
2015-02-16 |
| 34. |
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart a... |
135.63 |
1.0829 |
-0.0672 |
288 |
1 |
135.63 |
2015-02-16 |
| 35. |
The invention of the wheel represented a major turning point... |
135.54 |
0.9792 |
0.0731 |
265 |
1 |
135.54 |
2015-02-16 |
| 36. |
I don't want tickets, I need you to find me a painting, a cl... |
133.76 |
1.0506 |
-0.0215 |
277 |
1 |
133.76 |
2015-02-16 |
| 37. |
The wine list looks so imposing that you finally give up lab... |
132.94 |
0.9508 |
0.0772 |
384 |
1 |
132.94 |
2015-02-16 |
| 38. |
At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all... |
132.68 |
0.9894 |
0.0070 |
323 |
1 |
132.68 |
2015-02-16 |
| 39. |
I don't believe in an interventionist God, but I know, darli... |
131.79 |
1.0677 |
-0.0519 |
284 |
1 |
131.79 |
2015-02-16 |
| 40. |
Gardeners know how to grow top-notch crops. They determine w... |
130.81 |
1.0090 |
0.0125 |
282 |
1 |
130.81 |
2015-02-17 |
| 41. |
Yet one fine day, in a fit of euphoria, after he had picked ... |
130.48 |
0.9758 |
0.0003 |
314 |
1 |
130.48 |
2015-02-17 |
| 42. |
Imagine for a moment if we once again knew these few unremar... |
130.46 |
1.0662 |
-0.0527 |
407 |
1 |
130.46 |
2015-02-17 |
| 43. |
Two households, both alike in dignity (in fair Verona, where... |
129.80 |
0.8878 |
0.0824 |
346 |
1 |
129.80 |
2015-02-16 |
| 44. |
Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me peg... |
129.69 |
1.0334 |
-0.0707 |
131 |
1 |
129.69 |
2015-02-17 |
| 45. |
Always do your best - your best is going to change from mome... |
129.68 |
1.0038 |
-0.0040 |
237 |
1 |
129.68 |
2015-02-17 |
| 46. |
All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were ... |
129.13 |
1.0399 |
-0.0694 |
294 |
1 |
129.13 |
2015-02-16 |
| 47. |
We all know people who are very bright but who do not always... |
128.92 |
1.0385 |
-0.0768 |
230 |
1 |
128.92 |
2015-02-16 |
| 48. |
Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for this i... |
128.68 |
0.9676 |
0.0028 |
442 |
1 |
128.68 |
2015-02-16 |
| 49. |
One essential rule: make sure the joke is the last possible ... |
128.18 |
1.0483 |
-0.0937 |
227 |
1 |
128.18 |
2015-02-17 |
| 50. |
People get ready, there's a train coming. You don't need no ... |
128.18 |
1.0033 |
-0.0523 |
189 |
1 |
128.18 |
2015-02-17 |
| 51. |
The problem is, Willie, is that Charles and yourself are not... |
127.71 |
1.0396 |
-0.0927 |
149 |
1 |
127.71 |
2015-02-16 |
| 52. |
As customers of all races, nationalities, and cultures visit... |
127.42 |
0.9898 |
0.0006 |
353 |
1 |
127.42 |
2015-02-16 |
| 53. |
Run to the bedroom, in the suitcase on the left, you'll find... |
127.37 |
0.9342 |
0.0213 |
434 |
1 |
127.37 |
2015-02-16 |
| 54. |
The melted mozzarella layer, which we shall designate MML, i... |
126.59 |
1.0254 |
-0.0395 |
217 |
1 |
126.59 |
2015-02-16 |
| 55. |
With no map to navigate one's life, some of us have stood st... |
126.30 |
1.0169 |
-0.0344 |
346 |
1 |
126.30 |
2015-02-16 |
| 56. |
Many rivers to cross but I can't seem to find my way over. W... |
126.24 |
0.9263 |
0.0199 |
188 |
1 |
126.24 |
2015-02-16 |
| 57. |
Never give up, no matter how far behind you are, no matter h... |
125.13 |
1.0667 |
-0.0928 |
406 |
1 |
125.13 |
2015-02-16 |
| 58. |
To some, the rules of etiquette may seem outdated, stuffy an... |
124.07 |
0.9922 |
-0.0244 |
341 |
1 |
124.07 |
2015-02-16 |
| 59. |
Races are not won in the first corner; however, they are oft... |
123.07 |
1.0535 |
-0.0991 |
326 |
1 |
123.07 |
2015-02-16 |
| 60. |
Having endured the racial turmoil of the Civil Rights Moveme... |
121.03 |
0.9651 |
-0.0255 |
389 |
1 |
121.03 |
2015-02-16 |
| 61. |
Supermarket aisles are the perfect place to practice your gl... |
120.85 |
0.9411 |
-0.0376 |
318 |
1 |
120.85 |
2015-02-16 |
| 62. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
120.56 |
1.0060 |
-0.1107 |
171 |
1 |
120.56 |
2015-02-17 |
| 63. |
It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the ju... |
118.98 |
1.0459 |
-0.1265 |
200 |
1 |
118.98 |
2015-02-17 |
| 64. |
Popularity is only partially about individual attractiveness... |
118.84 |
1.0025 |
-0.1158 |
256 |
2 |
112.37 |
2015-02-16 |
| 65. |
So I'm two inches away from her. Her luscious lips part. Jus... |
118.81 |
0.8553 |
0.0270 |
174 |
1 |
118.81 |
2015-02-16 |
| 66. |
Anyway, like I was saying, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. Y... |
116.24 |
0.8105 |
0.0523 |
204 |
1 |
116.24 |
2015-02-16 |
| 67. |
It turned out that the sweet-talking, tattoo-sporting pikey ... |
116.20 |
0.8722 |
-0.0018 |
285 |
1 |
116.20 |
2015-02-16 |
| 68. |
These contests provided ample opportunity to demonstrate the... |
116.12 |
0.9278 |
-0.0586 |
295 |
1 |
116.12 |
2015-02-16 |
| 69. |
To an outsider's ear it sounds absurdly wild and ridiculous ... |
115.58 |
1.0365 |
-0.1446 |
162 |
1 |
115.58 |
2015-02-16 |
| 70. |
Alfred Hitchcock once said, "Drama is life with the dull bit... |
114.96 |
0.9632 |
-0.0629 |
345 |
1 |
114.96 |
2015-02-16 |
| 71. |
Glancing through the 1977 Atlanta Yellow Pages reveals a cit... |
113.98 |
0.9023 |
-0.0089 |
231 |
1 |
113.98 |
2015-02-17 |
| 72. |
The idea of "Mr. Right" has been passed down over the genera... |
113.69 |
0.9671 |
-0.0943 |
379 |
1 |
113.69 |
2015-02-16 |
| 73. |
What? A swallow carrying a coconut? It's not a question of w... |
112.47 |
0.8826 |
-0.0419 |
296 |
1 |
112.47 |
2015-02-16 |
| 74. |
It is possible that I already had some presentiment of my fu... |
112.32 |
1.0349 |
-0.1981 |
234 |
1 |
112.32 |
2015-02-16 |
| 75. |
That's Tommy. He tells people he was named after a gun, but ... |
112.09 |
0.9731 |
-0.1498 |
129 |
1 |
112.09 |
2015-02-16 |
| 76. |
My name is Turkish. Funny name for an Englishman, I know. My... |
111.34 |
0.9833 |
-0.1513 |
355 |
1 |
111.34 |
2015-02-16 |
| 77. |
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million ... |
109.98 |
1.0331 |
-0.2154 |
234 |
1 |
109.98 |
2015-02-16 |
| 78. |
Instead of hiring workers during the peak hog kill in the wi... |
106.53 |
0.9814 |
-0.1480 |
364 |
1 |
106.53 |
2015-02-16 |
| 79. |
They knew they were privileged to have these choices, but th... |
98.89 |
1.0042 |
-0.2263 |
352 |
1 |
98.89 |
2015-02-16 |