typeracer is a surprisingly fun little app. register or play as a guest, and race in typing a short paragraph against 3 other real people.
the first time you try, you’ll probably not do very well (i didn’t), as it takes a first try to get the gist of it (like, that all capitalization and punctuation has to be exactly correct, and that you can’t move your mouse to make a correction, but have to backspace). but i got better with subsequent tries, and won a few races (and got creamed by some guy who could type so much faster than me on a couple more).
after a few tries, i was getting in the mid-60s for my words per minute. not stellar, but not too bad.
have fun! report your wpm in a comment here.
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72 wpm with 97.6% accuracy on my first try.
a couple 88wpm’s with 98-99% accuracy. i think the guy who got 110wpm was cheating…
As of 820a (Eastern Time) I am ranked #4 with 109wpm!
Marko, you should organize a TypeRacer competition for us all.
57 wpm with 97.2% accuracy. I won both races I tried though. Winning is all that matters right?
topped out @ 72 wpm
62 wpm on my second try (48 on my first – didn’t understand what I had to do when I made a mistake). It’s fun. I love the little slug bugs going across the screen.
So far, my best was 92wpm. This is fun! =D
75 wpm. w/98.3% accuracy on my first try. It helped that I read the hints here on corrections.
81 wpm w/99% accuracy on my second try. On my first try I came in first place, while my second try I came in third. Amazing how fast some of these folks can go. Cool program. I’ll see if I can get my boys to use it to improve their typing, especially my competitive first born.
92 wpm, 98.7 accuracy.
(i AM a piano player)
My favorite part is trying to guess what the quote is from.
oh man! I won my first round and lost every one after that. I think I’m addicted.
I’m totally addicted! I love figuring out where the quotes are from as well. I do much better on ones I already know. I got a 102 on the opening portion of Romeo and Juliet… my average (after 50 games… told you I was addicted) is 77wpm…
120 wpm, 99.9 accuracy.
(I am a soccerplayer)
Abo – two words a second!!!! That’s some fast typing…