# GAME: Fastest. Typist. Ever. (Is it you?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 9, 2002, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050 "2002-07-09T09:20:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2002, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/1 "2002-07-09T09:20:37Z")
Let’s see [how fast you can type](http://typera.solutions.fi/). 399 CPM and 66 WPM, w/ 2 typos (not counting the obligatory “you’re out of time” last word) Of course it’s 2 AM and I’m so tired I can barely type my name. We’ll see what things are like when I can, you know, see and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2002, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/2 "2002-07-09T09:28:41Z")
Ooh, I also made a group. Group name: SDMB Keyword: Cecil ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2002, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/3 "2002-07-09T13:11:26Z")
588 CPM, and 98 WPM, which seems pretty slow – normally I clock around 120. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2002, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/4 "2002-07-09T17:16:10Z")
I had 330 correct keypasses per minute. ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2002, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/5 "2002-07-09T17:32:48Z")
372 CPM… missed my words per minute. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/6 "2002-07-10T01:31:11Z")
459 correct keypresses per minute; missed the final words score. The Java applet hovered at around 115 words per minute while I was typing, which is about right. (I’m out of practice; at the end of my typing class in high school, I once topped out at 140.) ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/7 "2002-07-10T01:42:36Z")
☹ Wouldn’t let me play. And I type really fast, too, dammit. I tried several times, but nothing worked. Maybe it was busy or something. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/8 "2002-07-10T02:16:30Z")
Well, for all those who’d be interested in my score because they think I type at 10,000 WPM ( **zev\_steinhardt** comes to mine), I can’t access the game. I could, but for some reason the sequence of TAB stops won’t let me access the place to put your name and preferred language. Sorry to disappoint you all. However, if someone can come up with a work-around for this (remember, my mouse still ain’t working), please notify me. Don’t email me, as I can’t check my email due to my cursor being pernamently frozen on a link. (doing the TAB thing will not work) Just tell me in this thread. 🙂 F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Grelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a5b964/32.png) [@Grelby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grelby)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/9 "2002-07-10T02:49:02Z")
Best score: 272 KPM, 46 WPM. Damn, and I thought I typed reasonably well, too. At least I can keep up. Hmmm, how about whenever you post your scores, post your typing method as well? I don’t touch-type. Never learned. However, I use both hands to type, so I don’t peck. I think I just remember where the keys are. Perhaps those with the really good scores DO touch-type? ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/10 "2002-07-10T03:01:33Z")
My typing method is, well, home-grown. I primarily use the index and middle fingers of each hand, with occasionally the ring finger if it’s too far of a stretch otherwise (e.g., t with the left index, a with the left ring), and rarely the pinky fingers. The left thumb does nothing, the right thumb hits space. I just “feel” when a word is typed incorrectly - my fingers are familiar with how they _should_ move to type a word, and if I make a typo, then they didn’t follow the right pattern. Occasionally as a trick I’ll close my eyes and type, and correct the typos as I go based solely on how the keyboard feels. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![Ripple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@Ripple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ripple)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/11 "2002-07-10T03:02:54Z")
Wow, that was a humiliating experience. I always knew I couldn’t type, but to have my pathetic skills measured and documented was almost more than I could take. Based on my poor outing I should probably just keep the score to myself, but I’m a glutton for punishment. OK, here it is: **137 CPM & 22 WPM**. Style, you ask? Well, I don’t think my “style” will appear in any manuals. I mainly use index and middle fingers on each hand. Sometimes I know where the keys are, other times I need to keep an eye on what I’m doing. Of course, my KB is resting on my lap, and fairly unstable, so I do what I can with what I have. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/12 "2002-07-10T03:30:50Z")
242/ 40. I always thought I typed fairly fast, but apparently not! My method is to read two or three words, and then as I’m typing, I’ll look down and make sure my fingers hit the right keys- typing the three words at a time. I also correct mistakes as I make them…Should I not do that? I’ll try again, without making corrections… ARRRGH! Tried it again without correcting myself and got only 247/ 41. I suck, this is stupid, I quit, goodnight! Happy ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/13 "2002-07-10T03:58:04Z")
1. ---
**Author:** ![JessEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@JessEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessEnigma)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/14 "2002-07-10T04:42:03Z")
357/ 59 with my own special brand of typing. That sounds about right…when I took a keyboarding class two years ago, I usually averaged about 60 WPM with the proper form and plenty of practice. But I will continue to play this stupid thing until I can get my speed going well with fewer mistakes! jessica ---
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/15 "2002-07-10T04:42:03Z")
47 wpm ☹ I thought I was faster than that. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Wrong\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@The\_Wrong\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Wrong_Girl)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/16 "2002-07-10T04:43:17Z")
349 / 58 wpm. Eh…I thought I would do better. ---
**Author:** ![VDarlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e56c9b/32.png) [@VDarlin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VDarlin)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/17 "2002-07-10T05:47:20Z")
I’m sorry, but I think that test is grossly inaccurate, as I know for a fact that I typically type over 100 WPM, but this test scored me at 66 WPM. [This test](http://careerstep.com/typeintro.html) seems to be a little more reliable. ~V ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/18 "2002-07-10T11:06:57Z")
I like that one better. I type 87 WPM for that one. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/19 "2002-07-10T14:34:04Z")
Gross Words Per Minute (GWPM): 130 Net Words Per Minute (NWPM): 130 Yeah, I like that one better too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050/20 "2002-07-10T17:13:51Z")
I like that one too. If you copy-and-paste the basis paragraph over and over into the typing box, you can score like 1600 wpm. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-fastest-typist-ever-is-it-you/118050.md?page=2)