how fast can u type (in wpm) ?

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Sciolist

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Jun 20, 2001
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Game over - your result: 278 keys/minute. If you figure an average of 6 keystrokes per word (is this right?), that comes to 46 wpm.
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
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85-90wpm... used to do data entry as a HS job (mad money) and also MUDded a lot in college. Fun times.
 

chin311

Diamond Member
Feb 27, 2003
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in the 80s if im being accurate, upwards of 120 if im going super fast and not caring.
 

MainFramed

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May 29, 2002
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Originally posted by: MagicianBdotCom
Actually here's an old link you guys might have seen before. :D
typerA

Game over - your result: 388 keys/minute

will have to take that when i get home later today
 

dxkj

Lifer
Feb 17, 2001
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I used to be up at 100+ WPM qwerty... not sure anymore

edit: 513 keys per minute on that test. not sure what that is wpm
 

gflores

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Jul 10, 2003
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man, i need to get in the habit of typing capital letters and making my i's uppercase. word usually does it for me :) also, what's 335 keystrokes/min? do the keystrokes count spaces as well? is that right? i don't know. ciao
 

dxkj

Lifer
Feb 17, 2001
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Originally posted by: gflores
man, i need to get in the habit of typing capital letters and making my i's uppercase. word usually does it for me :) also, what's 335 keystrokes/min? do the keystrokes count spaces as well? is that right? i don't know. ciao

67 wpm
 

SagaLore

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Dec 18, 2001
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Originally posted by: MagicianBdotCom
Actually here's an old link you guys might have seen before. :D
typerA

Game over - your result: 388 keys/minute

399 key/minute. The game doesn't seem to go past that number.