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Train first, then choose when to spend today's competition run.
Practice words, quotes, and timed drills as much as you want. When you are ready, hit Competition. Only that score counts for today's board and your weekly average.
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About TypeBlitz
TypeBlitz is a free typing speed test with unlimited practice, one official daily competition entry, weekly average championships, and real-time races against other players. Type words, quotes, or today's competition passage — your WPM (words per minute) and accuracy are measured in real time. Practice as much as you want, then choose when you are ready to spend your official run.
Typing speed testing dates to the late 19th century, when stenographers competed in championship events to establish professional benchmarks. The modern five-character word standard (WPM = characters typed ÷ 5 ÷ minutes elapsed) was adopted to create a fair comparison regardless of whether you type short or long words. Today, typing speed is one of the most measurable productivity skills — researchers at Cornell found that every 10 WPM increase in typing speed saves approximately 30 minutes per workday for heavy computer users.
WPM Benchmarks
Under 30 WPM — Hunt-and-peck. Learning touch typing will double your speed quickly.
30–50 WPM — Average for most adults. Functional but leaves significant time on the table.
50–70 WPM — Above average. Most office professionals type in this range.
70–90 WPM — Fast. You're outtyping the majority of the workforce.
90–120 WPM — Expert. Professional typists, programmers, and writers often sit here.
120+ WPM — Elite. Top competitive typists and stenographers operate above this threshold.
How to Improve Your Typing Speed
Learn touch typing. Keeping your eyes on the screen (not the keyboard) is the single biggest lever for speed. Learn the home row — ASDF JKL; — and assign every key to a specific finger.
Slow down to speed up. Practise at 90% accuracy first, then gradually increase pace. Rushing while making errors builds bad habits that are hard to unlearn.
Drill your weakest bigrams. Most people have specific two-letter combinations that slow them down. Identify yours (often "qu," "th," or number-letter transitions) and drill them deliberately.
Use practice before competition. A consistent daily passage gives everyone a fair benchmark, while unlimited warmups let you improve without risking your official entry.
Competition Rules
Practice is unlimited.Words, quotes, timed drills, and live races do not count against your official competition entry.
One competition entry per day.When you click Competition and finish the passage, that score becomes your official score for the day.
Daily leaderboard ranks speed.Today's board ranks players by official WPM. Accuracy is shown so fast but sloppy runs are easy to spot.
Weekly championship uses average WPM.The weekly board averages your official competition scores from Sunday through Saturday, New York time.
Ties reward practice.If players have the exact same weekly average, the player with more completed practice games that week ranks higher.
Five days required to qualify.You can appear on the weekly board with fewer days, but you are marked as needing more entries. At the Saturday midnight New York close, fewer than five days is disqualified from winning.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is WPM calculated?
WPM = (total characters typed ÷ 5) ÷ minutes elapsed. Every five characters counts as one "word" regardless of actual word length. This is the international standard used for fair comparison.
Does accuracy affect my WPM score?
Yes — only correctly typed characters count toward your WPM. Errors are shown in real time and reduce your effective score. TypeBlitz also tracks your raw WPM (all keystrokes) separately so you can see the accuracy penalty.
What is the daily competition?
Every day a new official passage is released. All players type the same text, creating a fair daily leaderboard. You can practise as much as you want, but you only get one official competition entry per day.