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United States typing challenge: can you beat the pace?
Race a simulated runner at the estimated average pace. Keyboard and phone have separate targets.
Estimated average pace
- Keyboard37.8 WPMFrom a published figure (accuracy-adjusted)
- Phone29.4 WPMFrom a published figure (accuracy-adjusted)
The opponent is a simulation at a constant pace, not a recorded person, and these estimates are not measurements of TypeDash players.
This pace comes from a different test than a TypeDash race (different text, length and scoring), so treat it as a rough reference, not a direct comparison.
- Keyboard. Published median of 37.8 accuracy-adjusted WPM for US adults who took part on a computer (Hernandez et al., Scientific Reports, 2026; 5,835 participants). We race at that value as the estimated average.
- Phone. Published median of 29.4 accuracy-adjusted WPM for US adults who took part on a phone (Hernandez et al., Scientific Reports, 2026; 4,778 participants). We race at that value as the estimated average.
You race the pace that matches your input: keyboard or phone, as set in the game’s Settings. Full source details are further down this page.
This race’s leaderboard
Players who raced the average American on this page, best time each. It ranks players who chose this race, not where anyone lives.
Simulated average pace: 37.8 WPM on keyboard · not ranked · From a published figure (accuracy-adjusted)
Make it your own: The Last Plate
After the average race, turn this page’s original story into a challenge of your own and send it to someone.
On a cross-country road trip, the Garcia family played a game: spot a license plate from every state before reaching the coast. By the last day they had forty-nine. At the final gas station, a camper pulled in from Hawaii, and the whole car cheered.
How it works
- Open the story in the challenge maker and read it through. Nothing is created until you lock it in.
- Lock it in and race it once. That run is recorded, and your challenge is ready to share.
- Share the challenge link. Friends race against your recorded run, and their finishes appear on your challenge’s leaderboard.
Racing this optional story creates a separate challenge with its own link and leaderboard.
Want to warm up first? Practice is a solo run; it doesn’t add a finish to any challenge you share. Practice
Pick a state
Every state has its own average race and an optional original story you can make your own challenge.
Keyboard or phone
Race on a physical keyboard or a touchscreen. On every challenge, Keyboard and Touch finishes are ranked on separate boards, so nobody is compared across devices.
Before you race
If US-International is your input setting, typing ' or " waits for the next letter before anything appears. Switch to plain US English for racing so contractions come out cleanly.
A state-line rivalry
Every state below has its own story. Pick a story, send it to a friend, then try another state together.
Typing-speed figures
37.8 accuracy-adjusted WPM Median for adults in a national research panel (the Understanding America Study) who took part on a computer in the United States.
29.4 accuracy-adjusted WPM Median for adults in a national research panel (the Understanding America Study) who took part on a phone in the United States.
How it was measured: Each participant transcribed one sentence in English or Spanish. The study reports medians of accuracy-adjusted words per minute (speed multiplied by accuracy), separately for people who took part on a computer and on a phone.
Limits: Medians rather than means, and accuracy-adjusted rather than raw speed. The computer and phone groups are different people, so the gap between them is not an effect of the device. A national study, not a measurement of any state. Not a TypeDash measurement.
This pace comes from a different test than a TypeDash race (different text, length and scoring), so treat it as a rough reference, not a direct comparison.
Questions about this challenge
Where does this page’s estimated pace come from?
From the published research figures shown below: one for people who took part on a computer and one for people on a phone. They are medians; the race uses them as the estimated average. Neither is a measurement of TypeDash players.
Who is on this race’s leaderboard?
When enabled, this leaderboard ranks players who raced the average American from this page, each with their best valid time; keyboard and touch are ranked separately, and equal times go to whoever finished first. It shows players who chose this race, not where anyone lives. The simulated runner is never on it, and racers who hide themselves or keep their leaderboard listing private are left out.
Does the the United States story create a separate challenge?
Yes. Locking in this optional story and recording a run creates your own challenge, with a leaderboard for whoever you send the link to. It is separate from racing the regional average.
Who wrote this story?
TypeDash wrote it for this page. It is original and in English, and you can change it in the challenge maker before you lock it in.
Is it free?
Yes. It runs in your browser with nothing to install.
Ready for one race?
Free during early access. Play in your browser, with no download or account signup required. Best on a real keyboard; touch play is available too.
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