how fast can you type?

[SUCKMYBOGGLE]

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[minesweeper]

Personally, I'm able to type about 120-130 WPM without copying something, and I never look at the keyboard while typing.

While playing Boggle I can find the simple three letter words and can type many extremely quickly, maybe ~200 WPM, while still scouring the board for larger, high-point words.

[RedwoodGirl]

This game is helping my typing, though I'm still not super-fast and I tend to make mistakes. I'm thrilled when I get 60 words or over 300 points.

So much of it is just practice, as people said, and learning to recognize certain patterns.

[theartsyone]

I recently joined wordtwist and am a horrible typist (45wpm at best) so I was floored when I saw the scores/#words found in my initial games--I knew the words but I couldn't type them fast enough....then I realized you can drag and click and my game play did a complete 360

I wish I were a great typist because I feel that would be the fastest way to get the words in--especially if you know the words. Drag & click tends to foil me at times because I miss a word or two in the chain by accidental selecting the the same word twice and not realizing it--I wouldn't see that happening with typing.

Oh well, this site is awesome! I'm glad to spend my free time here

[mamalu]

Welcome to our addiction, theartsyone! It's a great game (other great games, too; check at the bottom of your game screen) and an excellent site. I'll never be as good as some people here, but I just love the game and the personal challenge. When I break a record, especially after a board has been played a lot, man, that just makes my day... But it tends to make me keep playing even longer!

If you want to see great game play in action and get a feel for what some people can achieve (not likely me; my highest is 399 points), do a search for the Crovax video on this site. It's really great to see someone who knows exactly what to do and how to do it!

Enjoy! But be careful.... There is no known 12-step program to combat this addiction! 8-)

[Criz]

No doubt, a good skill in typing is an asset leading to outwit your opponent. This game requires a combination of knowledge and skill, one can not stand alone without the other.

Humbly speaking, I am new to this site however, I can vividly remember that as early as 9 yrs. I have this kind of enthusiasm and attachment to word games, what I mean to say was that I really enjoy and am always engross to be playing wordtwist, reason being why my name has always been plugged as one of the most ACTIVE and PLAYER whO made so much number of GAMES.

Am only sharing my delight in this regard.

Have a nice day folks!

[kelyan]

I am amazed at all the words I have never heard of! I am hoping that with practice I will improve. My goal is always to make at least average. My heart jumps when that happens.

[midnight]

I type at about 60wpm max in regular typing. When playing Wordtwist it can get up to 75wpm. I have found 145 words on a 4x4 board here before, and have scored 705 points in a 4x4 game just today. Although a fast typing speed can make a huge difference, having a slower speed need not stop you from scoring highly. Word and pattern knowledge will always be the most important thing.

[GClayman]

Originally Posted by midnight

Although a fast typing speed can make a huge difference, having a slower speed need not stop you from scoring highly. Word and pattern knowledge will always be the most important thing.

Ding-ding-ding.

As far as I know, I'm one of the fastest Boggle-playing typists around (tooting my own horn) but midnight has probably beat me head-to-head 98% of the time we play because of his word knowledge. It doesn't mean anything to be able to type fast if you can't spot the words

I have some videos up on YouTube, but I ought to make new ones; I don't typo nearly as much as I used to. I'll put something new up there soon and link it back - pretty much just to show off (though, does anyone read this anymore?)


EDIT: 145 words per minute normally; no idea what I hit during Boggle if I find a good anagram set

[randomii]

I type between 70-75 wpm. On a superbly loaded board, with a little bit of concentration, there should be no problem in reaching 1400+... although I have yet to do that. I would not be surprised that a few here has the talent and skill to reach well beyond the 1500+ mark.