Alternating Hands
Take advantage of words that switch hands on almost every letter.
Instructions
Words that alternate between the hands are the fastest words in English to type, because one hand is moving while the other is still striking. Notice how much easier these feel.
Finger position: Both hands anchored on the home row.
Alternating Hands
Target: 24 WPM at 92% accuracy
The timer starts on your first keystroke. Press Escape to pause where pausing is allowed. Pasting is disabled.
- abc Correct
- abc Incorrect (wavy underline)
- abc Corrected (dotted underline)
- abc Missed (struck through)
Underlined keys are the home row. Use the opposite hand for Shift where you can. QWERTY layout.
You can practise on a phone or tablet, but a physical keyboard gives a far more accurate WPM measurement. On-screen keyboards add their own delay.
Detailed result
- Raw WPM
- 0
- Net WPM
- 0
- CPM
- 0
- Error rate
- 0%
- Correct characters
- 0
- Incorrect characters
- 0
- Corrected errors
- 0
- Uncorrected errors
- 0
- Total characters
- 0
- Total words
- 0
- Duration
- 0:00
- Completion
- 0%
- Vs. your best
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Typing consistency
- Consistency
- 0%
- Fastest stretch
- —
- Slowest stretch
- —
- Speed variation
- —
- Pauses
- 0
- Long pauses
- 0
Consistency describes how steady your speed stayed from second to second. A high figure means an even pace; a low figure means bursts and pauses. It is a descriptive measure of this one test, not a scientific or clinical measurement.
Mistake review
No mistakes in this attempt. Well done.
| Expected | You typed | Word | Position | Corrected | Times |
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Tips for this lesson
- Keep your wrists relaxed and floating rather than resting hard on the desk.
- Return every finger to the home row after each keystroke so your hands never drift.
- Use the opposite hand for Shift wherever you can - it keeps both hands balanced.
- Read one word ahead of the cursor so your hands always know what is coming.
- Aim for the accuracy target first. Speed follows once the movement is reliable.