Typing Sprint
Settle, once and for all, who on the team actually types fastest.
Typing Sprint
Six ways to race a keyboard — classic sprint, sudden death, no backspace and more, with a full breakdown of your speed afterwards.
- Players
- 2–50
- Session length
- 5–15 min
- Best for
- Competitive teams, and settling a long-running argument
What is Typing Sprint?
A paragraph appears and everyone races to type it. Speed counts, accuracy counts, and the live positions make it unbearable in the best way.
It is the shortest game in the catalogue and the easiest to drop into the last five minutes of a call. There is no skill curve, no rules to explain, and a very clear winner.
How to play Typing Sprint online
- 1
The host starts a session and shares the room code.
- 2
The same paragraph is revealed to everyone at once.
- 3
Type it as fast and as accurately as you can.
- 4
Live positions update as players progress.
- 5
Final scores combine words per minute with accuracy.
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Example paragraphs
Paragraphs are office-themed and written to be typed rather than read — no unusual punctuation to trip on, and paste is blocked server-side:
- “The meeting could have been an email, but here we are again, nodding at slides while someone asks if everyone can see their screen for the third time.”
- “Somewhere in every office there is a mug that belongs to nobody and everybody. It has survived three reorganisations and it will outlive us all.”
- “Please do not reply all to say thanks. The thread already has forty messages and half the company is watching it grow with quiet despair.”
- “You are on mute. No, still on mute. Now your camera is frozen mid blink and honestly that expression sums up the whole quarter rather well.”
When to run Typing Sprint
The last five minutes of a call
There is no skill curve, nothing to explain and a very clear winner. It is the shortest game in the catalogue and the easiest to drop in unplanned.
Settling a long-running office argument
Times are measured server-side and pasting is blocked, so the person who has been claiming 120 words per minute since 2019 finally has to demonstrate it in front of everyone.
A team that wants a rematch every week
Six modes change the game completely — precision, sudden death, no backspace, curveball and marathon alongside the classic race — so the same room can play it repeatedly without it going stale.
Typing Sprint questions
Do players need an account or a download?
No. Only the host needs a Fun Friday account. Everyone else joins from any browser with a 6-character room code and a display name — no app, no install, no IT ticket.
Can you play on a phone?
You can, but a physical keyboard is a real advantage. For mixed desktop-and-mobile groups, pick a game that does not reward typing speed.
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Run Typing Sprint with your team this Friday.
Create a session, share the room code, and everyone joins from their browser. No downloads, no IT tickets.
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