Auctioneers are in a class of their own, clocking roughly 250 words per minute. And commentators, who need to keep up with fast-paced play, may even outpace auctioneers.

A decent typist can do 80 words per minute. Mark Kislingbury can hit more than four times that speed. He’s the fastest in the world, and getting faster. The 53-year-old Texan holds the world ...

The test, created by Juerd Waalboer from the Netherlands, records the number of characters, including errors and space, as well as words you can type in a minute.

"You have to graduate with 225 words a minute, with 95 percent accuracy," said Merilee. "That's the standard." Merilee has even had quick bursts of up to 400 words per minute.