Everyone wants to know the secret to typing faster. The answer isn't a fancy keyboard or a single trick — it's short, focused, daily practice with the right drills. If you can carve out just 15 minutes a day, you can add 10–20 WPM to your typing speed within a month.
Below are 7 proven drills, each targeting a specific typing skill. Do them in order, track your progress, and watch your speed climb.
Before pushing for speed, wake up your muscle memory. Type sequences of home row only words — words that use exclusively the A-S-D-F-J-K-L-; keys:
Goal: Type these words without looking at the keyboard. Focus on finger placement and zero errors. Your index fingers should find the F and J bumps without conscious thought.
This is where you build raw speed. Random words prevent your brain from predicting what comes next, forcing pure key-to-letter response time.
How to do it: Play TypeBlast Word Mode on Practice difficulty. Set a timer for 3 minutes and type as many words as you can. Don't worry about the game score — just track how many words you complete. Write the number down. Your goal is to beat yesterday's count.
Speed without accuracy is wasted motion. Every error costs time on backspacing and correction. This drill trains you to be precise first, fast second.
How to do it: Take a paragraph of text from any book or article. Type it at about 70% of your maximum speed — slow enough that you can get every single character right. Do not backspace to correct errors. If you make a mistake, note where it happened and keep going. After 3 minutes, count your errors. Your goal is to reach zero errors at increasing speeds.
This drill pushes your absolute top speed in short bursts. It's the typing equivalent of sprint intervals in running — you're training your fingers to move faster than they think they can.
How to do it: Set a repeating timer: 15 seconds on, 15 seconds off. During each 15-second "on" interval, type as fast as humanly possible — don't worry about errors. During the 15-second rest, shake out your hands. Repeat for 4 cycles (2 minutes total).
Practice tool: Use any typing test or just open a blank document and type the alphabet forward and backward as fast as you can. Focus on pure key-striking speed, not accuracy.
Real typing isn't just individual words — it's the flow between them. Sentences require you to handle capitalization, punctuation, and spacing without breaking rhythm.
How to do it: Play TypeBlast Sentence Mode. Sentences include punctuation marks, capital letters at the start, and natural word sequences. Focus on smooth transitions from one word to the next. Try to type each sentence as one continuous motion — no pauses between words.
Everyone has slow keys — typically Z, X, Q, or P. These keys are used less frequently, so your fingers never develop speed on them. This drill fixes that.
How to do it: Identify your 3 weakest keys (the ones that consistently slow you down or cause errors). For 60 seconds, type words heavily loaded with those letters. Examples:
Typing for a full minute without stopping tests your stamina and focus. Many people can type fast for 15 seconds but slow down dramatically after 30-40 seconds as their hands fatigue or their concentration drifts.
How to do it: Set a 60-second timer. Type continuously at a comfortable, sustainable pace. The goal is zero pauses or hesitations — no stopping to think, no long gaps between words. Your speed should stay consistent from second 1 to second 60.
TypeBlast is the perfect training tool for drills 2, 5, and 7. Word Mode for sprints, Sentence Mode for flow, and the game's built-in pressure keeps you engaged.
Play TypeBlast FreeIf you don't measure it, you can't improve it. Here's a simple tracking system:
Check out our guide to improving your typing speed for technique deep-dives, or see what counts as a good WPM for your age and profession.