Top and Middle Row Keyboard Practice

Type drills and words that never leave the top and middle rows, timed or untimed.

Type each word and press space after it. No timer. The run ends with the text. tow rupee worrier rewire equip rye tiptop pep header prep wry retort wipeout potter telegraph ruru ruru ruru ruru pepper tutor putter upload priority retro etiquette pipette poetry lolo lolo lolo lolo truer queue woe rewrite prop trot paperweight eiei eiei eiei eiei peppy wiry toot ewe easel qpqp qpqp qpqp qpqp yup owe poet troop prototype keypad pity topper quarterly tip upright dede dede dede dede tote wordplay rotor postage peppertree wit ruler query diary yeti pout erupt otter
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Top row drills: ruru to qwertyuiop 6

  • eiei eiei eiei eiei Middle fingers, left then right, each one key up from D and K.
  • qpqp qpqp qpqp qpqp Little fingers, the two ends of the row, up from A and the semicolon key.
  • qwertyuiop qwertyuiop qwertyuiop qwertyuiop The whole top row, left to right, ten letters with no repeat.
  • ruru ruru ruru ruru Index fingers, left then right: R sits above F and U above J.
  • tyty tyty tyty tyty The two inner keys. Each index finger reaches up and toward the middle of the keyboard.
  • wowo wowo wowo wowo Ring fingers, left then right, up from S and L.

Reaches up from the middle row 6

  • dede dede dede dede Left middle finger, from D up to E and back.
  • frfr frfr frfr frfr Left index finger: the home key F, then R straight above it.
  • juju juju juju juju Right index finger: the home key J, then U straight above it.
  • kiki kiki kiki kiki Right middle finger, from K up to I and back.
  • lolo lolo lolo lolo Right ring finger, from L up to O and back.
  • swsw swsw swsw swsw Left ring finger, from S up to W and back.
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Top row, three-letter words 26

  • err Left hand alone. Double R.
  • ewe Left hand alone.
  • ire
  • opt
  • ore
  • owe
  • pep Hands take turns on every letter.
  • pew
  • pit
  • pot
  • pry Hands take turns on every letter.
  • rip
  • rot Hands take turns on every letter.
  • row Hands take turns on every letter.
  • rye Hands take turns on every letter.
  • tee Left hand alone. Double E.
  • tip
  • toe Hands take turns on every letter.
  • tow Hands take turns on every letter.
  • wet Left hand alone.
  • wit Hands take turns on every letter.
  • woe Hands take turns on every letter.
  • wow Hands take turns on every letter.
  • wry
  • yew
  • yup Right hand alone. Y then U: one index finger, two keys.

Top row, four-letter words 34

  • euro Hands take turns on every letter.
  • peep Double E.
  • peer Double E.
  • pier
  • pipe
  • pity
  • poet
  • pore
  • pout
  • prep
  • prey
  • prop
  • purr Double R.
  • putt Double T.
  • quip
  • quit
  • ripe
  • root Double O.
  • tier
  • tire
  • toot Double O.
  • tore
  • tote
  • trio T then R: one index finger, two keys.
  • trot T then R: one index finger, two keys.
  • tutu Hands take turns on every letter.
  • typo
  • weep Double E.
  • wept
  • wipe
  • wiry Hands take turns on every letter.
  • writ
  • yeti
  • yurt R then T: one index finger, two keys.

Top row, five-letter words 30

  • eerie Double E.
  • equip
  • erupt
  • otter Double T.
  • outer
  • peppy Double P.
  • petty Double T.
  • piety
  • piper
  • pique
  • power
  • puree Double E.
  • purer
  • query
  • queue Hands take turns on every letter.
  • retro T then R: one index finger, two keys.
  • retry T then R: one index finger, two keys.
  • rotor Hands take turns on every letter.
  • rower
  • rupee Double E.
  • torte R then T: one index finger, two keys.
  • troop Double O. T then R: one index finger, two keys.
  • trout T then R: one index finger, two keys.
  • truer T then R: one index finger, two keys.
  • tutor Hands take turns on every letter.
  • tweet Left hand alone. Double E.
  • utter Double T.
  • weepy Double E.
  • wiper
  • witty Double T.

Top row, six-letter words 28

  • equity
  • output
  • outwit
  • pepper Double P.
  • pewter
  • poetry T then R: one index finger, two keys.
  • poorer Double O.
  • porter R then T: one index finger, two keys.
  • potter Double T.
  • puppet Double P.
  • purity
  • putter Double T.
  • retire
  • retort R then T: one index finger, two keys.
  • retype
  • rewire
  • router
  • teeter Left hand alone. Double E.
  • tiptoe
  • tiptop
  • topper Double P.
  • torque
  • totter Double T.
  • troupe T then R: one index finger, two keys.
  • tryout T then R: one index finger, two keys.
  • turret Double R.
  • uproot Double O.
  • wetter Left hand alone. Double T.

Top row, seven letters and more 33

  • etiquette Double T.
  • peppertree Double E and Double P. R then T: one index finger, two keys. 10 letters, as long as a top-row word gets in the word list.
  • peppery Double P.
  • perpetuity 10 letters, as long as a top-row word gets in the word list.
  • pipette Double T.
  • pirouette Double T.
  • potpourri Double R.
  • pottery Double T.
  • prettier Double T.
  • priority
  • property R then T: one index finger, two keys.
  • proprietor 10 letters, as long as a top-row word gets in the word list.
  • prototype
  • puppeteer Double E and Double P.
  • puppetry Double P. T then R: one index finger, two keys.
  • quieter
  • quitter Double T.
  • repertoire R then T: one index finger, two keys. 10 letters, as long as a top-row word gets in the word list.
  • reporter R then T: one index finger, two keys.
  • reroute
  • rewrite
  • rewriter
  • rupture
  • terrier Double R.
  • territory Double R.
  • treetop Double E. T then R: one index finger, two keys.
  • trooper Double O. T then R: one index finger, two keys.
  • tweeter Left hand alone. Double E.
  • typewrite
  • typewriter 10 letters, as long as a top-row word gets in the word list.
  • wipeout
  • wittier Double T.
  • worrier Double R.

Top and middle rows together 44

  • autograph 5 of its 9 letters are on the top row.
  • daylight 3 of its 8 letters are on the top row.
  • delete 4 of its 6 letters are on the top row.
  • desktop 4 of its 7 letters are on the top row.
  • dialogue 4 of its 8 letters are on the top row.
  • diary 3 of its 5 letters are on the top row.
  • easel 2 of its 5 letters are on the top row.
  • eraser Left hand alone. 4 of its 6 letters are on the top row.
  • footer Double O. 5 of its 6 letters are on the top row.
  • ghostwriter 8 of its 11 letters are on the top row.
  • header 3 of its 6 letters are on the top row.
  • jigsaw 2 of its 6 letters are on the top row.
  • keypad 3 of its 6 letters are on the top row.
  • keystroke 6 of its 9 letters are on the top row.
  • layout 4 of its 6 letters are on the top row.
  • leaflet 3 of its 7 letters are on the top row.
  • ledger 3 of its 6 letters are on the top row.
  • letterpress Double S and Double T. 8 of its 11 letters are on the top row.
  • letters Double T. 5 of its 7 letters are on the top row.
  • paperweight 8 of its 11 letters are on the top row.
  • paperwork 7 of its 9 letters are on the top row.
  • playwright 6 of its 10 letters are on the top row.
  • postage 4 of its 7 letters are on the top row.
  • proofread Double O. 6 of its 9 letters are on the top row.
  • quarterly 7 of its 9 letters are on the top row.
  • quill Double L. 3 of its 5 letters are on the top row.
  • railroad 4 of its 8 letters are on the top row.
  • ruler 4 of its 5 letters are on the top row.
  • shortest 5 of its 8 letters are on the top row.
  • sidewalk 3 of its 8 letters are on the top row.
  • spotlight 5 of its 9 letters are on the top row.
  • spreadsheet Double E. 6 of its 11 letters are on the top row.
  • stapler 4 of its 7 letters are on the top row.
  • storyteller Double L. 8 of its 11 letters are on the top row.
  • telegraph 5 of its 9 letters are on the top row.
  • toggle Double G. 3 of its 6 letters are on the top row.
  • tutorial 6 of its 8 letters are on the top row.
  • typesetter Double T. 9 of its 10 letters are on the top row.
  • typist 5 of its 6 letters are on the top row.
  • typography 7 of its 10 letters are on the top row.
  • upload 3 of its 6 letters are on the top row.
  • upright 5 of its 7 letters are on the top row.
  • upstairs 5 of its 8 letters are on the top row.
  • wordplay 5 of its 8 letters are on the top row.

How this list was compiled: 151 English words typed on the ten letters of the QWERTY top row alone (Q W E R T Y U I O P), 44 words that use the top and middle rows and no bottom-row letter, and 12 drill lines. The words were picked from the ENABLE word list, https://norvig.com/ngrams/enable1.txt (172,820 words, read 2026-10-02), which is in the public domain; that list holds 571 top-row words of three letters or more, and rude, obscure and unkind ones were left out, with every word that is already an item of another typing list on this site. Each word is in the list, and the rows its letters are on were checked. The row and hand of each letter are this site's own key map for touch typing on QWERTY, which agrees key for key with the United States layout file of the free KTouch typing tutor, https://invent.kde.org/education/ktouch/-/raw/master/data/keyboardlayouts/us.xml (read 2026-10-02); the home keys and the names of the top, middle and bottom rows were checked against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_typing on 2026-10-02. The groups and the notes beside the words (one hand, hands in turn, double letters, one finger for two keys) were set by rule; the notes beside the drills were written for this page. Licence: own selection from a public-domain word list

How it works

Top and middle row keyboard practice with no bottom-row letter anywhere: 151 words typed on Q W E R T Y U I O P alone, 44 that add the middle row, and 12 drill lines.

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Ten letters, four vowels

The top row holds E, U, I and O, four of the five vowels, so it spells a great deal: the ENABLE word list has 571 top row words of three letters or more. The longest have ten letters, typewriter, proprietor and repertoire among them.

Everything, or one group

The page opens on Everything: drill lines and words shuffled together. Under More options, Practise narrows it. Top and middle rows together gives words such as keystroke. For typing top row keyboard practice one finger at a time, pick Reaches up from the middle row: frfr is F, then R above it.

  • teeter and wetter never use the right hand: Q, W, E, R and T all belong to the left.

Questions and answers

What is the longest word on the top row of a keyboard?

In the ENABLE word list of 172,820 entries, six words of ten letters share first place: typewriter, proprietor, repertoire, perpetuity, peppertree and prerequire. The first five are on this page.

Which fingers type the top row?

The eight that rest on the middle row, each reaching up. Little fingers take Q and P, ring fingers W and O, middle fingers E and I. Each index finger has two keys: R and T on the left, U and Y on the right.

Can the practice be timed?

Yes. Under More options, pick 30 s or 60 s in place of No timer. With no timer a run ends with the text or when you press Finish. The result gives WPM and accuracy.

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