10FastFingers Multiplayer: How to Race Friends

The Short Answer

I read the multiplayer page and the competitions page on October 18, 2026, including the text on their buttons and messages.

I didn't play a race myself. So this guide sticks to what the site says it does.

Yes, 10FastFingers Has Live Multiplayer

Some people still think 10FastFingers is only a one minute test. It isn't.

The 10FastFingers multiplayer page says you can race up to 20 real players live, in 54 languages. Everyone gets the same 75 words, and the race starts for everyone at once.

There are three ways in. Quick Join puts you in the next English race. You can also join an open room in your language, or create your own room and invite friends.

The page also keeps a count of races played today in each language. That shows you which languages have busy rooms.

For racing friends, the last one is what you want. The next few sections walk through it.

How to Create a Private Room

Here's the process, based on the room form on the page.

1. 1Open the multiplayer page.
2. 2Click Create room.
3. 3Pick the language.
4. 4Pick the room size.
5. 5Under who can join, choose Link only.
6. 6Click Create room again to open it.

The form gives two choices for who can join. Public means the room is listed in the lobby, so strangers can jump in. Link only is for friends with the link.

If you want strangers to fill the empty spots, pick public. For a private match, link only is the safer choice.

Invite Your Friends

Once the room is open, look for the line that says Invite friends, next to a Copy invite link button.

Copy it and send it in your group chat. Anyone who opens the link lands in your room.

A link only room stays out of the room list, mostly. The page says the lobby shows it only as a private room, with its language, player count and status. The name of your room doesn't show.

The person who creates the room is the host. The host can change during a session, and a message says who the new host is.

Join Before the Race Starts

Timing matters here, because rooms lock.

The page has an error message for anyone who arrives late. It says the room "is already locked. Please join another game."

So get everyone in the room first. The note on the room form says you can start the race as soon as two players are in, so don't start the moment your first friend arrives if others are still on the way.

If someone leaves during the countdown and only one player is left, the countdown stops. The message says it's waiting for a second player.

What You Type in a Race

Every race uses the same kind of text.

The room form says it's 75 random words from the language's top 200 list. So the words are common and short, much like the normal 10FastFingers test.

That makes races fair for mixed groups. Nobody gets a hard paragraph while someone else gets easy words, because everyone in the room types the same 75.

It also means a race is a fixed number of words, not a fixed time. The site's FAQ says the duration in multiplayer will vary, while the normal test and competitions are 60 seconds.

Mistakes Cost You Time

The race doesn't let you skip a wrong word.

The page says a word only counts once it is typed correctly. Among the race messages, there's one that says "Fix the typo first" and another that says "Finish the word."

So a typo doesn't just lower a score at the end. You have to go back and fix it before that word counts, while everyone else keeps going.

That's why careful typists often beat faster but messier ones in a race. Our guide on how to use 10FastFingers to raise your WPM has tips that help here too.

Watching the Other Racers

You can see your friends during the race, not only at the end.

The race screen has a race view setting. Its choices are lanes, text only and auto.

There's also a cursors option. Its tip says it "shows the closest racers as cursors in the text," so you can see who's right next to you.

The screen also marks racers ahead of you and behind you, and shows your position and speed.

The lobby even runs a ticker of recent winners, with the name, the language and the speed of each one.

If watching others makes you rush, switch to text only.

Don't Go Idle

The race has a rule for players who stop typing.

If you don't type for a while, a box asks if you're still there. It gives you a few seconds to type something, or you're removed from the race.

The message is clear about the cost: "Your result won't be saved."

The same goes for a dropped connection. If you're disconnected unexpectedly, the page says your result isn't saved. The site does try to reconnect first, and it shows each attempt on the screen.

So don't start a race on a shaky connection, and don't leave the tab mid race. Your friends will see you drop out.

Rematch and Emotes

One race is rarely enough with friends.

After the finish, there's a rematch option. The page says a rematch opens a new room with the same settings, and others can join too.

The lobby also has quick reactions. You can send a wave, good luck, good game, fire, clap, laugh, wow or a snail for too slow.

Emotes pause while you race. A message says they're back after the finish line, so nobody can distract you mid race.

Do You Need an Account?

The page doesn't say an account is required to race.

The lobby list shows guests, so it seems you can join a room without signing in. Your friends may not need to make an account just to play.

There's a catch, though. The page says results count toward your profile only when you're logged in.

So if you want your race history saved, sign in before you start. If it's just a quick game with friends, a guest spot may be enough.

Competitions: Racing Over a Whole Day

Live races need everyone online at once. Competitions don't.

The 10FastFingers competitions page says each one runs for 24 hours. Private competitions can also run for three or seven days.

Everyone types the same text, and results go on a leaderboard. You can take the test as many times as you like, and only your best result counts. The winner is picked when it ends.

Anyone can create one and share the link with friends, a class or a team. When I checked, the page showed 20 competitions created in the last 24 hours.

If Your Competition Score Is Missing

Competitions have one quirk worth knowing.

The site's FAQ says that if your result doesn't show in a competition, you probably have to unlock it with an anti cheat test.

You'll find it under notifications at the top of the page. Click it, and you can take the test.

Tell your friends about this before the competition starts. Otherwise, someone will think their score vanished.

For a bigger event with rounds and brackets, our guide on running a typing tournament with friends covers the setup.

Other Ways to Race Friends

10FastFingers isn't the only site with private races.

On TypingFastest, you can race friends in a private room with a six character code. Up to four people type the same text, and you can also race computer opponents. Our step by step guide on racing friends in a private room explains it.

If you're a Monkeytype fan, it's a different story. Its multiplayer mode still isn't on the main site, as our post on Monkeytype multiplayer explains.

Pick the site where your friends already have accounts. That saves the most time.