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0.6seconds per word
At 100 words per minute, a candidate has 0.6 seconds for each word.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
- What it measures
- Moving from 100 to 120 words per minute cuts the time per word from 0.6 to 0.5 seconds.
- How it is calculated
- 60 seconds / 100 words per minute = 0.6 seconds per word
- What it does not show
- This is an average over the dictation, not a measured reaction time.