Fact · Typing and writing speed
6.3words per second
In a 2015 analysis, the fastest verse in the Hamilton song Guns and Ships had 19 words in 3 seconds, which the table lists as 6.3 words per second.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“FASTEST VERSE SONG WORDS LENGTH SPEED (WORDS/SEC) Guns and Ships (Hamilton) 19 3s 6.3”
'Hamilton' Is The Very Model Of A Modern Fast-Paced Musical, FiveThirtyEight, 2015, Table of the fastest verses, after the paragraph on Guns and Ships.
Open the original- What it measures
- The analysis compared the quickest verses of two fast Hamilton songs with other patter songs. It timed single verses, not whole tracks.
- What it does not show
- A single verse of 3 seconds, timed by the article's authors. A short burst inside a song, not a rate across the whole track. Rounding in the table means the per-minute figure is approximate.