Word World Records

Eirik Hinds typed "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" on a computer in 3.17 seconds.

This record was set as part of Toyota Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

Steve Woodmore read a passage from a Tom Clancy novel at a speed of 603 words per minute.

Manthena's son, Ayushmaan, wrote eight words in two minutes, 29.71 seconds. He is three years old.

Laura Goldstein from Citizen Effect named all 38 prepositionsin 8.10 seconds.

This record was set as part of Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

James Hulser recited the At A Minute Or Two ’Til Two tongue twister in 7.57 seconds.

Eli recited the word "hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia" 10 times in 18.21 seconds.

Jiraiya Gomez of Yuma, Arizona, said "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," the 34-letter word made famous by Mary Poppins, in 1.93 seconds. Filmed on an iPad looking up at Jiraiya from below, the two-second clip holds one quick run at the word with all 14 syllables audible. There is no on-screen timer, so RecordSetter timed the attempt from the audio, from the first sound of the word to the last. Mary Poppins would approve, if she could keep up.

Hannah spelled the word "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" in 3.99 seconds.

Andrew S. molded the words "record setter" out of purple and green Play-Doh in one minute, 0.48 second.

Zoilo Adalia spelled "Taumata-whakatangihangako-auauotamateapo-kaiwhenuaki-tanatahu" in 12.36 seconds while balancing a Heely shoe upside down on top of his head.

Emily Wilson spelled out "noodles" using noodles in one minute, 8.50 seconds.

Ael, a young poet from Chennai, India, handwrote a five-line limerick on a clipboard in 34.25 seconds. The poem follows the classic AABBA rhyme: a ghost who sat on a post, gave a great scream, dissolved in a dream, and vanished, almost. The continuous overhead video shows every line going down in pen under an on-screen timer, which stops as the last word is finished. A whole ghost story, rhymed and done in about half a minute.

Jeremy Dowell typed four words in one minute.

D. wrote the word "sand" on sand, measuring 26.8 meters long.