Download Balanced Hand Word and GWAM

Balanced Hand Works and GWAM
Balanced Hand Word
A balanced hand word is where you alternate typing letters from one hand to the other.
–The, did, with, form, land
One Hand Word
A one hand word is where you type the letters of the word with only one hand.
–Are, look, hop, sad, water, taxes
Balanced vs One Hand Words
Which is faster, a “Balanced Hand Word” or a “One Hand Word” and WHY?
GWAM
GWAM = Gross Words A Minute
–The number of words that you can type in one minute
 Are all words the same length?
Word Length
Word length varies from 1 letter to 45
–The longest word in the English dictionary is:
PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS
–It is a lung disease caused by breathing in certain particles
Longest Word
This word is a Tryptophan synthetase. A protein, an enzyme that has
267 amino acids, and makes a record of 1,909 letters. It has actually been
printed in various publications.
**Word Length
–Each letter, number, symbol, or space is referred to as a character.
–Five (5) characters are counted as one word.
NWAM
NWAM = Net Words A Minute
–The GWAM minus the number of errors you made.
–Example
GWAM 47
Errors 4
NWAM 43
(47-4 = 43)