It's weird to see only one word at the time. I don't think this reflects my true typing speed as I have a tiny pause to read the word once it shows on the screen. On the other hand, I'm able to read multiple words ahead as long as I can see them and naturally remove the pause.

Yeah, every new word flushes the entire pipeline. I end up typing long words that I happen to know (prestidigitation) faster than short words, because I can "fill up the pipeline".

Not clear if there's any intelligence selecting the words, but on the whole I still find https://typeracer.com more fun.

Yes, i get half of my normal WPM here because i can't look ahead.

I recommend using https://typing-speed-test.aoeu.eu/ instead.

I also find some difficulty in reading the next word because of the animation obscuring it; this has my net wpm at 61, but my monkeytype average wpm is ~120

absolutly agree. I find https://10fastfingers.com much better.

The animations is also quite confusing, _the bubble explosion_