Fast Typing A to Z Backwards

Its been said that police officers will ask people to recite the alphabet backwards a field sobriety test. Can you do it in less than 15 seconds?

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First submitted	June 19, 2013
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Average score	42.3%
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Level 45

Dec 6, 2017

8 seconds left first try, but I've done things like this before so I don't know if it really counts.

+12

Level 36

Dec 6, 2017

All you do is start from a then click the upwards button and click b and so on

+12

Level 65

Dec 6, 2017

just do the alphabet in reverse by starting at the end then pressing shift tab repeatedly then youll get them all in no time

+22

Level 68

Dec 6, 2017

Rather defeats the whole purpose of the quiz...

Level 33

Jul 20, 2019

Yea

Level 86

Dec 6, 2017

I thought of the same strategy (using the up arrow), but it's not that easy to synchronise it. I only had one second left.

Level 72

Sep 3, 2019

Ad then you are NOT doing the alphabet in reverse but in the normal order. You are doing the quiz in reverse. And yes it defeats the purpose. Though this is hardly an intelligence test, if on a test to test/asses your intelligence you cheated, what would be the point, it doesnt make you smarter or anything. And in this case there is nothing to be gained either, no prize money or anything (which STILL shouldnt make you want to cheat, but atleast I can understand the logic then)

So, who are you fooling, and why?? Is it an ego thing? to fool yourself to think that you are good?

Level 86

Jul 7, 2020

For me, it was just a challenge I guess, to try to win it a different way, just for fun.

Level 53

Jul 29, 2020

Probably to get the 5 points. :)

Level 47

Feb 15, 2022

5 points is 5 points

Level 38

Dec 6, 2017

Find it impossible

Level 58

Dec 6, 2017

Think I'd fail this sobriety test even if stone cold sober

Level 59

Dec 6, 2017

Am sober, reached up to X

Level 85

Dec 6, 2017

In the instructions, "it's" and you're also missing a preposition.

Level 56

Dec 6, 2017

Someone wasn't fully sober when typing it, apparently.

Level 66

Dec 6, 2017

For some reason, I've taught myself do both say and type the alphabet backwards. This is the first time it's come in handy. Even when I've been pulled over they didn't ask me to do this.

Level 77

Dec 6, 2017

I started with F. F-E-D-C-B-A is pretty easy. then start from the end (beginning?) with Z.

Level 71

Dec 6, 2017

4 sec to spare

Level 65

Dec 8, 2017

Good strategy, somehow works. Probably because those first (last) six letters always seem to trip me up.

Level 72

Dec 6, 2017

Mess up one, I'm done. Good grief.

Level 62

Dec 7, 2017

I learnt the alphabet backwards as a way to distract myself and get rid of hiccoughs. Didn't work brilliantly for the hiccoughs but I can now say the alphabet backwards easily!!

Level 23

Dec 8, 2017

I only got to V! Lol!

Level 42

Dec 8, 2017

did it in 11 seconds third attempt

Level 8

Jan 27, 2018

I did it with one second left!!!

Level 72

Sep 3, 2019

Level 71

Jun 3, 2018

4 seconds left

Level 71

Jun 3, 2018

Level 71

Jun 3, 2018

Level 75

Sep 3, 2019

10 seconds left

Level 46

Jun 3, 2018

ha just press the up key and do it normally

Level 55

Jul 14, 2018

First try, 7 seconds left

Level 77

Sep 17, 2018

zyxwvutsrq is easy. Then I had to remember 'ponml,' then kjih sorta flows, and then I had to remember 'gfedcba.' I spend too much time on jetpunk

Level 36

Feb 3, 2019

lol. More got a than b

Level 56

Jun 11, 2019

first try with 7 seconds left

Level 68

Jun 11, 2019

Did anyone else do this backwards? Skip to A, then go to B..... and so on?

Level 72

Sep 3, 2019

Hah I did it for fun after getting it with 2 seconds left the normal way. And backwards (the cheating way) feel like I was going at super speed (one slight pause Wasnt sure if the letter took and if i needed to move to the next box or not) and finished with 4 seconds left haha. Hardly made a difference ! So weirdly I must have done much better the original way, going backwards, than I thought, or moving the box took more time than I realised. Only 2 seconds difference wow.. (on 2nd run 6 sec to spare, but if I do backwards another time i am sure I can scrape a second or two off there aswell)

Level 87

Jun 23, 2019

this is really easy. 9 seconds left. i say this but i have known the entire backwards alphabet since i was three

Level 72

Sep 3, 2019

yes! I thought it was gonna be one of those extreme stress things, but I got it with 2 seconds remaining. yes you need to go fast, but it is doable, unlike some quizzes you know you arent gonna reach and stress out and totally get a mindblock or something. There are better things to e proud of, but still satisfying that I am one of the 6% that got them all the first try :)

Level 85

Nov 13, 2019

First time I tried, it seemed impossible. I only made it to "i". Then I basically broke it down into 6 different "words".

Zyxw

Vutsr

Qpon

Mlk

Jihg

Fedcba

Once I had those words in my head, I tried again and finished with 8 seconds to spare.

Level 69

Feb 1, 2020

Played this quiz a bunch, did it with 11 seconds left and now I know how to say the alphabet backwards

Level 78

Jun 10, 2020

If you find it hard, just write them down backwards and type while looking

Level 78

Jul 7, 2020

I’ve been able to do this since about year 3 when we had this letters snake in the playground and I’d go through it backwards saying the letters

Level 67

Jul 7, 2020

How is 'A' guessed more than 'B' and 'C'?

Level 51

Jul 7, 2020

12 seconds left and I'm 9 years old

Level 79

Jul 9, 2020

Of course you're joking.

Level 51

Feb 22, 2021

Lol no

Level 75

Jul 7, 2020

I would have done better my first time if I hadn't skipped y without realizing it, and typed a bunch of letters before I glanced at the boxes.

Level 79

Jul 9, 2020

I cheated by pressing the 'up' button, then typing 'A', then pressing the 'up' button again, then typing the next letter of the alphabet, then repeating, etc. etc.

Level 93

Jul 9, 2020

Is this really used as a field sobriety test? Would the average police officer know the alphabet backwards - no offense to police officers. Or do they have a card with the backwards alphabet to check if the motorist is really getting it right.

Level 42

Jul 31, 2020

I got all in 13 seconds.

Level 75

Aug 20, 2020

I think the word "as" is missing in the quiz description.

Level 43

Aug 20, 2020

i can't get beyond S and I havent had any alcohol to drink in two days!!

Level 56

Oct 14, 2020

I clicked on the last box, started the quiz, pressed A, then the up arrow key, and so on. Just start from the last box and go through the alphabet, but press the up arrow key in between each letter.

Level 74

Dec 5, 2020

Seems to me that the majority of JetPunkers are drunk.

Level 39

Jan 22, 2021

1. 13

2. 15

3. 18

4. 15

5. 25 - very frustrating

6. 22

7. 15

8. 22

9. 19

10. 3 seconds left

11. 2 seconds left

12. 6 seconds left

Level 23

Feb 24, 2021

its so easy just press up a, up b, up c...

Level 83

Jan 31, 2022

Think you've missed the point a bit there chap

Level 15

Mar 22, 2021

OH.........MY........GOD. I've done this quiz like 50 times and I just got 25. *Face palms*

Level 15

Mar 22, 2021

5 painful tries L8er. :). 100%

Level 28

Apr 18, 2021

It took 8 times, but I did it! (I'm discounting the attempt where I only got 4/26)

Level 28

Apr 18, 2021

What's the fastest time anyone has done this in?

Level 36

Sep 6, 2021

i did it in 8 seconds

Level 36

Sep 6, 2021

first time

Level 36

Sep 6, 2021

tried again and did it in 5 seconds

Level 46

Apr 25, 2021

first try 26/26 with 5 seconds to spare yessss

Level 69

Aug 1, 2021

Took a couple attempts but 1 second remaining

Level 66

Dec 28, 2022

longest username on JetPunk?? getting close jedillama

Level 36

Sep 6, 2021

done in 8 seconds

Level 36

Sep 12, 2021

hmm now i wish the keyboard was alphabetical order

Level 55

Nov 5, 2021

i learned how to say them backwards when i was 2 1/2, typing them is no problem. especially considering 150 wpm average.

Level 65

Nov 21, 2021

type a to z with up button is a good formula

Level 96

Jan 23, 2022

Personally, I just pulled up another browser screen with a picture chart of Z through A and minimized it, so I could look and type from it. Sometimes people just get frustrated trying a quiz 40 times and not being able to get all 5 points, and want to move on from it. Since there are no cash prizes, and there's absolutely nothing to gain except prestige from having a higher score on JetPunk, who cares about how people accomplish the quiz? Ingenuity is another form of intelligence.

Level 59

Dec 28, 2022

That is......cheating

Level 61

Nov 2, 2023

I don't really care about how you do it, but it just seems to ruin the fun in the quiz.

Level 67

Nov 2, 2023

gigachad

Level 64

Jan 23, 2022

Got them all with one second left!

Level 90

Jan 31, 2022

Got them all in 10 seconds.

Level 81

Jan 31, 2022

I did it but I cheated using tab+shift

Level 56

Jan 31, 2022

The alphabet backwards a field sobriety test? Typo

Level 66

Dec 28, 2022

should be *as* a field sobriety test

Level 87

Jan 31, 2022

I was taught to sing the alphabet to myself to make sure I was washing my hands for 20 seconds. During Covid, I got so bored singing the alphabet all the time, I started singing it backwards for a challenge. So, thanks to Covid, I got this one easily (probably the only think I'll ever thank Covid for).

Level 66

Jan 31, 2022

Torture!

Level 55

Jan 31, 2022

Only 98% got Z!

Level 22

Jan 31, 2022

I got it all because I did this backwards quiz...backwards. I did a double negative. Work smart, not hard.😀

Level 59

Jan 31, 2022

This was easy for me because I've known the alphabet backwards for ages. The structure I follow is similar to how the actual song goes.

z-y-x-w-v-u-t,

s-r-q-p, o-n-m-l-k,

j-i-h, g-f-e,

d-c, b-a

Level 26

Feb 1, 2022

mines the same did it in 11 seconds :)

Level 26

Feb 1, 2022

nice curve except that 12% for a, b, and c is triggering me

Level 54

Feb 2, 2022

It's easy with cheating using the arrow keys

Level 51

Apr 1, 2022

Finished with 4 seconds left! My class learned it years ago back in kindergarten.

Level 64

Aug 9, 2022

19/26 0:15

22/26 0:15

23/26 0:15

Level 66

Dec 5, 2022

That was very easy.

Level 22

Dec 18, 2022

got all in 10 seconds. then again i do have the alphabet backwards memorized...

Level 66

Dec 28, 2022

oh! I had created this quiz ages ago, thinking "what a good idea, wonder why no-one else has done a quiz on this..."

then today I find this one, made three years before I even realized that users can create quizzes.

me : ohhhhhh. someone else has made a quiz on this already

oops

Level 67

Jan 18, 2023

Succeeded on first attempt, but with literally no time left. (I think, I saw it switching to 0:00 when I hit the "A".)

Level 60

May 5, 2023

I love how the thumbnail is a boat. XD

Level 55

May 5, 2023

I couldn't get all 26, so i started from A and just pressed the up arrow everytime and did it in normal order loll

Level 53

Oct 27, 2023

11 seconds left! I'm very proud of this score

Level 61

Nov 2, 2023

"Recite the alphabet backwards a field sobriety test"

As a field sobriety test?

Level 72

Nov 2, 2023

I can only recite 1/3 of the alphabet backwards when stone cold sober...the cops may as well be asking people to stand on one finger.

Level 47

Apr 7, 2024

1st try with 3 seconds left

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