A few weeks ago, I developed a terminal game that increases your typing speed. The game is all about typing with difficulties from easy to hard. I feel like this terminal game won't become as popular as my others. So I need tips on how I could improve this code to make it shorter and easier to run and make more entertaining.

Here is the code developed by me, PYWPM.

import time
import random

logo = '''
  _____    __          _______  __  __ 
 |  __ \   \ \        / /  __ \|  \/  |
 | |__) |   \ \  /\  / /| |__) | \  / |
 |  ___/ | | \ \/  \/ / |  ___/| |\/| |
 | |   | |_| |\  /\  /  | |    | |  | |
 |_|    \__, | \/  \/   |_|    |_|  |_|
         __/ |                         
        |___/                          
'''
print(logo)
print(" ")
difficulty = input("Enter difficulty level (easy/hard): ")
if difficulty == "easy":
  openPlz = open('easywordbank.txt','r')
  readPlz = openPlz.read()
  wordBank = readPlz.split()
elif difficulty == "hard":
  openPlz = open('hardwordbank.txt','r')
  readPlz = openPlz.read()
  wordBank = readPlz.split()

open2 = open('highscore.txt','r+')
open2lst = open2.readlines()

stat = True
strike = 0
score = 0

def gameMain(wordBank):
    #Primary game loop. Returns a lst:
    #lst[0] = added points, lst[1] = added strikes
    lst = [0,0]
    start = time.time()
    wordQuiz = wordBank[random.randint(0,(len(wordBank)-1))]
    wordType = input('Enter the word, '+ wordQuiz + ' : ')
    if wordType == wordQuiz and time.time()-start < 3:
        lst[0] += 1
    elif time.time()-start >= 3:
        print('STRIKE! Too Slow! ')
        lst[1] += 1
    else:
        print('STRIKE! Watch your spelling. Be careful with strikes!')
        lst[1] += 1
    return lst

def highScore(name,score,highScoreLst,zFile):    
    for line in highScoreLst:
        if score >= int(line[-3:-1]): 
            highScoreLst.insert(highScoreLst.index(line),name+'-'+str(score)+'\n')
            highScoreLst.pop()
            zFile.seek(0,0)
            zFile.writelines(highScoreLst)
            break

def rsg():
    print('Ready?')
    time.sleep(1)
    print('Set?')
    time.sleep(1)
    print('Go!')
    time.sleep(1)

name = input('Enter a username for this session: ')
print("Type the word then press enter in under 3 seconds!")
time.sleep(2)
rsg()

#MainState

while stat == True:
    lst = gameMain(wordBank)
    score += lst[0]
    strike += lst[1]
    if strike == 3:
        time.sleep(.5)
        print('Game Over! The game has ended..!\n')
        time.sleep(2)
        print('Your Typing & Accuracy Score: ' + str(score))
        highScore(name,score,open2lst,open2)
        time.sleep(2)
        break
print('\nHighscores for PyWPM:')
time.sleep(2)
for line in open2lst:
    print(line, end='')
    time.sleep(1.5)
time.sleep(5)



openPlz.close()
open2.close()

1. Yes, this game includes a word bank that randomizes words.
2. The high scores aren't global.

How could I make this better?