Tom Giratikanon

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Senior Editor, The Upshot at The New York Times

Senior editor, The Upshot @nytimes. Previously deputy publisher @voxmedia

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The New York Times Is Looking for Flashback Contributors

Oct 25, 2024 | nytimes.com | Tom Giratikanon

The New York Times is looking for contributors to create editions of Flashback, our weekly history quiz. Contributors would construct a quiz with nine clues, which are short descriptions of historical events that readers have to place on a timeline. Each clue is about 20 words long and includes sources for fact-checking. We aim to include humor, irony, suspense and surprise in our clues whenever we can.
Connections Bot F.A.Q.

Aug 27, 2024 | nytimes.com | Tom Giratikanon

We've launched a beta of Connections Bot, a new robotic companion to Connections. Want to know what it is and how it works? You're in the right place. It's a tool that provides a daily, personalized analysis of your Connections game. Each day, the bot shows the difficulty of that day's puzzle, and how your guesses compared with everyone else's. It also computes a measure of your skill each day.
The New York Times: The Upshot adds a new member - Editor and Publisher

Jan 8, 2024 | editorandpublisher.com | Kevin Quealy |Tom Giratikanon

Posted Tuesday, January 9, 2024 10:59 am We’re pleased to announce that Asmaa Elkeurti of Interactive News is moving to The Upshot, where she’ll work as a graphics and multimedia editor, helping us create and support news quizzes and game companions like Flashback, WordleBot and Spelling Bee Buddy, and contributing to our interactive journalism in all forms. Asmaa was a senior software engineer on Interactive News, contributing to some of The Times’s largest projects, including elections,...
Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Nov. 11-17

Nov 17, 2023 | nytimes.com | Eve Washington |Josh Katz |Tom Giratikanon

The Upshot|Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Nov. 11-17https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/upshot/spelling-bee-words.html“Quit” is easy, but being a word scholar is hard. Eve Washington, Josh Katz and Nov. 18, 2023, 5:01 a.m. ETNote: If you plan to play Spelling Bee’s Past Puzzles from the last week, this list may contain spoilers. This is the last weekly edition of this list.
Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Nov. 4-10

Nov 10, 2023 | nytimes.com | Eve Washington |Josh Katz |Tom Giratikanon

The Upshot|Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Nov. 4-10https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/upshot/spelling-bee-words.htmlA European stroll might have helped you find this week’s hardest word. Eve Washington, Josh Katz and Nov. 11, 2023, 5:03 a.m. ETNote: If you plan to play Spelling Bee’s Past Puzzles from the last week, this list may contain spoilers.
Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Oct. 28-Nov. 3

Nov 3, 2023 | nytimes.com | Eve Washington |Josh Katz |Tom Giratikanon

The Upshot|Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Oct. 28-Nov. 3https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/04/upshot/spelling-bee-words.htmlSome are so tough that you probably shouldn’t stew over them. Eve Washington, Josh Katz and Nov. 4, 2023, 5:02 a.m. ETNote: If you plan to play Spelling Bee’s Past Puzzles from the last week, this list may contain spoilers. This week, callaloo — a leafy green often used in stews — was the least-found word by players of Spelling Bee. Band was the easiest word to find.
Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Oct. 21-27

Oct 27, 2023 | nytimes.com | Eve Washington |Josh Katz |Tom Giratikanon

The Upshot|Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Oct. 21-27https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/28/upshot/spelling-bee-words.htmlThis week’s toughest challenge may have been a little bombastic. Eve Washington, Josh Katz and Oct. 28, 2023, 5:02 a.m. ETNote: If you plan to play Spelling Bee’s Past Puzzles from the last week, this list may contain spoilers. This week, tumid — which means swollen, or bombastic — was the least-found word by players of Spelling Bee.
Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Oct. 14-20

Oct 20, 2023 | nytimes.com | Eve Washington |Josh Katz |Tom Giratikanon

The Upshot|Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Oct. 14-20https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/21/upshot/spelling-bee-words.htmlA lot of players had nonanswers for this week’s toughest word. Eve Washington, Josh Katz and Oct. 21, 2023, 5:02 a.m. ETNote: If you plan to play Spelling Bee’s Past Puzzles from the last week, this list may contain spoilers. This week, nonart — describing something that isn’t traditionally considered art — was the least-found word by players of Spelling Bee.
Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Sept. 30-Oct. 6

Oct 6, 2023 | nytimes.com | Eve Washington |Josh Katz |Tom Giratikanon

Note: If you plan to play Spelling Bee's Past Puzzles from the last week, this list may contain spoilers. This week, foofaraw - excessive attention to a small matter, similar to a "hullabaloo" or "brouhaha" - was the least-found word by players of Spelling Bee. Mace was the easiest word to find. This data is based on visitors to Spelling Bee Buddy, a tool that shows hints and statistics for each word as you play Spelling Bee, and covers Saturday, Sept. 30, to Friday, Oct. 6.
Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Sept. 23-29

Sep 29, 2023 | nytimes.com | Eve Washington |Josh Katz |Tom Giratikanon

Note: If you plan to play Spelling Bee's Past Puzzles from the last week, this list may contain spoilers. This week, trigram - a group of three letters, such as "tri" - was the least-found word by players of Spelling Bee, followed by tangram and trimaran. Whipping was the easiest word to find. This data is based on visitors to Spelling Bee Buddy, a tool that shows hints and statistics for each word as you play Spelling Bee, and covers Saturday, Sept. 23, to Friday, Sept. 29.