Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @thegridkid
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
291
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-11
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-22
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
11 years
Summarization
Someone had their LANDAU repossessed, and there is a discussion of a Spelling Bee game along with writers and words. There are also debates over specific words and their usage. People are thankful to @thegridkid for the game, and are looking forward to future plays.
Topic Modeling
- NY Times Spelling Bee and Hive Mind
- Writing, Words and Word Games
- Controversial Pangram
- Random Obscure Greek Words
- Humor and Sarcasm
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from surprise, confusion, excitement, joy, relief, and amusement. People are surprised by the repossession of their landau, confused by the use of certain words, excited about small victories, and relieved by the exclusion of certain words. They are also amused by the use of obscure words and the omission of certain words. Additionally, they express joy at the prospect of a good day and express a sense of humor with the inclusion of words like "tehee" and "poopy."
Trend Analysis
- NY Times Spelling Bee
- Hivemind
- Writers and Words
- The Grid Kid
- Pangrams, Greek Words & Obscure Words
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
8
Percentage of total tweets
2%
Number of Original tweets
146
Percentage of total tweets
50%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
291
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
134
Percentage of total tweets
46%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
3
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
78
Percentage of total tweets
26%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for iPhone | 136 |
Twitter Web App | 100 |
Twitter for Android | 35 |
Twitter for iPad | 17 |
TweetDeck | 3 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
BetsyHodges | Betsy Hodges | Current Advisor, Former Mayor Post: betsyhodges Hive Social: betsyhodges Insta: @betsyhodges11 LinkedIn: BetsyHodges Representation: info@serendipitylit.com | 36,157 |
BobbySolomon | Bobby Aaron Solomon | Creative director and designer who loves wine, food, and creativity 🥂🌯🖌 Subscribe to The Fox Is Black on Substack 👀↓ | 32,248 |
thegridkid | Sam Ezersky | Digital Puzzles Editor @nytimes: Crosswords, #SpellingBee 🐝, etc First to put TRAP QUEEN in a puz Sad fan @orioles @ravens @nyknicks @lfc Chromesthete WAHOOWA | 25,487 |
janoldenburg | Jan Oldenburg ☮️ | Focused on digital & participatory health. Editor of Participatory Healthcare & Engage! https://t.co/YqEXFwJXmH | 22,328 |
AngryCardio | Angry Cardiologist | “Held in high esteem among medical industry experts.” @SInow | 19,526 |
beesolved | Spelling Bee Solver | A busy bee offering daily hints to #NYTSpellingBee. Luffalee says, "Bee well!" Powered by @shunn. Also on Mastodon: https://t.co/p9zeaupgo4 | 10,843 |
TheJellicoe | Tapestry | Dog lover, pet therapist. I'm a Democrat grateful for Medicare & Social Security. The GOP wants to cancel them! #VotingRights #Choice #MeToo #BLM. | 9,211 |
davidkwong | David Kwong | Magician & NYT crossword writer ✨ The Enigmatist Show ✨ Instagram @davidkwong | 8,875 |
DebAmlen | Deb Amlen | NYT Games columnist and humorist. An angel in the streets and a harlot between the broadsheets. | 6,642 |
KingOfDonair | King Of Donair | First to Introduce Donairs in Canada in 1973. #️⃣: #kingofdonair #canadasoriginal | 6,284 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
janoldenburg | Jan Oldenburg ☮️ | Focused on digital & participatory health. Editor of Participatory Healthcare & Engage! https://t.co/YqEXFwJXmH | 18,534 |
TheJellicoe | Tapestry | Dog lover, pet therapist. I'm a Democrat grateful for Medicare & Social Security. The GOP wants to cancel them! #VotingRights #Choice #MeToo #BLM. | 10,132 |
BetsyHodges | Betsy Hodges | Current Advisor, Former Mayor Post: betsyhodges Hive Social: betsyhodges Insta: @betsyhodges11 LinkedIn: BetsyHodges Representation: info@serendipitylit.com | 7,878 |
setuvora | SetuVoraMD ♥️ | Chief Medical Officer| Pop Health|PCCM Sleep| Mission: Practice, Prevent, Promote. Alum PSMC, UConn, New York Weill Cornell, IHI. Tweets my own. RT/❤️🚫endorse | 5,002 |
tessthefirst | TesstheFirst 🇺🇸⚖️ 🦮🐾🧜♀️🏖🏄♀️ ⚾️💙⚡️ | #ChampaBay Proud Mom of #classof2020 grad, now @Eckerd #classof2024, Golden Retriever Bailey 🐾 Run🏃♀️Yogi🧘♀️Law ⚖️ Sourcing Contracts @Amgen Rays⚾️ | 4,984 |
edmunds_dowling | Ryan Edmunds Dowling- #PSU #Feminist | I'm a PSU student for life and an Arizona Boy, Baseball is the best sport, I'll always love Arizona sports teams and I still love romantic walks on the beach | 4,980 |
conej | 🌻 Cone Johnson🌻 (pronounced🍦) | UX designer supporting: #nytsb 👑🐝 | @Foundation_45 | @CreativeMorning | @ADPList | @HexagonUX | Arts & Humanities https://t.co/gkXOQGEf0P #CreativeJumpstart | 4,934 |
mollystentz | Molly Stentz | Making podcasts with @CityCastMadison @CityCastHQ. Former @wpr and @WORTnews. Journalist. Erratic tweeter. | 4,811 |
MarylouMurray | Marylou Murray | A Canadian living and working in Mexico. Passionate about teaching English. she/her/hers | 4,774 |
damasoreyes | Damaso Reyes | Investigative Editor @nyamnews, founding editor @nyblacklight. Living kidney donor. Media Literacy Expert. Retweets ≠ endorsements, views are my own. He/His. | 4,736 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
dailydord | I tease the Merriam-Webster dictionary about words it made up… according to the editors of the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle. | 10 |
conej | UX designer supporting: #nytsb 👑🐝 | @Foundation_45 | @CreativeMorning | @ADPList | @HexagonUX | Arts & Humanities https://t.co/gkXOQGEf0P #CreativeJumpstart | 9 |
PeterDKramer | Author of Listening to Prozac, Ordinarily Well, Against Depression, &tc. Due out in April—Death of the Great Man: A Novel. | 9 |
MaryStella_Keys | Love the ocean and all marine life, especially dolphins; devoted to Dolphin Research Center (@DolphinResearch); dog mom; Tai Chi practitioner | 7 |
DrBonesMD | Retired Orthopaedist in MD; Promoting Understanding of Physicians & other Downtrodden groups. President, MedChi, 2016-17, @AMA Ambassador, MMPAC, @AMAPAConline | 6 |
LizIsTweets | Charge nurse of the psychiatric unit at NYULangone-Brooklyn, Animal lover-reader of great novels-knitter of fine yarns-Grandma to two beautiful girls-plant-mom | 5 |
1CaroleBell | Writer, author, columnist, political commentator, professional speaker. Curious about everything. I love learning and beauty. | 4 |
stevenamartin | I trade income generating option spreads on $SPX and $RUT. Directional option trades on FANG and MOMO stocks. | 4 |
mytwords | Poet (author of 'Bulletproof' from @jacarpress ), retired school librarian, and Midwest transplant from Florida long, long ago. he/him/his | 4 |
beesolved | A busy bee offering daily hints to #NYTSpellingBee. Luffalee says, "Bee well!" Powered by @shunn. Also on Mastodon: https://t.co/p9zeaupgo4 | 4 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1626943094552952832 | Egads! Some ruffians have repossessed my LANDAU! It was right here last time I required it! @thegridkid @NYTimesWordplay #hivemind #nytspellingbee #spellingbee #nytbee #nytsb https://t.co/uAmQcJy1b8 https://t.co/sEEMGVcBW9 | 2 |
1626732043626323968 | @CH_coalblackhrt Hey @nytimes @thegridkid how about making a #DONAIRS panagram? Do it for Canada. ❤️ | 1 |
1625889515251585024 | @thegridkid I’d like to have a word… or several: poo? Poopy? Poopoo? Yo-yo? DOOD? 💔 (although I did love yesterday’s Cupid, so thank you for that 😍) | 0 |
1625635933688147968 | Got 26 without hints. That 2nd pangram needed a slight hint. @thegridkid @NYTGames https://t.co/rJ8p0W7c2E | 0 |
1625636720317169664 | @emacdo @MarylouMurray @thegridkid @NYTimesWordplay Yesterday I missed DRACONIC and CARDIOID, WTAF🤪 | 0 |
1625690163102769155 | I *LOVE* this one! Thanks for embracing the ❤️ theme today on the Spelling 🐝. I now only need to find 2 words to solve today’s puzzle. W00t! @thegridkid #Nytspellingbee #hivemind https://t.co/fS5l8BIIEY | 0 |
1625692937093881857 | Got 'em! 👑🐝 Happy Valentine's Day to eveyone! #HiveMind #SpellingBee #NYTspellingbee #NYTSB #Puzzle #Solving @TomtitBaobab @thegridkid @NYTGames https://t.co/nEaWzbxvpz | 0 |
1625787807770845187 | @thegridkid https://t.co/GaWNNaKeqf | 0 |
1625815050920370176 | #nytsb #nytspellingbee #hivemind In which @thegridkid throws in some arbitrary obscure Greek words that are mashable, and an alternate spelling, because he can. https://t.co/FGJF6oy1sS | 0 |
1628249687374307328 | Leaving this here for personal archiving purposes thank you @thegridkid for the greatest day of my life https://t.co/M9RPaqekbp | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1626943094552952832 | Egads! Some ruffians have repossessed my LANDAU! It was right here last time I required it! @thegridkid @NYTimesWordplay #hivemind #nytspellingbee #spellingbee #nytbee #nytsb https://t.co/uAmQcJy1b8 https://t.co/sEEMGVcBW9 | 56 |
1625541849422389249 | Is this to kill your darlings or to shoot yourself in the foot? Either way, a good thing not to commit. @thegridkid @NYTimesWordplay #hivemind #nytspellingbee #spellingbee #nytbee #nytsb https://t.co/jZedQ4FSrI | 26 |
1626133527895867392 | #nytspellingbee #spellingbee #nytbee #nytsb #hivemind #Writers #Words #WordGames #WritingCommnunity @thegridkid Does Sam issue speeding tickets? https://t.co/ytJYlXc4xP | 24 |
1625471198481076225 | Do we get to keep rando forever @thegridkid ? #NYTSpellingBee https://t.co/jLNs80O4Zx | 19 |
1627391327750037504 | #hivemind #nytspellingbee A long Bee comprised of many words we’ve seen too recently and a reprise of a recent inexplicable exclusion as well. PEPTONE is a word @thegridkid. https://t.co/PHePT1OTB6 | 18 |
1625132199853826053 | The Bee is not the only authority to ban this controversial pangram. @thegridkid @NYTimesWordplay #hivemind #nytspellingbee #spellingbee #nytbee #nytsb #pangram https://t.co/aCt8pPyP3q https://t.co/2Fg661IhTt | 18 |
1625420566273327104 | #nytsb #nytspellingbee Maybe @thegridkid never had a PEDI. https://t.co/MYav3LcNdD | 15 |
1628123107708788736 | @thegridkid how does pluot not count as a word!! still mad about sunday 🙄. pretty fast qb today though :) | 14 |
1628025179153772544 | Someone would like a word, @thegridkid. #hivemind https://t.co/y1ztsrp1qY | 13 |
1625136125827227648 | #nytsb #nytspellingbee Took some work and @beesolved grid diving to find what was missing. CRINOID fossils are common where I live, and the omitted yeast fungus is probably commin everywhere, @thegridkid. https://t.co/x0Sb2F652m | 13 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#hivemind | 41 |
#spellingbee | 40 |
#nytspellingbee | 36 |
#nytsb | 24 |
#words | 10 |
#nytbee | 9 |
#dictionary | 8 |
#puzzle | 7 |
#solving | 7 |
#letterboxd | 3 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@thegridkid | 291 |
@nytgames | 49 |
@nytimeswordplay | 46 |
@beesolved | 23 |
@notinwordlist | 17 |
@keithnhumphreys | 16 |
@ellenfremedon | 16 |
@kevincarey1 | 16 |
@kathapollitt | 16 |
@lauramlippman | 16 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
27
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
🐝 | 20 | honeybee |
👑 | 10 | crown |
💖 | 7 | sparkling_heart |
❤️ | 6 | red_heart |
😂 | 5 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
💘 | 3 | heart_with_arrow |
🙄 | 2 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
😄 | 2 | grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes |
🪐 | 2 | ringed_planet |
🤔 | 2 | thinking_face |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Smileys & Emotion | 42 |
Animals & Nature | 22 |
Objects | 10 |
People & Body | 3 |
Travel & Places | 3 |
Activities | 1 |