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Puzzle#1014

Connections

Released: 2026-03-21


7
Models Tested
4
Solved
3.14
Avg. Correct Connections
7
LLM Providers

openai/gpt-4o

openai

2/4

BLUNT, FRANK, PLAIN, STRAIGHT

Synonyms for being direct

GOAL, MARK, OBJECT, POINT

Synonyms for an aim or target

CAPTURE, JUMP, KING, BISHOP

Chess terms

CROWN, FROST, POUND, RICH

Words associated with wealth or money


anthropic/claude-3.7-sonnet

anthropic

4/4

BLUNT, FRANK, PLAIN, STRAIGHT

HONEST, DIRECT

GOAL, MARK, OBJECT, POINT

AIM OR PURPOSE

CAPTURE, CROWN, JUMP, KING

CHECKERS MOVES

BISHOP, FROST, POUND, RICH

SURNAMES


google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

google

2/4

GOAL, OBJECT, POINT, MARK

Aim or Purpose

BLUNT, FRANK, PLAIN, STRAIGHT

Direct and Honest

CAPTURE, CROWN, KING, BISHOP

Chess Actions or Pieces

FROST, JUMP, POUND, RICH

Brands in the Kellogg’s Family


meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct

meta

4/4

BLUNT, FRANK, PLAIN, STRAIGHT

Types of honest or direct

GOAL, MARK, OBJECT, POINT

Targets or objectives

CAPTURE, CROWN, JUMP, KING

Terms related to the game of checkers

BISHOP, FROST, POUND, RICH

Surnames of famous people (Bishop: Elizabeth, Frost: Robert, Pound: Ezra, Rich: Adrienne)


mistralai/mistral-medium-3

mistral

2/4

BLUNT, FRANK, PLAIN, STRAIGHT

Synonyms for direct or honest

GOAL, MARK, OBJECT, POINT

Synonyms for aim or target

CAPTURE, CROWN, JUMP, POUND

Chess terms

BISHOP, FROST, KING, RICH

Surnames of famous poets


deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324

deepseek

4/4

BLUNT, FRANK, PLAIN, STRAIGHT

Synonyms for being direct or honest

GOAL, MARK, OBJECT, POINT

Synonyms for purpose or aim

CAPTURE, CROWN, JUMP, KING

Chess moves

BISHOP, FROST, POUND, RICH

Last names of famous poets (Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Frost, Ezra Pound, Adrienne Rich)


x-ai/grok-3-mini-beta

x-ai

4/4

BLUNT, FRANK, PLAIN, STRAIGHT

Direct

GOAL, MARK, OBJECT, POINT

Objectives

FROST, POUND, RICH, BISHOP

Poets

CAPTURE, CROWN, JUMP, KING

Checkers Terms


Methodology Note

Each model receives the same prompt with the 16 words to connect. Models are tasked with creating 4 connections and their answers are evaluated without feedback or retries.

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