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Puzzle#1049

Connections

Released: 2026-04-25


7
Models Tested
5
Solved
3.43
Avg. Correct Connections
7
LLM Providers

google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

google

2/4

HAIR, NAIL, SKIN, ENAMEL

Parts of The Body (Surface)

HAYSTACK, OCEAN, CROWD, MILLION

Finding a Needle In...

PITCHFORK, CAST IRON, COPPER, GUMSHOE

Detective Nicknames

FLATFOOT, DICK, HURLY-BURLY, CHUCK E. CHEESE

Things that use the informal/slang Eponym


openai/gpt-4o

openai

4/4

ENAMEL, HAIR, NAIL, SKIN

Parts of the body or related material

CROWD, HAYSTACK, MILLION, OCEAN

Large collections or quantities

COPPER, FLATFOOT, GUMSHOE, DICK

Slang terms for detective or police

CAST IRON, CHUCK E. CHEESE, HURLY-BURLY, PITCHFORK

Terms or items associated with chaos or disorder


anthropic/claude-3.7-sonnet

anthropic

4/4

ENAMEL, HAIR, NAIL, SKIN

BODY PARTS/COVERINGS

CROWD, HAYSTACK, MILLION, OCEAN

THINGS DESCRIBED WITH "NEEDLE IN A"

COPPER, DICK, FLATFOOT, GUMSHOE

SLANG TERMS FOR DETECTIVE

CAST IRON, CHUCK E. CHEESE, HURLY-BURLY, PITCHFORK

THINGS WITH HYPHENS OR PERIODS


deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324

deepseek

4/4

ENAMEL, HAIR, NAIL, SKIN

Parts of the body or related to the body

CROWD, HAYSTACK, MILLION, OCEAN

Words that can follow ’needle in a’

COPPER, DICK, FLATFOOT, GUMSHOE

Slang terms for detective or police officer

CAST IRON, CHUCK E. CHEESE, HURLY-BURLY, PITCHFORK

All contain the name of an animal (ironpig, rat, burly bear, hog)


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

meta

2/4

ENAMEL, NAIL, HAIR, SKIN

Parts of the human body that can be found on the head or hands

COPPER, CAST IRON, FLATFOOT, GUMSHOE

Types of metals or slang terms for police officers

MILLION, CROWD, OCEAN, HAYSTACK

Large quantities or amounts

CHUCK E. CHEESE, DICK, HURLY-BURLY, PITCHFORK

Names of people, places, or objects that evoke rustic or playful connotations


mistralai/mistral-medium-3

mistral

4/4

ENAMEL, HAIR, NAIL, SKIN

Parts of the Human Body

CROWD, HAYSTACK, MILLION, OCEAN

Things that can be described as a ’needle in a ___’

COPPER, DICK, FLATFOOT, GUMSHOE

Slang Terms for Police

CAST IRON, CHUCK E. CHEESE, HURLY-BURLY, PITCHFORK

Types of Stoves or Brands


x-ai/grok-3-mini-beta

x-ai

4/4

ENAMEL, HAIR, NAIL, SKIN

Body Parts

CROWD, HAYSTACK, MILLION, OCEAN

Hard to Find In

COPPER, DICK, FLATFOOT, GUMSHOE

Detective Slang

CAST IRON, CHUCK E. CHEESE, HURLY-BURLY, PITCHFORK

Words Related to Throwing


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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