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Puzzle#1079

Connections

Released: 2026-05-25


5
Models Tested
1
Solved
1.40
Avg. Correct Connections
5
LLM Providers

google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

google

1/4

SHIRT, CAP, LID, BROW

Things found on a face or clothing

BALL, PIN, STICKER, SCRAP

Items from a sports collection or office supply

LOL, CYA, TIA, ATM

Acronyms

SHRED, JOT, WHIT, LASH

Small Parts or Actions


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

meta

Failed

CAP, SHIRT, BROW, LID

Types of hats or head coverings

PIN, STICKER, SCRAP, SHRED

Small items that can be attached or torn

JOT, CYA, LOL, TIA

Informal abbreviations or notes

WHIT, BALL, LASH, ATM

Words that can be related to ’white’


openai/gpt-4o

openai

Failed

PIN, ATM, LOL, TIA

Abbreviations

CAP, SHIRT, LID, BALL

Things associated with clothing or attire items

STICKER, SCRAP, SHRED, JOT

Things associated with small pieces or snippets of something, usually paper

WHIT, BROW, LASH, CYA

Body parts (all related to eye or facial parts)


mistralai/mistral-medium-3

mistral

2/4

CAP, LID, BROW, LASH

Types of Makeup

PIN, STICKER, BALL, SHIRT

Items often given away as promotional merchandise

JOT, SCRAP, SHRED, WHIT

Words that can follow ’a’ to form a phrase

ATM, CYA, LOL, TIA

Abbreviations


deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324

deepseek

4/4

JOT, SCRAP, SHRED, WHIT

Small amounts or fragments

CAP, PIN, SHIRT, STICKER

Items that can be worn or displayed on clothing

ATM, CYA, LOL, TIA

Common acronyms or initialisms

BALL, BROW, LASH, LID

Parts related to the eye or eyelid


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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