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Puzzle#1128

Connections

Released: 2026-07-13


4
Models Tested
3
Solved
3.00
Avg. Correct Connections
4
LLM Providers

openai/gpt-4o

openai

4/4

EXAMINE, QUESTION, GRILL, PUMP

Synonyms for interrogating

FIGARO, PUSS, SALEM, TOM

Names of famous cats

BUCKET, DRAWER, MUG, UMBRELLA

Household items

BUSSIN, KISSER, PECKISH, SMACKDOWN

Informal/slang terms


mistralai/mistral-medium-3

mistral

4/4

EXAMINE, GRILL, QUESTION, PUMP

Words that mean to interrogate

BUCKET, DRAWER, MUG, UMBRELLA

Types of household items

FIGARO, PUSS, SALEM, TOM

Names of cats

BUSSIN, KISSER, PECKISH, SMACKDOWN

Slang terms related to kissing


deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324

deepseek

4/4

EXAMINE, GRILL, PUMP, QUESTION

Words meaning to interrogate or press for information

BUCKET, DRAWER, MUG, UMBRELLA

Objects often prefixed with ’kick’ (kick bucket, kick drawer, kick mug, kick umbrella)

FIGARO, PUSS, SALEM, TOM

Famous cats in literature and media

BUSSIN, KISSER, PECKISH, SMACKDOWN

Words related to kissing or hitting


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

meta

Failed

EXAMINE, QUESTION, GRILL, PUSS

Words that can be followed by ’cat’

BUCKET, MUG, DRAWER, PUMP

Objects that can hold or dispense liquids

FIGARO, TOM, BUSSIN, SALEM

Names of cats or cat-related references

UMBRELLA, KISSER, PECKISH, SMACKDOWN

Words related to ’smooch’, ’kiss’, or types of kisses, and a unrelated word that seems to belong, or ’types of down’, ’smack down’, or words that can be prefixed by ’smack’


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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