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Puzzle#1150

Connections

Released: 2026-08-04


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

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

meta

4/4

CIGARETTE, FOAM ROLLER, POOL NOODLE, PRETZEL ROD

Long and Thin Objects

BODEGA, SUBWAY STATION, TAXI CAB, PIGEON

Common in New York City

PIANO, SEWING MACHINE, SWAN BOAT, UNICYCLE

Human Powered or Played Objects

ANGLE BRACKET, CHEVRON, GOOSE FORMATION, PEACE SIGN

Types of Symbols or Geometric Shapes


openai/gpt-4o

openai

4/4

CIGARETTE, FOAM ROLLER, POOL NOODLE, PRETZEL ROD

Long cylindrical objects

BODEGA, SUBWAY STATION, TAXI CAB, PIGEON

New York City-related items

PIANO, SEWING MACHINE, SWAN BOAT, UNICYCLE

Things with pedals

ANGLE BRACKET, CHEVRON, GOOSE FORMATION, PEACE SIGN

Symbols or formations


mistralai/mistral-medium-3

mistral

Failed

CIGARETTE, PRETZEL ROD, PIANO, PEACE SIGN

Things that are often depicted in emojis

FOAM ROLLER, POOL NOODLE, SWAN BOAT, UNICYCLE

Recreational items

BODEGA, SUBWAY STATION, TAXI CAB, SEWING MACHINE

Things found in New York City

PIGEON, ANGLE BRACKET, CHEVRON, GOOSE FORMATION

Things associated with birds or flight patterns


deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324

deepseek

4/4

CIGARETTE, PRETZEL ROD, POOL NOODLE, FOAM ROLLER

Long, cylindrical objects

BODEGA, PIGEON, SUBWAY STATION, TAXI CAB

Common sights in New York City

PIANO, SEWING MACHINE, SWAN BOAT, UNICYCLE

Items associated with circuses or fairs

ANGLE BRACKET, CHEVRON, GOOSE FORMATION, PEACE SIGN

Shapes or symbols resembling the letter ’V’


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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