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Puzzle#1161

Connections

Released: 2026-08-15


4
Models Tested
0
Solved
1.00
Avg. Correct Connections
4
LLM Providers

openai/gpt-4o

openai

2/4

BEAT, FRIED, SPENT, WORN OUT

Synonyms for tired or exhausted

LEG, PHASE, STAGE, STRETCH

Stages or parts of a process

CHAMOMILE, GRINCH, BEANSTALK, EYESHADOW

Items inspired by stories or characters

HOTFOOT, LANYARD, HIGHTAIL, SOUNDTRACK

Compound words


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

meta

Failed

BEAT, PHASE, STAGE, SOUNDTRACK

Terms related to music

FRIED, BEANSTALK, CHAMOMILE, GRINCH

References to ’Jack and the Beanstalk’ or types of food and drink, with Grinch being a character who dislikes certain things including some foods

SPENT, WORN OUT, HIGHTAIL, HOTFOOT

Words that mean exhausted, tired or to leave quickly

LEG, STRETCH, LANYARD, EYESHADOW

Terms related to body parts, exercise, or accessories, with some being fashion items


mistralai/mistral-medium-3

mistral

Failed

BEAT, HOTFOOT, HIGHTAIL, LEG

Verbs that can mean to leave quickly

FRIED, SPENT, WORN OUT, BEANSTALK

Words that can precede ’out’

PHASE, STAGE, STRETCH, SOUNDTRACK

Words that can follow ’a’

CHAMOMILE, GRINCH, LANYARD, EYESHADOW

Words that can be preceded by ’Dr.’


deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324

deepseek

2/4

BEAT, FRIED, SPENT, WORN OUT

Synonyms for tired

LEG, PHASE, STAGE, STRETCH

Parts of a journey or race

CHAMOMILE, EYESHADOW, HOTFOOT, LANYARD

Words that can follow ’tea’

GRINCH, BEANSTALK, HIGHTAIL, SOUNDTRACK

Words that can follow ’green’


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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