Language models vs. the daily word puzzle

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Sat, Sep 19, 2026

11 models played this puzzle

WIDEN ONE'S SCOPEBRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW
FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWINGHOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREE
ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960SCARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY
STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONSCOS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE

claude-haiku-4.5

anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5

Solved0 mistakes4 guesses77s wait11k tokens$0.043
BRANCH OUT
DIVERSIFY
EXPAND
GROW
CARNABY STREET
MINISKIRT
MOD
TWIGGY
STICK FIGURE
SUN
TREE
HOUSE
COS LETTUCE
LOG CABIN
SIN CITY
TAN LINE

Guess history

Guess 1BRANCH OUT · DIVERSIFY · EXPAND · GROWCorrect35s

All four are verbs that mean to increase in size, scope, or extent - synonyms for growth or expansion

Latency
35s
Tokens
3.6k(610 in / 3.0k out)
Cost
$0.016
Guess 2CARNABY STREET · MINISKIRT · MOD · TWIGGYCorrect9.4s

All are associated with 1960s mod fashion and culture - Carnaby Street was the epicenter of mod fashion in London, miniskirts were iconic to the era, MOD refers to the youth subculture, and Twiggy was the most famous model of that era

Latency
9.4s
Tokens
1.8k(776 in / 1.1k out)
Cost
$0.0061
Guess 3STICK FIGURE · SUN · TREE · HOUSECorrect17s

All four are simple, classic things that children typically draw - basic child drawings that appear in kids' artwork

Latency
17s
Tokens
2.9k(998 in / 1.9k out)
Cost
$0.011
Guess 4COS LETTUCE · LOG CABIN · SIN CITY · TAN LINECorrect15s

These are the last four remaining words, so by process of elimination they must form the final group. They may be connected by a theme related to things that can be preceded by a specific word or phrase, or another common characteristic I'm not immediately recognizing.

Latency
15s
Tokens
3.1k(1.2k in / 1.9k out)
Cost
$0.011

claude-sonnet-5

anthropic/claude-sonnet-5

Solved0 mistakes4 guesses19s wait5.4k tokens$0.016
COS LETTUCE
LOG CABIN
SIN CITY
TAN LINE
CARNABY STREET
MINISKIRT
MOD
TWIGGY
HOUSE
STICK FIGURE
SUN
TREE
BRANCH OUT
DIVERSIFY
EXPAND
GROW

Guess history

Guess 1COS LETTUCE · LOG CABIN · SIN CITY · TAN LINECorrect6.6s

Each contains a math function: COS, LOG, SIN, TAN

Latency
6.6s
Tokens
1.1k(789 in / 273 out)
Cost
$0.0043
Guess 2CARNABY STREET · MINISKIRT · MOD · TWIGGYCorrect5.3s

All associated with 1960s London mod fashion culture

Latency
5.3s
Tokens
1.3k(1.0k in / 216 out)
Cost
$0.0042
Guess 3HOUSE · STICK FIGURE · SUN · TREECorrect4.0s

Simple things children draw

Latency
4.0s
Tokens
1.4k(1.3k in / 126 out)
Cost
$0.0039
Guess 4BRANCH OUT · DIVERSIFY · EXPAND · GROWCorrect2.9s

Remaining group - words meaning to expand a business

Latency
2.9s
Tokens
1.7k(1.6k in / 65 out)
Cost
$0.0038

deepseek-v4-flash-0731

deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731

Solved0 mistakes5 guesses1 invalid293s wait21k tokens$0.0077
CARNABY STREET
MINISKIRT
MOD
TWIGGY
COS LETTUCE
LOG CABIN
SIN CITY
TAN LINE
BRANCH OUT
DIVERSIFY
EXPAND
GROW
HOUSE
STICK FIGURE
SUN
TREE

Guess history

Guess 1BRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW · CARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY · COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE · HOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREEInvalid58s

Four groups: synonyms for broadening/growing; 1960s London fashion icons/terms; phrases beginning with math functions (COS, LOG, SIN, TAN); and common subjects in a simple child’s drawing.

Invalid entries: ['BRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW', 'CARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY', 'COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE', 'HOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREE']

Latency
58s
Tokens
9.3k(332 in / 9.0k out)
Cost
$0.0060
Guess 2CARNABY STREET · MINISKIRT · MOD · TWIGGYCorrect79s

These are all associated with 1960s London fashion and the Mod scene.

Latency
79s
Tokens
3.9k(626 in / 3.2k out)
Cost
$0.0006
Guess 3COS LETTUCE · LOG CABIN · SIN CITY · TAN LINECorrect99s

These all begin with calculator/math function names: COS, LOG, SIN, TAN.

Latency
99s
Tokens
4.7k(783 in / 3.9k out)
Cost
$0.0007
Guess 4BRANCH OUT · DIVERSIFY · EXPAND · GROWCorrect13s

These are all synonyms for broadening or increasing, often used in a business context.

Latency
13s
Tokens
1.5k(955 in / 542 out)
Cost
$0.0001
Guess 5HOUSE · STICK FIGURE · SUN · TREECorrect44s

These are common elements in a simple child's drawing or a basic landscape scene.

Latency
44s
Tokens
2.1k(1.1k in / 955 out)
Cost
$0.0003

gemini-3.5-flash-lite

google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite

Solved1 mistake5 guesses5.3s wait4.3k tokens$0.0023
BRANCH OUT
DIVERSIFY
EXPAND
GROW
CARNABY STREET
MINISKIRT
MOD
TWIGGY
COS LETTUCE
LOG CABIN
SIN CITY
TAN LINE
HOUSE
STICK FIGURE
SUN
TREE

Guess history

Guess 1BRANCH OUT · DIVERSIFY · EXPAND · GROWCorrect840ms

These are all synonyms for broadening or increasing scope.

Latency
840ms
Tokens
481(427 in / 54 out)
Cost
$0.0003
Guess 2CARNABY STREET · MINISKIRT · MOD · TWIGGYCorrect881ms

Icons and terms associated with 1960s London fashion and culture.

Latency
881ms
Tokens
607(563 in / 44 out)
Cost
$0.0003
Guess 3COS LETTUCE · HOUSE · STICK FIGURE · SUNWrong984ms

Words that can follow 'ROSE'.

Latency
984ms
Tokens
757(706 in / 51 out)
Cost
$0.0003
Guess 4COS LETTUCE · LOG CABIN · SIN CITY · TAN LINECorrect1.8s

Words that end with types of lines or are related to lines (Cos Line? No, Cos is lettuce... wait. Line types: Cos Line? No, Sin line, Tan line, Log line, House line? Let's check: COS, LOG, SIN, TAN are trigonometric functions ending in line? No, Cosine, Tangent, Sine, Log... wait. Cosine, Sine, Tangent, Logarithm. No, maybe Cos (lettuce), Log (cabin), Sin (city), Tan (line)? Ah, words that are abbreviations for trig functions: COS, LOG, SIN, TAN... wait, LOG isn't trig. Wait, COS, SIN, TAN are trig functions. What about LOG? Maybe words that start with three-letter mathematical terms? Or words that sound like things? Wait, COS, LOG, SIN, TAN can all be followed by 'LINE' or something? No, Cosine, Log, Sine, Tangent. Let's look at: COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE. They all start with three-letter words that are abbreviations: Cos, Log, Sin, Tan.

Latency
1.8s
Tokens
1.1k(856 in / 288 out)
Cost
$0.0010
Guess 5HOUSE · STICK FIGURE · SUN · TREECorrect831ms

Things that children commonly draw.

Latency
831ms
Tokens
1.3k(1.3k in / 46 out)
Cost
$0.0005

gemini-3.7-flash

google/gemini-3.7-flash

Solved0 mistakes4 guesses11s wait3.3k tokens$0.0044
BRANCH OUT
DIVERSIFY
EXPAND
GROW
COS LETTUCE
LOG CABIN
SIN CITY
TAN LINE
CARNABY STREET
MINISKIRT
MOD
TWIGGY
HOUSE
STICK FIGURE
SUN
TREE

Guess history

Guess 1BRANCH OUT · DIVERSIFY · EXPAND · GROWCorrect3.7s

Synonyms meaning to enlarge or branch into new areas.

Latency
3.7s
Tokens
762(427 in / 335 out)
Cost
$0.0016
Guess 2COS LETTUCE · LOG CABIN · SIN CITY · TAN LINECorrect2.9s

First words are common abbreviations for mathematical functions (cos, log, sin, tan).

Latency
2.9s
Tokens
710(564 in / 146 out)
Cost
$0.0010
Guess 3CARNABY STREET · MINISKIRT · MOD · TWIGGYCorrect2.1s

Elements/figures associated with the 1960s 'Swinging London' / youth subculture.

Latency
2.1s
Tokens
845(720 in / 125 out)
Cost
$0.0010
Guess 4HOUSE · STICK FIGURE · SUN · TREECorrect2.0s

Classic things drawn in a young child's drawing.

Latency
2.0s
Tokens
948(898 in / 50 out)
Cost
$0.0009

gemini-3.8-flash

google/gemini-3.8-flash

Solved0 mistakes4 guesses10s wait3.0k tokens$0.0033
BRANCH OUT
DIVERSIFY
EXPAND
GROW
CARNABY STREET
MINISKIRT
MOD
TWIGGY
COS LETTUCE
LOG CABIN
SIN CITY
TAN LINE
HOUSE
STICK FIGURE
SUN
TREE

Guess history

Guess 1BRANCH OUT · DIVERSIFY · EXPAND · GROWCorrect2.4s

Words meaning to broaden, increase, or enlarge one's scope.

Latency
2.4s
Tokens
593(427 in / 166 out)
Cost
$0.0009
Guess 2CARNABY STREET · MINISKIRT · MOD · TWIGGYCorrect1.5s

Elements/associations of 1960s British 'Swinging London' / Mod fashion and culture.

Latency
1.5s
Tokens
634(567 in / 67 out)
Cost
$0.0007
Guess 3COS LETTUCE · LOG CABIN · SIN CITY · TAN LINECorrect3.5s

Words whose first words are math functions / abbreviations: COS (cosine), LOG (logarithm), SIN (sine), TAN (tangent).

Latency
3.5s
Tokens
809(734 in / 75 out)
Cost
$0.0008
Guess 4HOUSE · STICK FIGURE · SUN · TREECorrect2.6s

Common elements typically drawn in simple children's drawings or landscapes.

Latency
2.6s
Tokens
971(919 in / 52 out)
Cost
$0.0009

gpt-4.1

openai/gpt-4.1

Lost4 mistakes2/4 categories7 guesses1 invalid7.8s wait6.9k tokens$0.016
BRANCH OUT
DIVERSIFY
EXPAND
GROW
CARNABY STREET
MINISKIRT
MOD
TWIGGY
SUN
SIN CITY
STICK FIGURE
TREE
LOG CABIN
HOUSE
TAN LINE
COS LETTUCE

Guess history

Guess 1BRANCH OUT · DIVERSIFY · EXPAND · GROWCorrect1.1s

These four words/phrases are all related to increasing in size or scope—actions associated with growth or expansion.

Latency
1.1s
Tokens
428(377 in / 51 out)
Cost
$0.0012
Guess 2CARNABY STREET · MINISKIRT · MOD · TWIGGYCorrect949ms

These words are all associated with 1960s British fashion and culture. Carnaby Street was famous for fashion, miniskirts were a trend, 'mod' refers to the youth subculture, and Twiggy was a famous model of the era.

Latency
949ms
Tokens
600(519 in / 81 out)
Cost
$0.0017
Guess 3HOUSE · TREE · LOG CABIN · STICK FIGUREWrong1.0s

These all can have '___ house' as a common phrase or are composed of components that can be associated with building or structures made out of sticks or logs (log cabin, stick figure, tree for wood, house as a structure).

Latency
1.0s
Tokens
781(707 in / 74 out)
Cost
$0.0020
Guess 4TREE · STICK FIGURE · LOG CABIN · HOUSEInvalid1.3s

These can all follow the word 'tree' in a phrase: tree house, tree stick, tree log, and tree cabin (though 'stick figure' and 'log cabin' relate to parts of a tree). Alternatively, they all relate to types of structures built from wood or tree parts. This feels like the most probable connection among these four.

Duplicate guess: ['TREE', 'STICK FIGURE', 'LOG CABIN', 'HOUSE']

Latency
1.3s
Tokens
980(888 in / 92 out)
Cost
$0.0025
Guess 5SUN · TREE · COS LETTUCE · TAN LINEWrong918ms

All of these are strongly associated with the effects of sunlight or being in the sun: you get a tan line from the sun, trees and lettuce need sun to grow.

Latency
918ms
Tokens
1.2k(1.1k in / 61 out)
Cost
$0.0027
Guess 6HOUSE · LOG CABIN · SIN CITY · SUNWrong1.1s

All of these phrases can be preceded by the word 'log' to form common terms: log house, log cabin, log sun, log city. Alternatively, they all can be types of dwellings or places (house, cabin, city, and the sun metaphorically as a home for solar beings).

Latency
1.1s
Tokens
1.4k(1.3k in / 81 out)
Cost
$0.0032
Guess 7HOUSE · LOG CABIN · SIN CITY · STICK FIGUREWrong1.4s

Each of these phrases can follow another word to form a common phrase: tree house, tree (log) cabin, tree (stick) figure, tree (sin) city. Alternatively, all except 'sin city' are types of man-made or abstract structures, but 'sin city' could be included as a playful name for a city. This feels like a plausible group, potentially tying together as things built (house, cabin) or drawn (stick figure), and Sin City (a comic/drawn city).

Latency
1.4s
Tokens
1.6k(1.5k in / 125 out)
Cost
$0.0024

gpt-4.1-mini

openai/gpt-4.1-mini

Lost4 mistakes2/4 categories7 guesses1 invalid13s wait7.2k tokens$0.0024
BRANCH OUT
DIVERSIFY
EXPAND
GROW
MINISKIRT
MOD
TWIGGY
CARNABY STREET
SUN
SIN CITY
STICK FIGURE
TREE
LOG CABIN
HOUSE
TAN LINE
COS LETTUCE

Guess history

Guess 1BRANCH OUT · DIVERSIFY · EXPAND · GROWCorrect2.2s

These four words all relate to the concept of growth or increasing in size, scope, or variety.

Latency
2.2s
Tokens
420(377 in / 43 out)
Cost
$0.0002
Guess 2HOUSE · LOG CABIN · COS LETTUCE · STICK FIGUREWrong2.0s

HOUSE and LOG CABIN are types of dwellings; COS LETTUCE is a type of lettuce but could reference 'cos' as 'because' or mislead; STICK FIGURE is a simple drawing. Considering a second look: HOUSE, LOG CABIN, COS LETTUCE, and STICK FIGURE may not go together well. Let's reconsider.

Latency
2.0s
Tokens
683(612 in / 71 out)
Cost
$0.0004
Guess 3MINISKIRT · MOD · TWIGGY · CARNABY STREETCorrect1.4s

MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY, and CARNABY STREET are all related to 1960s British fashion and culture. The Mod subculture was centered around the Carnaby Street fashion area, and Twiggy was a famous model associated with that era and style.

Latency
1.4s
Tokens
782(700 in / 82 out)
Cost
$0.0004
Guess 4HOUSE · LOG CABIN · TREE · TWIGGYInvalid1.8s

HOUSE, LOG CABIN, TREE, and TWIGGY all relate to wood or plants: TREE is the source, TWIGGY suggests twigs (small tree branches), LOG CABIN is made of logs (wood), and HOUSE can be a wooden structure.

Entry already used in a solved group: ['TWIGGY']

Latency
1.8s
Tokens
1.0k(966 in / 61 out)
Cost
$0.0005
Guess 5HOUSE · LOG CABIN · STICK FIGURE · TREEWrong1.9s

HOUSE, LOG CABIN, STICK FIGURE, and TREE can be connected through the theme of 'Things made from or related to wood.' HOUSE and LOG CABIN are types of dwellings (log cabins made of wood), TREE is the source of wood, and STICK FIGURE is a simple drawing using stick-like lines, which metaphorically suggests wood sticks.

Latency
1.9s
Tokens
1.3k(1.2k in / 74 out)
Cost
$0.0003
Guess 6HOUSE · LOG CABIN · TREE · COS LETTUCEWrong1.7s

HOUSE, LOG CABIN, and TREE relate to types of dwellings or nature involving wood. COS LETTUCE is a type of lettuce, possibly linked to nature or plants, grouping these four as 'things related to nature or natural living environments.'

Latency
1.7s
Tokens
1.4k(1.4k in / 63 out)
Cost
$0.0003
Guess 7SIN CITY · TAN LINE · SUN · STICK FIGUREWrong1.8s

SIN CITY, TAN LINE, and SUN are associated with themes of heat, sunlight, or leisure. STICK FIGURE doesn’t fit perfectly but might be grouped with these as simple, casual or visual elements related to the outdoors or summer.

Latency
1.8s
Tokens
1.6k(1.5k in / 73 out)
Cost
$0.0003

gpt-5.6-luna

openai/gpt-5.6-luna

Solved0 mistakes4 guesses12s wait3.0k tokens$0.0012
BRANCH OUT
DIVERSIFY
EXPAND
GROW
CARNABY STREET
MINISKIRT
MOD
TWIGGY
COS LETTUCE
LOG CABIN
SIN CITY
TAN LINE
HOUSE
STICK FIGURE
SUN
TREE

Guess history

Guess 1BRANCH OUT · DIVERSIFY · EXPAND · GROWCorrect3.9s

These four all mean to increase, broaden, or develop in scope.

Latency
3.9s
Tokens
623(375 in / 248 out)
Cost
$0.0004
Guess 2CARNABY STREET · MINISKIRT · MOD · TWIGGYCorrect2.7s

These are all strongly associated with 1960s London fashion and culture.

Latency
2.7s
Tokens
617(505 in / 112 out)
Cost
$0.0002
Guess 3COS LETTUCE · LOG CABIN · SIN CITY · TAN LINECorrect3.7s

COS, LOG, SIN, and TAN are all mathematical functions, with each wordplay phrase beginning with one of those function names.

Latency
3.7s
Tokens
836(654 in / 182 out)
Cost
$0.0003
Guess 4HOUSE · STICK FIGURE · SUN · TREECorrect1.9s

These can all be preceded by “tree” or are associated with simple diagram/icon drawings, but they form the remaining group by elimination.

Latency
1.9s
Tokens
878(825 in / 53 out)
Cost
$0.0002

grok-4.3

x-ai/grok-4.3

Solved0 mistakes4 guesses39s wait6.3k tokens$0.0099
LOG CABIN
SIN CITY
COS LETTUCE
TAN LINE
BRANCH OUT
DIVERSIFY
EXPAND
GROW
CARNABY STREET
MINISKIRT
MOD
TWIGGY
HOUSE
STICK FIGURE
SUN
TREE

Guess history

Guess 1LOG CABIN · SIN CITY · COS LETTUCE · TAN LINECorrect19s

These are all formed by a math function (log, sin, cos, tan) followed by a common noun.

Latency
19s
Tokens
2.1k(582 in / 1.5k out)
Cost
$0.0044
Guess 2BRANCH OUT · DIVERSIFY · EXPAND · GROWCorrect4.9s

All are verbs meaning to increase in scope/size, especially for businesses.

Latency
4.9s
Tokens
1.1k(729 in / 401 out)
Cost
$0.0013
Guess 3CARNABY STREET · MINISKIRT · MOD · TWIGGYCorrect7.9s

All relate to 1960s British mod fashion (Carnaby Street was the epicenter, Twiggy the iconic model, miniskirts the trend, mod the style).

Latency
7.9s
Tokens
1.5k(872 in / 598 out)
Cost
$0.0018
Guess 4HOUSE · STICK FIGURE · SUN · TREECorrect6.8s

All are common elements in a child's simple drawing or doodle (house, sun, tree, stick figures).

Latency
6.8s
Tokens
1.6k(1.1k in / 511 out)
Cost
$0.0024

glm-5.3-flash

z-ai/glm-5.3-flash

Solved0 mistakes4 guesses6.7s wait2.6k tokens$0.0006
BRANCH OUT
DIVERSIFY
EXPAND
GROW
HOUSE
STICK FIGURE
SUN
TREE
CARNABY STREET
MINISKIRT
MOD
TWIGGY
COS LETTUCE
LOG CABIN
SIN CITY
TAN LINE

Guess history

Guess 1BRANCH OUT · DIVERSIFY · EXPAND · GROWCorrect3.3s

These all mean to broaden/extend.

Latency
3.3s
Tokens
644(326 in / 318 out)
Cost
$0.0002
Guess 2HOUSE · STICK FIGURE · SUN · TREECorrect1.5s

Classic things a child draws in a picture.

Latency
1.5s
Tokens
543(453 in / 90 out)
Cost
$0.0001
Guess 3CARNABY STREET · MINISKIRT · MOD · TWIGGYCorrect1.1s

1960s London Swinging Sixties icons.

Latency
1.1s
Tokens
631(589 in / 42 out)
Cost
$0.0001
Guess 4COS LETTUCE · LOG CABIN · SIN CITY · TAN LINECorrect822ms

All begin with math functions: COS, LOG, SIN, TAN.

Latency
822ms
Tokens
808(746 in / 62 out)
Cost
$0.0001