Thu, Oct 8, 2026
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claude-haiku-4.5
anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5
Guess history
Guess 1CHEERS · STOOGES · STRIKES · WISHESCorrect
These are all things that commonly follow the word 'THREE': three cheers, the Three Stooges, three strikes (you're out), and three wishes (as in a fairy tale trope).
- Latency
- 22s
- Tokens
- 3.5k(603 in / 2.9k out)
- Cost
- $0.015
Guess 2BEST · ECLIPSE · SURPASS · TOPCorrect
These are all verbs meaning to defeat, outdo, or exceed someone/something. You can 'best' someone, 'eclipse' them (outshine), 'surpass' them, or 'top' their performance.
- Latency
- 12s
- Tokens
- 2.1k(785 in / 1.3k out)
- Cost
- $0.0075
Guess 3HEEDS · MINDS · REGARDS · RESPECTSCorrect
These are all verbs meaning to pay attention to, consider, or show esteem for something or someone. You can 'heed' a warning, 'mind' a rule, 'regard' someone, or 'respect' their wishes.
- Latency
- 18s
- Tokens
- 3.1k(975 in / 2.1k out)
- Cost
- $0.011
Guess 4AUTOCRUISE · FOOLHARDY · MULHOLLAND · THANKSCorrect
These are the last four remaining words, so they must form the final group. Possible connections could be: things that can follow or precede a common word (like 'DRIVE' - Mulholland Drive), compound words or phrases, or references to a specific theme like David Lynch films or driving-related terms. Without more context, these four words by process of elimination must form the final category.
- Latency
- 22s
- Tokens
- 4.1k(1.2k in / 3.0k out)
- Cost
- $0.016
claude-sonnet-5
anthropic/claude-sonnet-5
Guess history
Guess 1AUTOCRUISE · FOOLHARDY · MULHOLLAND · THANKSCorrect
Each contains a hidden 'Tom' surname: CRUISE, HARDY, HOLLAND, HANKS.
- Latency
- 8.3s
- Tokens
- 1.3k(781 in / 492 out)
- Cost
- $0.0065
Guess 2HEEDS · MINDS · REGARDS · RESPECTSCorrect
Synonyms for paying attention to.
- Latency
- 4.9s
- Tokens
- 1.3k(1.0k in / 225 out)
- Cost
- $0.0043
Guess 3STOOGES · WISHES · STRIKES · CHEERSCorrect
Three ___: Stooges, Wishes, Strikes, Cheers.
- Latency
- 4.2s
- Tokens
- 1.4k(1.3k in / 129 out)
- Cost
- $0.0038
Guess 4BEST · ECLIPSE · SURPASS · TOPCorrect
Remaining group, meaning to exceed.
- Latency
- 2.2s
- Tokens
- 1.6k(1.5k in / 57 out)
- Cost
- $0.0036
deepseek-v4-flash-0731
deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731
Guess history
Guess 1BEST · ECLIPSE · SURPASS · TOPCorrect
These are all verbs meaning to outdo or exceed: best, eclipse, surpass, and top.
- Latency
- 36s
- Tokens
- 3.9k(454 in / 3.4k out)
- Cost
- $0.0008
Guess 2HEEDS · MINDS · REGARDS · RESPECTSCorrect
These are all synonyms for paying attention to or taking into consideration (to heed, mind, regard, respect).
- Latency
- 55s
- Tokens
- 5.5k(472 in / 5.0k out)
- Cost
- $0.0012
Guess 3CHEERS · STOOGES · STRIKES · WISHESCorrect
These all follow 'Three': Three Cheers, Three Stooges, Three Strikes, Three Wishes.
- Latency
- 52s
- Tokens
- 6.0k(619 in / 5.4k out)
- Cost
- $0.0013
Guess 4AUTOCRUISE · FOOLHARDY · MULHOLLAND · THANKSCorrect
These contain the surnames of actors named Tom: CRUISE (in AUTOCRUISE), HARDY (in FOOLHARDY), HOLLAND (in MULHOLLAND), and HANKS (in THANKS).
- Latency
- 21s
- Tokens
- 2.6k(779 in / 1.8k out)
- Cost
- $0.0005
gemini-3.5-flash-lite
google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite
Guess history
Guess 1HEEDS · MINDS · REGARDS · RESPECTSCorrect
These are all verbs meaning to pay attention to or take into account.
- Latency
- 981ms
- Tokens
- 477(431 in / 46 out)
- Cost
- $0.0002
Guess 2BEST · ECLIPSE · SURPASS · TOPCorrect
These are all words meaning to exceed or outdo someone or something.
- Latency
- 1.1s
- Tokens
- 604(560 in / 44 out)
- Cost
- $0.0003
Guess 3CHEERS · STRIKES · WISHES · THANKSWrong
These are all things you send someone, often on greeting cards (e.g., Well Wishes, Cheers, Thanks, Strikes - wait, no, let me re-evaluate).
- Latency
- 1.2s
- Tokens
- 760(691 in / 69 out)
- Cost
- $0.0004
Guess 4CHEERS · STRIKES · THANKS · WISHESInvalid
Words that can be preceded by 'Best' or sent as regards.
Duplicate guess: ['CHEERS', 'STRIKES', 'THANKS', 'WISHES']
- Latency
- 1.0s
- Tokens
- 906(847 in / 59 out)
- Cost
- $0.0004
Guess 5AUTOCRUISE · FOOLHARDY · MULHOLLAND · STOOGESWrong
Words related to driving or famous trios/pairs (Three Stooges, Foolhardy/Hardy, Mulholland Drive, Auto cruise).
- Latency
- 3.4s
- Tokens
- 1.7k(1.0k in / 683 out)
- Cost
- $0.0020
Guess 6CHEERS · STRIKES · THANKS · WISHESInvalid
These can all follow 'Best' to form common sign-offs or sentiments.
Duplicate guess: ['CHEERS', 'STRIKES', 'THANKS', 'WISHES']
- Latency
- 1.1s
- Tokens
- 1.2k(1.2k in / 61 out)
- Cost
- $0.0005
Guess 7AUTOCRUISE · FOOLHARDY · MULHOLLAND · STOOGESInvalid
Words associated with Drive (Auto cruise drive, Foolhardy, Mulholland Drive, Three Stooges? Wait, let's find the actual remaining 4: Drive prefix/suffix? Or maybe '___ Drive' - Mulholland Drive, Auto cruise? Let's try matching remaining.
Duplicate guess: ['AUTOCRUISE', 'FOOLHARDY', 'MULHOLLAND', 'STOOGES']
- Latency
- 1.4s
- Tokens
- 1.5k(1.4k in / 110 out)
- Cost
- $0.0007
Guess 8CHEERS · STOOGES · STRIKES · THANKSWrong
Things that can be sent or given, or related to bowling/three stooges.
- Latency
- 1.1s
- Tokens
- 1.7k(1.6k in / 62 out)
- Cost
- $0.0006
Guess 9CHEERS · THANKS · WISHES · AUTOCRUISEWrong
Remaining words grouping check
- Latency
- 1.2s
- Tokens
- 1.8k(1.7k in / 50 out)
- Cost
- $0.0006
gemini-3.7-flash
google/gemini-3.7-flash
Guess history
Guess 1AUTOCRUISE · FOOLHARDY · MULHOLLAND · THANKSCorrect
Words containing last names of actors named Tom (Tom Cruise, Tom Hardy, Tom Holland, Tom Hanks).
- Latency
- 7.0s
- Tokens
- 1.1k(431 in / 685 out)
- Cost
- $0.0029
Guess 2CHEERS · STOOGES · STRIKES · WISHESCorrect
Words that can follow 'Three' (Three Cheers, Three Stooges, Three Strikes, Three Wishes).
- Latency
- 3.3s
- Tokens
- 942(585 in / 357 out)
- Cost
- $0.0018
Guess 3BEST · ECLIPSE · SURPASS · TOPCorrect
Synonyms for outdo or exceed.
- Latency
- 1.8s
- Tokens
- 797(747 in / 50 out)
- Cost
- $0.0007
Guess 4HEEDS · MINDS · REGARDS · RESPECTSCorrect
Synonyms for paying attention to or having consideration for (e.g., heeds, minds, regards, respects).
- Latency
- 1.7s
- Tokens
- 946(896 in / 50 out)
- Cost
- $0.0009
gemini-3.8-flash
google/gemini-3.8-flash
Guess history
Guess 1AUTOCRUISE · FOOLHARDY · MULHOLLAND · THANKSCorrect
Words containing the last names of actors named Tom (Cruise, Hardy, Holland, Hanks).
- Latency
- 16s
- Tokens
- 1.4k(431 in / 960 out)
- Cost
- $0.0039
Guess 2BEST · ECLIPSE · SURPASS · TOPCorrect
Words meaning to exceed, outdo, or be better than.
- Latency
- 7.7s
- Tokens
- 613(570 in / 43 out)
- Cost
- $0.0006
Guess 3CHEERS · STOOGES · STRIKES · WISHESCorrect
Things preceded by 'Three' (Three Cheers, Three Stooges, Three Strikes, Three Wishes).
- Latency
- 11s
- Tokens
- 938(702 in / 236 out)
- Cost
- $0.0014
Guess 4HEEDS · MINDS · REGARDS · RESPECTSCorrect
Words meaning to pay attention to, obey, or hold in consideration/esteem.
- Latency
- 2.7s
- Tokens
- 903(855 in / 48 out)
- Cost
- $0.0008
gpt-4.1
openai/gpt-4.1
Guess history
Guess 1HEEDS · MINDS · REGARDS · RESPECTSCorrect
These words all can mean to pay attention to, or regard something carefully—synonyms for being attentive or respectful (to mind, heed, regard, respect).
- Latency
- 1.5s
- Tokens
- 440(381 in / 59 out)
- Cost
- $0.0012
Guess 2BEST · ECLIPSE · SURPASS · TOPCorrect
These words all can mean to do better than or go beyond something—synonyms for exceeding or being superior.
- Latency
- 1.1s
- Tokens
- 584(536 in / 48 out)
- Cost
- $0.0015
Guess 3CHEERS · STOOGES · STRIKES · WISHESCorrect
These are all words that commonly follow numbers to form the names of famous groups or concepts: 'Three Cheers', 'Three Stooges', 'Three Strikes', 'Three Wishes'.
- Latency
- 1.5s
- Tokens
- 751(683 in / 68 out)
- Cost
- $0.0019
Guess 4AUTOCRUISE · FOOLHARDY · MULHOLLAND · THANKSCorrect
These are all surnames of famous people named 'Tom': Tom Autocruise (play on Tom Cruise), Tom Foolhardy (Tom Foolery), Tom Mulholland, and Tom Thanks (Tom Hanks).
- Latency
- 1.3s
- Tokens
- 938(859 in / 79 out)
- Cost
- $0.0024
gpt-4.1-mini
openai/gpt-4.1-mini
Guess history
Guess 1HEEDS · MINDS · REGARDS · RESPECTSCorrect
These four words are all synonyms or related to paying attention or showing consideration, forming a group related to attentiveness or regard.
- Latency
- 2.6s
- Tokens
- 428(381 in / 47 out)
- Cost
- $0.0002
Guess 2BEST · SURPASS · TOP · ECLIPSECorrect
These words all relate to being the highest or surpassing others: BEST means highest quality, SURPASS means to do better than, TOP is the highest point, and ECLIPSE means to overshadow or outshine.
- Latency
- 1.3s
- Tokens
- 589(524 in / 65 out)
- Cost
- $0.0003
Guess 3CHEERS · THANKS · WISHES · STOOGESWrong
CHEERS, THANKS, and WISHES are positive social expressions; STOOGES references a group known as The Three Stooges, a famous comedy trio. This group centers around social or cultural expressions and groups, including positive acknowledgments and a known entertainment group.
- Latency
- 2.4s
- Tokens
- 849(770 in / 79 out)
- Cost
- $0.0004
Guess 4STRIKES · FOOLHARDY · AUTOCRUISE · MULHOLLANDWrong
STRIKES can refer to a bowling term, FOOLHARDY suggests reckless behavior (sometimes related to daredevils), AUTOCRUISE relates to a driving feature, and MULHOLLAND is a famous road (Mullholland Drive), so these relate to actions or terms connected with motion/driving or daring behavior.
- Latency
- 2.4s
- Tokens
- 1.0k(967 in / 70 out)
- Cost
- $0.0005
Guess 5CHEERS · THANKS · WISHES · STOOGESInvalid
CHEERS, THANKS, and WISHES are all expressions of goodwill or positive sentiment. STOOGES refers to The Three Stooges, a famous comedy act often associated with humorous expressions. These four can be grouped around expressions or social gestures.
Duplicate guess: ['CHEERS', 'THANKS', 'WISHES', 'STOOGES']
- Latency
- 1.2s
- Tokens
- 1.1k(1.1k in / 75 out)
- Cost
- $0.0005
Guess 6CHEERS · THANKS · WISHES · STRIKESWrong
CHEERS, THANKS, and WISHES are positive social expressions or greetings. STRIKES can refer to labor strikes or bowling strikes, and in a social context can be a type of action or notable expression. This group could be about expressions or notable social actions.
- Latency
- 2.4s
- Tokens
- 1.4k(1.3k in / 68 out)
- Cost
- $0.0003
Guess 7CHEERS · THANKS · WISHES · FOOLHARDYWrong
CHEERS, THANKS, and WISHES are expressions used socially to show goodwill or positive intent. FOOLHARDY describes a reckless or daring attitude, which doesn't fit well here. This guess likely isn't correct, but attempts to group social expressions together; need further refinement.
- Latency
- 2.5s
- Tokens
- 1.6k(1.5k in / 65 out)
- Cost
- $0.0003
gpt-5.6-luna
openai/gpt-5.6-luna
Guess history
Guess 1HEEDS · MINDS · REGARDS · RESPECTSCorrect
All can mean paying attention to or showing consideration for something: heed, mind, regard, and respect.
- Latency
- 14s
- Tokens
- 1.5k(379 in / 1.1k out)
- Cost
- $0.0014
Guess 2BEST · ECLIPSE · SURPASS · TOPCorrect
These all mean to exceed, outdo, or surpass someone or something.
- Latency
- 2.2s
- Tokens
- 604(520 in / 84 out)
- Cost
- $0.0002
Guess 3CHEERS · STOOGES · STRIKES · WISHESCorrect
All can be preceded by “three”: Three Cheers, The Three Stooges, three strikes, and three wishes.
- Latency
- 3.9s
- Tokens
- 851(657 in / 194 out)
- Cost
- $0.0004
Guess 4AUTOCRUISE · FOOLHARDY · MULHOLLAND · THANKSCorrect
These are the four remaining entries, forming the final group.
- Latency
- 1.2s
- Tokens
- 863(816 in / 47 out)
- Cost
- $0.0002
grok-4.3
x-ai/grok-4.3
Guess history
Guess 1CHEERS · STOOGES · STRIKES · WISHESCorrect
These are all things that famously come in threes: three cheers, the Three Stooges, three strikes (you're out), three wishes.
- Latency
- 31s
- Tokens
- 3.6k(588 in / 3.0k out)
- Cost
- $0.0080
Guess 2BEST · ECLIPSE · SURPASS · TOPCorrect
All are verbs meaning to outdo or be better than something.
- Latency
- 5.8s
- Tokens
- 1.3k(743 in / 579 out)
- Cost
- $0.0018
Guess 3HEEDS · MINDS · REGARDS · RESPECTSCorrect
These can all follow 'pay' in common phrases (pay heed, pay mind, pay regards, pay respects).
- Latency
- 18s
- Tokens
- 2.6k(885 in / 1.7k out)
- Cost
- $0.0047
Guess 4AUTOCRUISE · FOOLHARDY · MULHOLLAND · THANKSCorrect
All can precede DRIVE to form a phrase or proper name (Mulholland Drive; foolhardy drive; autocruise/autodrive; thanks drive).
- Latency
- 39s
- Tokens
- 4.9k(1.0k in / 3.8k out)
- Cost
- $0.010
glm-5.3-flash
z-ai/glm-5.3-flash
Guess history
Guess 1HEEDS · MINDS · REGARDS · RESPECTSCorrect
All mean to pay attention to / obey
- Latency
- 16s
- Tokens
- 3.4k(331 in / 3.0k out)
- Cost
- $0.0016
Guess 2BEST · ECLIPSE · SURPASS · TOPCorrect
All mean to exceed or outdo
- Latency
- 2.6s
- Tokens
- 912(464 in / 448 out)
- Cost
- $0.0003
Guess 3CHEERS · THANKS · WISHES · STOOGESWrong
Sign-offs? Actually unsure — trying these as letter closings
- Latency
- 2.1s
- Tokens
- 908(596 in / 312 out)
- Cost
- $0.0002
Guess 4CHEERS · STOOGES · STRIKES · WISHESCorrect
THREE ___: Three Cheers, Three Stooges, Three Strikes, Three Wishes
- Latency
- 2.0s
- Tokens
- 1.1k(737 in / 410 out)
- Cost
- $0.0003
Guess 5AUTOCRUISE · FOOLHARDY · MULHOLLAND · THANKSCorrect
Tom Cruise movies: Autocruise? Actually ___ Drive? Likely comedies with Tom Cruise — Risky... Best guess: last group
- Latency
- 962ms
- Tokens
- 958(895 in / 63 out)
- Cost
- $0.0001