Puzzle 246Base: 3 · Bonus: 2 · Total: 5/5 · Cost: $0.0307 · Time: 15.5s
246 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: PRISONER, PRINCESS, GENIE, SAILOR, MONKEY, CANDLES, REFEREE, MIME, SAMURAI, APOLLO, DROP, FREEZE, LAG, PARROT, FANTASTIC, ECHO
prompt: 735
Four groups:
• Movie titles with a number: Fantastic Four, Seven Samurai, Apollo 13 and Sixteen Candles.
• People known for striped shirts: prisoner, referee, sailor and mime.
• Video-call problems: lag, freeze, dropped call and echo.
• Aladdin characters: the Genie, Princess Jasmine, Abu the monkey and Iago the parrot.
The trap is a set of "copycats": parrot, echo, mime and monkey (as in "monkey see, monkey do"). Those four actually belong to three different real groups.
<answer>
FANTASTIC, SAMURAI, APOLLO, CANDLES
PRISONER, REFEREE, SAILOR, MIME
LAG, FREEZE, DROP, ECHO
GENIE, PRINCESS, MONKEY, PARROT
</answer>
<traps>
PARROT, ECHO, MIME, MONKEY
</traps>
<confidence>
0.8
</confidence>
completion: 1,390 · cost: $0.030740 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_5_GROUPS_4_TRAP_2_MAX_5
246 → SOLVED
prompt: 735 · completion: 1,390 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0307
Puzzle 814Base: 3 · Bonus: 2 · Total: 5/5 · Cost: $0.0290 · Time: 13.9s
814 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: MYSTERY, SWEARING, PLEATHER VEST, EXPLETIVES, HOUSE, MESH SHIRT, CHRISTMAS, STIRRING, OUROBOROS, HERRING, FOUR-LETTER WORDS, HISTAMINE, PROFANITY, NECKLACE, EARRING, MOUSE
prompt: 766
The puzzle breaks down into four groups:
1. Profanity: SWEARING, EXPLETIVES, FOUR-LETTER WORDS and PROFANITY are all words for cursing.
2. "'Twas the Night Before Christmas": CHRISTMAS, HOUSE, STIRRING and MOUSE come from the poem's opening lines: "all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse."
3. Hidden pronouns: MYSTERY hides "my," HISTAMINE hides "his," OUROBOROS hides "our" and HERRING hides "her."
4. Things you wear: PLEATHER VEST, MESH SHIRT, NECKLACE and EARRING form an outfit.
Trap: SWEARING, STIRRING, HERRING and EARRING all contain the hidden word "RING." This set looks convincing, but its four words come from four different real groups.
<answer>
SWEARING, EXPLETIVES, FOUR-LETTER WORDS, PROFANITY
CHRISTMAS, HOUSE, STIRRING, MOUSE
MYSTERY, HISTAMINE, OUROBOROS, HERRING
PLEATHER VEST, MESH SHIRT, NECKLACE, EARRING
</answer>
<traps>
SWEARING, STIRRING, HERRING, EARRING
</traps>
<confidence>
0.8
</confidence>
completion: 1,295 · cost: $0.028964 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_5_GROUPS_4_TRAP_2_MAX_5
814 → SOLVED
prompt: 766 · completion: 1,295 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0290
Puzzle 842Base: 3 · Bonus: 2 · Total: 5/5 · Cost: $0.0216 · Time: 11.8s
842 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: THEREFORE, WOODCHUCK, CREATE, AWKWARD, GUTHRIE, CHUCK, WOODY, STILTED, COULD, SCROOGE, STIFF, WOOD, WOODSTOCK, CLASSICS, FOGHORN, WOODEN
prompt: 746
The tongue-twister group comes from "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood": WOOD, WOODCHUCK, CHUCK and COULD.
AWKWARD, STILTED, STIFF and WOODEN all describe something rigid or unnatural.
The cartoon birds are Woodstock (Peanuts), Foghorn Leghorn, Scrooge McDuck and Woody Woodpecker.
THEREFORE, CREATE, GUTHRIE and CLASSICS are what remain. I couldn't find the link joining them, so this group is placed by elimination.
The likely trap is words starting with WOOD: WOODCHUCK, WOODY, WOODSTOCK and WOODEN. These are spread across three of the real groups, not concentrated in one.
<answer>
WOOD, WOODCHUCK, CHUCK, COULD
AWKWARD, STILTED, STIFF, WOODEN
WOODSTOCK, FOGHORN, SCROOGE, WOODY
THEREFORE, CREATE, GUTHRIE, CLASSICS
</answer>
<traps>
WOODCHUCK, WOODY, WOODSTOCK, WOODEN
</traps>
<confidence>
0.6
</confidence>
completion: 930 · cost: $0.021584 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_5_GROUPS_4_TRAP_2_MAX_5
842 → SOLVED
prompt: 746 · completion: 930 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0216
Puzzle 828Base: 3 · Bonus: 0 · Total: 3/5 · Cost: $0.0210 · Time: 9.0s
828 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: ROGER, WATCH, ROSE, VELVETEEN, DONUT, JUROR, MONTH, PEN, MONITOR, PRINTER, TATTOO MACHINE, TRIX, FOLLOW, TRACK, WHITE, SQUID
prompt: 736
Rabbits, things that come in twelves, tools that use ink, and words for keeping an eye on something.
• Famous rabbits: Roger Rabbit, the Velveteen Rabbit, the Trix rabbit and the White Rabbit.
• Things that come in twelves: 12 jurors, 12 months, a dozen donuts and a dozen roses.
• Things that use ink: a pen, a printer, a tattoo machine and a squid.
• Keeping an eye on something: watch, monitor, follow and track.
Possible trap (Alice in Wonderland): White, Watch, Rose and Juror all fit that story. The White Rabbit carries a watch, the cards paint the roses red, and a trial has jurors. Those four words come from three different real groups, so they fit the trap rules. I'm unsure whether it was deliberately designed.
<answer>
ROGER, VELVETEEN, TRIX, WHITE
ROSE, DONUT, JUROR, MONTH
PEN, PRINTER, TATTOO MACHINE, SQUID
WATCH, MONITOR, FOLLOW, TRACK
</answer>
<traps>
WHITE, WATCH, ROSE, JUROR
</traps>
<confidence>
0.85
</confidence>
completion: 903 · cost: $0.021004 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_3_GROUPS_4_TRAP_0_MAX_5
828 → SOLVED
prompt: 736 · completion: 903 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0210
Puzzle 831Base: 3 · Bonus: 2 · Total: 5/5 · Cost: $0.0202 · Time: 10.1s
831 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: TIGER, PACE, STOCKINGS, SCORE, BLUSH, DYE, TRAIL, CLIP, SWEAT, RATE, TOWEL, FIDGET, NOSE, MASCARA, GRADE, RANK
prompt: 729
The groups are:
1. Things that run: STOCKINGS, DYE, NOSE and MASCARA. Stockings get runs, dye runs in the wash, a nose runs and mascara runs.
2. Paper ___: CLIP, TIGER, TOWEL and TRAIL, making paper clip, paper tiger, paper towel and paper trail.
3. Signs of nervousness: BLUSH, SWEAT, FIDGET and PACE.
4. Ways to evaluate something: RATE, GRADE, RANK and SCORE.
Trap: The closest decoy is makeup: BLUSH, MASCARA and possibly DYE. However, no convincing fourth word exists, so I don't think there is a designed trap.
<answer>
STOCKINGS, DYE, NOSE, MASCARA
CLIP, TIGER, TOWEL, TRAIL
BLUSH, SWEAT, FIDGET, PACE
RATE, GRADE, RANK, SCORE
</answer>
<traps>
N/A
</traps>
<confidence>
0.85
</confidence>
completion: 864 · cost: $0.020196 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_5_GROUPS_4_TRAP_2_MAX_5
831 → SOLVED
prompt: 729 · completion: 864 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0202
Puzzle 837Base: 3 · Bonus: 2 · Total: 5/5 · Cost: $0.0202 · Time: 9.4s
837 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: GREEK/ROMAN GOD, FICTIONAL BOXER, CONE, GOOD SHEPHERD, LEFT, MARTIAN, CUP, SHAKE, BLUE, THEATER, PROGRESSIVE, LIBERAL, SPACECRAFT, DEPARTED, RAINMAKER, SPLIT
prompt: 765
The 16 words fall into four clear groups:
• Matt Damon films: The Good Shepherd, The Martian, The Departed and The Rainmaker.
• Ways to serve ice cream: cone, cup, shake and (banana) split.
• Words for the political left: left, blue, progressive and liberal.
• Things named Apollo: the Greek/Roman god, the fictional boxer (Apollo Creed), the Apollo Theater and the Apollo spacecraft.
For the trap, LEFT, SPLIT and DEPARTED all mean "went away," which looks deliberate. However, I couldn't find a convincing fourth word ("shake" as in "shake off" is weak), so I'm answering N/A.
<answer>
GOOD SHEPHERD, MARTIAN, DEPARTED, RAINMAKER
CONE, CUP, SHAKE, SPLIT
LEFT, BLUE, PROGRESSIVE, LIBERAL
GREEK/ROMAN GOD, FICTIONAL BOXER, THEATER, SPACECRAFT
</answer>
<traps>
N/A
</traps>
<confidence>
0.9
</confidence>
completion: 856 · cost: $0.020180 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_5_GROUPS_4_TRAP_2_MAX_5
837 → SOLVED
prompt: 765 · completion: 856 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0202
Puzzle 832Base: 3 · Bonus: 2 · Total: 5/5 · Cost: $0.0193 · Time: 8.1s
832 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: DIP, CHIP, LARK, LINCOLN, STAR, DIVE, DUCK, SCRAPER, WING, RAM, DODGE, ROCKET, FORD, SENATOR, FRY, FLYER
prompt: 722
• Sky___: DIVE, SCRAPER, LARK and ROCKET make skydive, skyscraper, skylark and skyrocket.
• Car brands: LINCOLN, DODGE, FORD and RAM.
• NHL teams: SENATOR, FLYER, STAR and DUCK (Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Anaheim Ducks). WING could also fit through the Red Wings, but DUCK matches a team name more directly.
• Snack foods: CHIP, FRY, DIP and WING.
• Trap: DUCK, DODGE, DIP and DIVE all mean "evade," but each belongs to a different real group.
<answer>
DIVE, SCRAPER, LARK, ROCKET
LINCOLN, DODGE, FORD, RAM
SENATOR, FLYER, STAR, DUCK
CHIP, FRY, DIP, WING
</answer>
<traps>
DUCK, DODGE, DIP, DIVE
</traps>
<confidence>
0.8
</confidence>
completion: 820 · cost: $0.019288 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_5_GROUPS_4_TRAP_2_MAX_5
832 → SOLVED
prompt: 722 · completion: 820 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0193
Puzzle 830Base: 3 · Bonus: 0 · Total: 3/5 · Cost: $0.0183 · Time: 7.8s
830 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: WILLING, READY, SUBARU, NOAA, CANE, ABLE, EQUIP, DOWN, PREPARE, PARAMOUNT, NASA, GAME, EAGER, OUTFIT, EAVE, N.F.L.
prompt: 730
Four groups work cleanly:
• Sound like biblical names: CANE (Cain), ABLE (Abel), EAVE (Eve), NOAA (Noah).
• Up for it: WILLING, DOWN, GAME, EAGER.
• Get ready or supply: EQUIP, PREPARE, OUTFIT, READY.
• Logos that feature stars: SUBARU (the Pleiades), PARAMOUNT, NASA, N.F.L.
Trap: READY, WILLING and ABLE suggest the phrase "ready, willing and able." Adding GAME makes a convincing "up for it" set. But ABLE belongs with the biblical names and READY with the preparing words. I'm less sure GAME is the designed fourth word; EAGER could fill that slot instead.
<answer>
CANE, ABLE, EAVE, NOAA
WILLING, DOWN, GAME, EAGER
EQUIP, PREPARE, OUTFIT, READY
SUBARU, PARAMOUNT, NASA, N.F.L.
</answer>
<traps>
READY, WILLING, ABLE, GAME
</traps>
<confidence>
0.75
</confidence>
completion: 771 · cost: $0.018340 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_3_GROUPS_4_TRAP_0_MAX_5
830 → SOLVED
prompt: 730 · completion: 771 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0183
Puzzle 304Base: 3 · Bonus: 2 · Total: 5/5 · Cost: $0.0181 · Time: 8.3s
304 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: FIELD, COCO, BROWN, UNCHAINED, CHIEF, GROUNDS, FICTION, DOGS, HEAD, LAWN, GREEN, HAZEL, DIRECTOR, CHEST, CHAIR, PEA
prompt: 733
Four of the groups are clear:
• Tarantino films: Jackie BROWN, Django UNCHAINED, Pulp FICTION and Reservoir DOGS.
• Leader titles: CHIEF, HEAD, DIRECTOR and CHAIR.
• Grassy areas: FIELD, GROUNDS, LAWN and GREEN.
• Add "nut": coconut, hazelnut, chestnut and peanut.
For the trap, the obvious candidate is eye colours: BROWN, HAZEL and GREEN. I couldn't find a convincing fourth word among the 16, so I'm answering N/A, though that's a guess.
<answer>
BROWN, UNCHAINED, FICTION, DOGS
CHIEF, HEAD, DIRECTOR, CHAIR
FIELD, GROUNDS, LAWN, GREEN
COCO, HAZEL, CHEST, PEA
</answer>
<traps>
N/A
</traps>
<confidence>
0.85
</confidence>
completion: 757 · cost: $0.018072 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_5_GROUPS_4_TRAP_2_MAX_5
304 → SOLVED
prompt: 733 · completion: 757 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0181
Puzzle 818Base: 3 · Bonus: 0 · Total: 3/5 · Cost: $0.0171 · Time: 6.6s
818 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: SPLIT, SPIRIT, SHADE, BLEW, BURST, AMERICANA, SPECTER, JAZZ, RAP, WIGHT, BROKE, CHORAL, DIVINE, READ, FORECAST, CALL
prompt: 730
The four groups:
• Ghosts: SPIRIT, SHADE, SPECTER and WIGHT.
• Music genres: AMERICANA, JAZZ, RAP and CHORAL.
• Ways to predict: DIVINE, READ, FORECAST and CALL.
• Came apart: SPLIT, BLEW, BURST and BROKE.
Trap: SPLIT, BURST, READ and FORECAST look like a group of verbs whose past tense is the same as the present. This set takes two words from "came apart" and two from "ways to predict," so it cannot be a real group.
<answer>
SPIRIT, SHADE, SPECTER, WIGHT
AMERICANA, JAZZ, RAP, CHORAL
DIVINE, READ, FORECAST, CALL
SPLIT, BLEW, BURST, BROKE
</answer>
<traps>
SPLIT, BURST, READ, FORECAST
</traps>
<confidence>
0.8
</confidence>
completion: 707 · cost: $0.017060 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_3_GROUPS_4_TRAP_0_MAX_5
818 → SOLVED
prompt: 730 · completion: 707 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0171
Puzzle 836Base: 3 · Bonus: 2 · Total: 5/5 · Cost: $0.0167 · Time: 8.6s
836 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: SPRINKLE, SHAR PEI, PRUNE, PICTURE, FLICK, BRAIN, LITTER, PEPPER, SIXTEEN, TALK, TOOTH, POTATO, FEATURE, SCATTER, FILM, CREPE PAPER
prompt: 742
The groups are things that are wrinkly, words for a movie, words meaning to strew, and words that follow SWEET.
1. Wrinkly things: SHAR PEI, PRUNE, BRAIN and CREPE PAPER are all known for their wrinkles.
2. Movie: PICTURE, FLICK, FEATURE and FILM are all words for a movie.
3. Strew: SPRINKLE, LITTER, PEPPER and SCATTER all mean to spread something around.
4. Sweet ___: SIXTEEN, TALK, TOOTH and POTATO each follow SWEET.
PEPPER could also follow SWEET, but it fits the strew group, so it can't take POTATO's place. I didn't find a convincing fifth set that would form a designed trap, so I'm answering N/A.
<answer>
SHAR PEI, PRUNE, BRAIN, CREPE PAPER
PICTURE, FLICK, FEATURE, FILM
SPRINKLE, LITTER, PEPPER, SCATTER
SIXTEEN, TALK, TOOTH, POTATO
</answer>
<traps>
N/A
</traps>
<confidence>
0.85
</confidence>
completion: 685 · cost: $0.016668 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_5_GROUPS_4_TRAP_2_MAX_5
836 → SOLVED
prompt: 742 · completion: 685 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0167
Puzzle 833Base: 3 · Bonus: 0 · Total: 3/5 · Cost: $0.0164 · Time: 7.3s
833 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: BOOTH, VEG, ALE, HIVE, COUNTER, EEK, TAP, BAR, LOUNGE, TABLE, PINCH, SWIPE, SCROLL, QUASH, CHILL, LOAF
prompt: 725
• Touchscreen gestures: TAP, SWIPE, SCROLL and PINCH.
• Restaurant seating: BOOTH, COUNTER, BAR and TABLE.
• Relaxing: VEG, LOUNGE, CHILL and LOAF.
• Vegetables missing their first letter: kALE, cHIVE, lEEK and sQUASH.
Trap: TAP, ALE, BAR and LOUNGE all suggest pub words. However, each comes from a different real group, so this is my best guess rather than a certain trap.
<answer>
TAP, SWIPE, SCROLL, PINCH
BOOTH, COUNTER, BAR, TABLE
VEG, LOUNGE, CHILL, LOAF
ALE, HIVE, EEK, QUASH
</answer>
<traps>
TAP, ALE, BAR, LOUNGE
</traps>
<confidence>
0.85
</confidence>
completion: 675 · cost: $0.016400 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_3_GROUPS_4_TRAP_0_MAX_5
833 → SOLVED
prompt: 725 · completion: 675 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0164
Puzzle 314Base: 3 · Bonus: 2 · Total: 5/5 · Cost: $0.0164 · Time: 8.4s
314 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: BOWLINE, BUNK, TAIL, HURDLE, PITCHFORK, BEND, BATON, HOGWASH, GOATEE, HORNS, HITCH, SHEEPSHANK, CROCK, HAMMER, POLE, HORSEFEATHERS
prompt: 742
The puzzle sorts into four groups:
• Knots: BOWLINE, BEND, HITCH and SHEEPSHANK.
• Words for nonsense: BUNK, HOGWASH, CROCK and HORSEFEATHERS.
• Features of the devil: TAIL, PITCHFORK, GOATEE and HORNS.
• Track and field equipment: HURDLE, BATON, HAMMER and POLE.
Likely trap: words that start with a farm animal. HOGWASH, GOATEE, SHEEPSHANK and HORSEFEATHERS each begin with one. They come from three different real groups, with no more than two from any one, so the trap is valid.
<answer>
BOWLINE, BEND, HITCH, SHEEPSHANK
BUNK, HOGWASH, CROCK, HORSEFEATHERS
TAIL, PITCHFORK, GOATEE, HORNS
HURDLE, BATON, HAMMER, POLE
</answer>
<traps>
HOGWASH, GOATEE, SHEEPSHANK, HORSEFEATHERS
</traps>
<confidence>
0.85
</confidence>
completion: 670 · cost: $0.016368 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_5_GROUPS_4_TRAP_2_MAX_5
314 → SOLVED
prompt: 742 · completion: 670 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0164
Puzzle 476Base: 3 · Bonus: 0 · Total: 3/5 · Cost: $0.0157 · Time: 7.4s
476 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: DISCARD, SHEET, PLAY, BLANKET, KEEP, ENERGY, LABOR, PASS, DRAW, SHAM, HONOR, JUSTICE, UPHOLD, FULFILL, THROW, STATE
prompt: 729
The 16 words split into bedding items, U.S. government departments, ways to keep a promise, and card game actions.
• Bedding: SHEET, BLANKET, SHAM and THROW are all things you put on a bed.
• Department of ___: ENERGY, LABOR, JUSTICE and STATE are all U.S. federal departments.
• Keep a promise: KEEP, HONOR, UPHOLD and FULFILL all mean carrying out a promise.
• Card game actions: DISCARD, PLAY, PASS and DRAW are the moves left over, and they fit together as card-play terms.
KEEP and THROW could also pass for card actions, but each fits its own group more tightly. I did not find a convincing designed fifth set, so I'm answering N/A for the trap. That call is less certain than the groups themselves.
<answer>
SHEET, BLANKET, SHAM, THROW
ENERGY, LABOR, JUSTICE, STATE
KEEP, HONOR, UPHOLD, FULFILL
DISCARD, PLAY, PASS, DRAW
</answer>
<traps>
N/A
</traps>
<confidence>
0.85
</confidence>
completion: 640 · cost: $0.015716 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_3_GROUPS_4_TRAP_0_MAX_5
476 → SOLVED
prompt: 729 · completion: 640 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0157
Puzzle 817Base: 3 · Bonus: 2 · Total: 5/5 · Cost: $0.0152 · Time: 8.2s
817 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: SOLO, BUCK, PUNCH, BILLY, RAM, KICK, ZEST, ZING, HAN, MING, TANG, FREE, SINGLE, JACK, SONG, STAG
prompt: 715
• Chinese dynasties: HAN, MING, SONG, TANG.
• Words for flavour or liveliness: PUNCH, KICK, ZEST, ZING. TANG could also fit here, but it is needed for the dynasties.
• Without a companion: SOLO, FREE, SINGLE, STAG (as in "going stag").
• Male animals: BUCK, BILLY, RAM, JACK. STAG is also a male animal, but it is needed in the "without a companion" group.
I don't see a trap. Any "five male animals" or "Han Solo" style set would take three or more words from a single real group, which the rules say a trap never does.
<answer>
HAN, MING, SONG, TANG
PUNCH, KICK, ZEST, ZING
SOLO, FREE, SINGLE, STAG
BUCK, BILLY, RAM, JACK
</answer>
<traps>
N/A
</traps>
<confidence>
0.85
</confidence>
completion: 618 · cost: $0.015220 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_5_GROUPS_4_TRAP_2_MAX_5
817 → SOLVED
prompt: 715 · completion: 618 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0152
Puzzle 827Base: 3 · Bonus: 2 · Total: 5/5 · Cost: $0.0145 · Time: 6.8s
827 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: COAST, BANK, CHEMISTRY, HEARTBREAKER, CARPET, PIP, STRAND, CONNECTION, LAMINATE, SPARK, WAILER, WOOD, FIREWORKS, TILE, BANSHEE, SHORE
prompt: 738
The four groups are:
• Types of flooring: CARPET, LAMINATE, WOOD, TILE.
• Where land meets water: COAST, BANK, STRAND, SHORE.
• Romantic attraction: CHEMISTRY, SPARK, CONNECTION, FIREWORKS.
• Backing bands, with an "S" added: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Siouxsie and the Banshees.
I did not find a convincing fifth set of four drawn from different groups, so I'm calling the trap N/A.
<answer>
CARPET, LAMINATE, WOOD, TILE
COAST, BANK, STRAND, SHORE
CHEMISTRY, SPARK, CONNECTION, FIREWORKS
HEARTBREAKER, PIP, WAILER, BANSHEE
</answer>
<traps>
N/A
</traps>
<confidence>
0.85
</confidence>
completion: 575 · cost: $0.014452 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_5_GROUPS_4_TRAP_2_MAX_5
827 → SOLVED
prompt: 738 · completion: 575 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0145
Puzzle 819Base: 3 · Bonus: 2 · Total: 5/5 · Cost: $0.0139 · Time: 7.6s
819 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: AREAL, ARIEL, ANGULAR, VERDANA, ARABESQUE, IMPACT, GEORGIA, ARIAL, AURORA, ROUNDOFF, SPLIT, AERIAL, VOLUMETRIC, LINEAR, TIANA, MERIDA
prompt: 748
• Fonts: VERDANA, IMPACT, GEORGIA, ARIAL
• Disney princesses: ARIEL, AURORA, TIANA, MERIDA
• Gymnastics moves: ARABESQUE, ROUNDOFF, SPLIT, AERIAL
• Measurement adjectives: AREAL, ANGULAR, VOLUMETRIC, LINEAR
The trap is the four near-homophones ARIEL, ARIAL, AERIAL and AREAL. They sound alike, but each one belongs to a different real group.
<answer>
VERDANA, IMPACT, GEORGIA, ARIAL
ARIEL, AURORA, TIANA, MERIDA
ARABESQUE, ROUNDOFF, SPLIT, AERIAL
AREAL, ANGULAR, VOLUMETRIC, LINEAR
</answer>
<traps>
ARIEL, ARIAL, AERIAL, AREAL
</traps>
<confidence>
0.93
</confidence>
completion: 543 · cost: $0.013852 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_5_GROUPS_4_TRAP_2_MAX_5
819 → SOLVED
prompt: 748 · completion: 543 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0139
Puzzle 815Base: 3 · Bonus: 2 · Total: 5/5 · Cost: $0.0134 · Time: 7.6s
815 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: DAWN, DAY, NES, POLE, ALF, BOND, MTV, BIRTH, COMBINE, WED, FLOWER, GENESIS, FUSE, FLY, VHS, START
prompt: 714
Solution:
• May + word: MAYDAY, MAYPOLE, MAYFLOWER, MAYFLY.
• Ways to begin: DAWN, BIRTH, GENESIS, START.
• Ways to join: BOND, COMBINE, WED, FUSE.
• 1980s pop culture: NES, ALF, MTV, VHS.
GENESIS could look like it belongs with the 80s group, since the Sega Genesis was a console like the NES. But I couldn't build a convincing set of four decoys around it, so I'm calling no trap.
<answer>
DAY, POLE, FLOWER, FLY
DAWN, BIRTH, GENESIS, START
BOND, COMBINE, WED, FUSE
NES, ALF, MTV, VHS
</answer>
<traps>
N/A
</traps>
<confidence>
0.85
</confidence>
completion: 529 · cost: $0.013436 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_5_GROUPS_4_TRAP_2_MAX_5
815 → SOLVED
prompt: 714 · completion: 529 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0134
Puzzle 839Base: 3 · Bonus: 0 · Total: 3/5 · Cost: $0.0131 · Time: 7.2s
839 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: KIND, POPPER, SWEET, STOVETOP, WARM, WING, THROW, FLIPPER, KETTLE, MICROWAVE, FIN, ARM, FRITTER, TENDER, TRIFLE, FIDDLE
prompt: 730
<answer>
POPPER, STOVETOP, KETTLE, MICROWAVE
WING, FLIPPER, FIN, ARM
FRITTER, TRIFLE, FIDDLE, THROW
KIND, SWEET, WARM, TENDER
</answer>
<traps>
N/A
</traps>
<confidence>
0.8
</confidence>
completion: 509 · cost: $0.013100 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_3_GROUPS_4_TRAP_0_MAX_5
839 → SOLVED
prompt: 730 · completion: 509 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0131
Puzzle 826Base: 3 · Bonus: 0 · Total: 3/5 · Cost: $0.0128 · Time: 7.4s
826 → WIP
HOW TO PLAY
1. You are given 16 words that form 4 hidden groups of 4 related words each.
2. Sort all 16 words into the 4 groups they belong to.
3. Every word must be used exactly once. Each group must contain EXACTLY 4 words.
BONUS
Some puzzles hide a TRAP: a 5th set of 4 words, drawn from the same 16, that forms a convincing category but is not one of the 4 real groups. Playing it as a group would leave the puzzle unsolvable, because its words actually belong to different real groups. If a trap exists, identify its 4 words. A trap never takes 3 of its words from a single real group.
SCORING
This is a One-Shot Puzzle. You get to submit your response exactly once with no feedback.
Base: 1 point per matched group; a perfect solve (all 4 groups) scores 3.
Trap bonus:
- +2 if your trap set is a genuine designed trap.
- +2 if you state N/A and the puzzle truly has no traps.
Maximum: 5 points per puzzle.
If your answer is not in a valid format — not exactly 4 groups of 4 words, or the 16 words do not exactly match the puzzle's words — you score 0.
RESPONSE FORMAT:
Provide your response in this exact structure:
<answer>
[Four lines, each with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — one line per group]
</answer>
<traps>
[ONE line with EXACTLY four words, ALL CAPS, comma-separated — your single most likely trap set. Or state N/A; not all puzzles have traps.]
</traps>
<confidence>
[A number between 0.0 and 1.0 indicating your confidence in this answer]
</confidence>
Available words: HATCH, BEST, GATE, WALL, DOOR, FLEET, TOP, MAIN, COMPASS, BETTER, DOWNING, INSET, KEY, BEAT, SCALE, PORTAL
prompt: 721
<answer>
FLEET, DOWNING, WALL, MAIN
BEST, TOP, BETTER, BEAT
HATCH, GATE, DOOR, PORTAL
COMPASS, INSET, KEY, SCALE
</answer>
<traps>
N/A
</traps>
<confidence>
0.85
</confidence>
completion: 498 · cost: $0.012844 · result: ONESHOT_SCORE_3_GROUPS_4_TRAP_0_MAX_5
826 → SOLVED
prompt: 721 · completion: 498 · guesses: 1 · correct: 4 · time: 00:00 · cost: $0.0128