Extended NYT Connections 940 (Quadratic v1)
Games · 2026-07-24
Extended NYT Connections full 940-puzzle leaderboard under quadratic-v1 scoring, introduced July 24, 2026. A puzzle with g exact groups contributes 100*(g/4)^2. One attempt per puzzle; incomplete cohorts are excluded. Kept separate from the earlier partial-credit scoring rule.
Top models (higher is better)
| Model | Score |
|---|---|
| GPT-6 Astra | 98.1 |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | 97.4 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 97.4 |
| GPT-5.5 | 96.2 |
| Gemini 3 Pro Preview | 94.4 |
| Claude Opus 5 | 94.3 |
| Gemini 3.7 Flash | 94.0 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | 93.8 |
| Kimi K3 | 93.6 |
| Claude Fable 5 | 92.7 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 92.6 |
| Opus 4.6 | 92.1 |
| GPT-5.4 | 91.3 |
| Opus 4.8 | 91.1 |
| GPT-6 Sol | 90.1 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | 90.0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 89.6 |
| DeepSeek-V4-Flash | 89.6 |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | 89.6 |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | 89.0 |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | 88.5 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 87.4 |
| Kimi K2.6 | 87.2 |
| Qwen3.7-Max | 85.1 |
| Muse Spark 1.3 | 85.1 |
| Muse Spark 1.1 | 84.9 |
| GPT-5.2 | 83.6 |
| Gemini 3 Flash Preview | 83.1 |
| Sonnet 4.6 | 80.9 |
| Grok 4.6 | 80.0 |
| Grok 4.5 | 79.9 |
| GPT-5.2 Pro | 79.3 |
| Muse Spark 1.2 | 79.2 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 78.4 |
| GLM-5.1 | 77.7 |
| Grok 4.7 | 76.8 |
| Sonnet 5 | 75.1 |
| GLM-5 | 74.8 |
| Qwen3.7-Plus | 74.8 |
| GLM-5.2 | 74.3 |