Extended NYT Connections Newest 100 (Quadratic v1)
Games · 2026-07-24
Newest 100 puzzles from the full-coverage Extended NYT Connections board, using quadratic-v1 scoring: 100*(exact_groups/4)^2 per puzzle. Published September 2026 window; distinct from the earlier linear partial-credit metric.
Top models (higher is better)
| Model | Score |
|---|---|
| GPT-6 Astra | 98.7 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 96.5 |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | 96.1 |
| GPT-5.5 | 96.1 |
| Claude Opus 5 | 94.5 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | 94.4 |
| Claude Fable 5 | 93.6 |
| GPT-5.4 | 93.4 |
| Gemini 3 Pro Preview | 92.3 |
| Gemini 3.7 Flash | 92.2 |
| Opus 4.8 | 92.1 |
| Kimi K3 | 92.1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 90.8 |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | 90.6 |
| GPT-6 Sol | 88.8 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | 88.5 |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | 88.5 |
| Opus 4.6 | 88.1 |
| DeepSeek-V4-Flash | 87.2 |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | 86.1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 85.2 |
| Muse Spark 1.1 | 84.8 |
| Muse Spark 1.3 | 83.6 |
| Kimi K2.6 | 80.2 |
| Qwen3.7-Max | 78.9 |
| GPT-5.2 | 78.6 |
| GLM-5.1 | 77.6 |
| Muse Spark 1.2 | 77.2 |
| Grok 4.5 | 77.2 |
| Grok 4.6 | 77.1 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 75.2 |
| Sonnet 4.6 | 74.1 |
| GLM-5.2 | 72.8 |
| Grok 4.7 | 72.8 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 72.4 |
| GLM-5.3 | 72.2 |
| GPT-5.2 Pro | 71.8 |
| Qwen3.7-Plus | 70.9 |
| Sonnet 5 | 69.9 |
| Qwen3.6-Max-Preview | 69.4 |