🎯 How to Play Beat the Bots

Master the art of beating AI in daily word puzzles. Every day brings a new challenge!

Quick Start Guide

🎯 The Goal: Find 5 themed words that were used to generate the AI image

🤖 The Challenge: Beat the AI's guess count

📅 Fresh Content: New puzzle every day at midnight UTC

🏆 Victory Condition: Find all 5 words in fewer guesses than the AI

How the Game Works

1Daily Puzzle Generation

Every day, our AI creates a new puzzle with a hidden theme. It generates 5 words related to that theme, then uses those exact words to create an image with DALL-E.

2The Word Pool

You'll see 30 words total:

5 themed words - These are the ones you need to find
25 random words - These are decoys to make it challenging

3Making Guesses

Click on words you think match the theme. Correct guesses turn green, incorrect ones turn red. The AI has already played and made its guesses - can you do better?

💡 Pro Tip: The themed words were literally used to generate the image, so look for visual clues!

Understanding Your AI Opponent

How ChatGPT Plays

The AI analyzes the image and tries to identify the themed words using:

Visual pattern recognition - Identifies objects, colors, and scenes
Logical word associations - Connects visual elements to vocabulary
Context analysis - Looks for thematic connections

AI Strengths & Weaknesses

AI Strengths

Excellent at obvious visual elements
Great with literal interpretations
Consistent logical reasoning

AI Weaknesses

Struggles with abstract concepts
Misses wordplay and puns
Can overthink simple themes

Winning Strategies

Visual Analysis

Look for the most obvious elements first. If you see a cat, "cat" or "animal" might be themed words.

Think Thematically

Consider what connects the elements. A beach scene might have themes like "vacation," "summer," or "relaxation."

Consider Abstracts

Themes can be emotions, concepts, or ideas. An image of people laughing might include "happiness" or "joy."

Start Broad

Begin with general categories, then get specific. Try "food" before "sandwich," "animal" before "dog."

🏆 Expert Strategy: The AI typically takes 5-10 guesses. If you can identify the theme quickly and make educated guesses, you can often beat it in 5-6 tries!

Scoring & Progress

How Winning Works

🏆 You Win: Find all 5 words in fewer guesses than the AI

🤝 You Tie: Same number of guesses as the AI

😢 You Lose: More guesses than the AI (but you still solved it!)

Why Sign In?

Create an account to:

Track your daily win streak
View your puzzle history
See your improvement over time
Compete on leaderboards (coming soon!)

📧 Easy Login: Just enter your email for a magic link - no passwords needed!

Ready to Beat the Bots?

Now that you know the strategies, it's time to put them to the test!

Start Playing Today's Puzzle