Find one English word that satisfies all of the following:
When your therapist says it about you, it's a problem.
When said in your eulogy, it's an insult.
When founders uses it to describe their startup, their startup is a fraud.
(Twist) Must usually have a positive connotation.
No definitions or explanations—the word must do all the work. Words from the prompt itself are banned.
Par = "Sublime"
Score: 58 / 65; curved grade: A
This is the AI's best effort. You're trying to beat it.
Tips
♦️ Submit the best word you can think of to satisfy all four constraints (three categories + a twist). An AI judge will grade your word: 15 points per category, plus up to 5 bonus points (for a max of 65).
♦️ An AI player attempted this puzzle. Its guess is nicknamed "Par" and given a benchmark curved score of 9.0/10.0. You can use the Par word for inspiration.
♦️ The AI player thought the Par word was the best answer—but the AI judge is open-minded. Can you score higher?
♦️Try as many words as you like. To make the Top-Ten leaderboard, you have to be the first to think of that word!
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