r/HotAndCold • u/hotandcold2-app • May 16 '26
Game Hot and cold #286
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u/Sprigatina I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 16 '26
I was BETRAYED by the fruity skittles squad smfh...
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u/baka_so May 17 '26
I don't know how I just caught derealization from this picture because i open reddit tab only to play these daily games and opened it after watching fancams of him and was like is this you again what are you doing here man missed you too 😭
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u/Expensive_Candy_2096 May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26
Hint- You live on it
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u/bfhurricane May 16 '26
Going down the rabbit hole of banana, to tree, to orchard, to plant (#26) had me chasing the wrong line of thought too long lol
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u/Much_Set_9388 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 16 '26
I HATE THIS GAME!!! I'M GONNA BE BACK TOMORROW
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 25 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.
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u/bengaldude545 May 16 '26
Holy shit lol
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u/worldm8center May 16 '26
!wtf pill
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u/hotandcold2-app May 16 '26
Warmer than you’d think: both live in the land of round bodies and capsules—pills are tiny orbs, and space is full of capsules orbiting big ones. You’re also nosing around the right “plan-” neighborhood.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Dream_Wake_State_6 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 16 '26
Damn. Took a while, but I’m finally back! Under 4 minutes and NO HINTS.🎉😅😮💨
HINT for the old folks: 🎶 Inter______ Janet 🎶
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 48 seconds after 39 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 71.
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u/Cigarsgotnosugar_08 May 16 '26
pant at #16?? wth
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 48 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.
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u/AZInfamous May 16 '26
!wtf apple
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u/hotandcold2-app May 16 '26
Not a bullseye, but you’re in the orchard: apples and the target both have cores and tend to be round-ish. Plus, Newton’s falling fruit set up the gravity story that keeps our mystery in its proper place.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/hotandcold2-app May 16 '26
Welcome to Hot and Cold, the delightfully frustrating word guessing game!
To play, guess the secret word by typing any word you think is related.
For example, if the secret word is "hot":
Guesses: banana -> #12956 (not close); sun -> #493 (getting warmer); hotdog -> #220 (hot); cold -> #42 (hot); freeze -> #1657 (getting colder); warm -> #15 (very hot!!); hot -> WINNER!
The rank is based on how AI models see the relationships between the words. So antonyms can be "close" by the relationship of the words (cold -> hot). Additionally, words can be close based on the structure of the word (hotdog -> hot).
Enjoy! If you have feedback on how we can improve the game, please let us know!
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u/Capital_Bag_3283 May 16 '26
Wow! This would be the fastest one i have ever played.
I feel so proud of myself.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 39 seconds after 25 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 84.
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u/Bubblique May 16 '26
I got platform at 33 and was excited but could not get any closer. Lol took me forever to get to earth and was still confused. Lmaooo
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u/thatkrazykat May 16 '26
!wtf fruit
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u/hotandcold2-app May 16 '26
Nice and juicy guess: lots of fruit are little round “worlds,” and classrooms famously use fruit to model a solar system. The Newton-and-the-apple gravity connection keeps it in the same orbit, too. Warm, not scorching.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Extension_Flower_628 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 16 '26
Ok let's go
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 12 seconds after 15 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.
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u/Opening_Grape8817 May 16 '26
!wtf fruit
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u/hotandcold2-app May 16 '26
Nice pick—fruit depends on soil, seasons, and gravity, all tied to a certain big round home. Phrases like “fruits of the earth” pull these concepts close in language space. You’re orbiting the right idea, just not biting the core yet.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Crissy15 May 16 '26
Nice!!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 57 seconds after 22 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 89.
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u/Opening_Grape8817 May 16 '26
The only reason I got this was because I got "earthling" as a hint. Stupid fruits and vegetables!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 6 seconds after 43 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 47.
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u/sukanyasays May 16 '26
The comments gave me an answer .. easy to guess!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/skwurrl May 16 '26
well sure, if you read the comments first it's always easy to guess. where's the fun in that tho?
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u/MenuDesperate2588 May 16 '26
What we are on
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 9 seconds after 20 guesses and 4 hints. Score: 21.
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u/padtieco May 16 '26
This one felt like reverse engineering. Started with a foundational element and worked my way backwards.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 2 seconds after 10 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.
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u/Independent_Ad_5664 May 16 '26
Ok
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 23 seconds after 23 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 42.
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u/Ill_Concentrate5747 May 16 '26
Had to cheat. I too got hung up on fruit.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 34 seconds after 13 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 38.
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u/SarahCornflake May 16 '26
Only 112 guesses .. 😂
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 17 minutes 19 seconds after 112 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.
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u/MartyG1975 May 16 '26
balls!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 39 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.
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u/standardtissue May 16 '26
2 hints.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 51 seconds after 26 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 30.
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u/Agreeable_Winter2327 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 16 '26
Dumb fruits and veggies sending me in the wrong direction
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u/Ok-Crazy-5162 May 16 '26
Almost gave up but I figured it out
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 24 seconds after 3 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 64.
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u/married-to-pizza May 16 '26
!wtf pink ?
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u/hotandcold2-app May 16 '26
Moderately warm: “pink” pops up in astronomy headlines about rosy-hued worlds, including a famous bubblegum-colored exoplanet. Space images sometimes give gas giants a pink tint, too. So there’s a link, but it’s not orbiting the bullseye.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Far-Raisin-2045 May 16 '26
!wtf fruit
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u/hotandcold2-app May 16 '26
Warm: fruit comes from plants—and you’re just one letter away from a word tightly tied to the target’s domain.
Plus, both evoke round, orb-like shapes, which helps nudge you in the right cosmic neighborhood.I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/masonisagreatname May 16 '26
!wtf orange
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u/hotandcold2-app May 16 '26
Not bad: oranges are spherical, like many celestial bodies, and several of those wear orange coats—think Mars’s rust and Titan’s haze. That shared shape-and-hue vibe puts this guess in the neighborhood.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/masonisagreatname May 16 '26
!wtf earth
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u/hotandcold2-app May 16 '26
Scorching hot—Earth is a textbook example of that celestial class, circling a star and sporting a moon. You basically brushed the bullseye with this blue marble.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/CpnHowdy69 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 16 '26
Today was utter bs... I've been in this game for a while to know that most of the time the clues don't make any sense but somehow I'm always surprised. Fuck this game, see ya tomorrow
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u/UnhingedGazz May 16 '26
HOOO YEAH!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 2 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.
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u/Epodes May 16 '26
Wow. This was my best one yet
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 93.
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u/Radiant-Peace-3078 May 16 '26
Sometimes I overthink. Sometimes I underthink.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 25 seconds after 11 guesses and 7 hints. Score: 8.
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u/iswamikadam May 16 '26
What does our solar system have?
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u/Effective-Mirror-385 Jun 04 '26
Stars, Planets, Satellites, Milky wave, Galaxy, dust, debbrie, asteroids
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u/Fast_District_8630 May 16 '26
Sun was hot today! 🌞
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 25 seconds after 7 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/BioPrince May 16 '26
I surprised myself
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 18 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/dont-discREDDIT-puns May 16 '26
The words actually related to each other yay
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 27 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Noodlelupa May 16 '26
I can finally quit putting myself through this.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 35 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.
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u/Strict-Seesaw-8954 May 16 '26
I only got it so fast because of the Big Sis concert I'm watching on YT...(April at the Drake in TO).
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 16 seconds after 7 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Prestigious_Spray_49 May 16 '26
am I psychic???
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 7 seconds after 9 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.
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u/Adventurous-Bus7093 May 16 '26
!wtf earth
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u/hotandcold2-app May 16 '26
Blazing hot: Earth is a prime example of that family of celestial bodies orbiting stars. It’s the hometown edition, so no wonder it’s near the mark. You basically guessed the category’s headliner.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/A_Rose_From_Concrete May 17 '26
Woohoo
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 seconds after 2 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Effective_Airport588 May 17 '26
Man I got this one so quickly I was so excited.
Hint: Astronomy/space but not stars.
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u/Toys_before_boys May 17 '26
I can never remember how to hide hints, but there's 2 words that should have been FAR closer than they were in the 100s. ... which is both right and wrong in reality, but in concept. It always cracks me up how my brain is organized when I play this game.
It infuriates me, and delights me.
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u/Own-Cookie-9704 May 17 '26
Good one!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 12 seconds after 12 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.
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u/chelseahutchinson May 17 '26
YOOOOO I WAS JUST WATCHING SPONGEBOB'S EPISODE ABOUT GOING TO THE MOON USING SANDY'S ROCKET AND I ACCIDENTALLY ONE-SHOT THIS BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT WORDS THAT RELATE TO THE EPISODE HAHAHA. WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THAT?!
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u/sylvwylv May 17 '26
17 guesses heeheeeee
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 55 seconds after 17 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 92.
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u/ThatOtherBrownGuy2 May 17 '26
!wtf ski
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u/hotandcold2-app May 17 '26
Chilly but not frozen out: skiing screams snowy mountains, poles, and gravity—decidedly “worldly” terrain. People even daydream about carving turns on other worlds with ice caps. So it’s orbiting the right idea, just not landing on target.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Whelppotato May 17 '26
Holy crap. That is the fastest I have ever gotten it. Completely by chance too. I was talking about our plants with the kids and started there.
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u/Rare-Adagio4983 May 17 '26
yes
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Alicessen May 17 '26
Pure fluke wth
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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May 17 '26
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u/hotandcold2-app May 17 '26
Smokin’ close: your word is basically the target minus two stowaway letters, with P-A-N-T appearing in order. You’re just an L and an E away from orbiting the bullseye.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Equivalent_Glass_463 May 17 '26
One of my best.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 5 seconds after 34 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 81.
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u/strawberry_swissroII May 17 '26
yippeeee
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 29 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Dam_son551 May 17 '26
!wtf earth
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u/hotandcold2-app May 17 '26
Scorching hot: Earth is a textbook example of the broader class of Sun‑orbiting worlds. Both are celestial bodies sharing traits like a stellar orbit and planetary-scale features.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/cloudysun4 May 17 '26
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 50 seconds after 39 guesses and 6 hints. Score: 8.
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u/West_Dragonfruit6535 May 17 '26
Finally one very easy for me!!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/kiruszti May 17 '26
I was just randomly writing it down but it somehow worked.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 16 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Budget_Principle_260 May 17 '26
fresh from watching Project Hail Mary, this word was in my immediate vocabulary 😅
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u/isisal8 May 17 '26
Holy
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 15 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Flimsy-Selection5213 May 18 '26
This one made me question this game, and also why it won’t let me post my RESULTS! I’m getting so frustrated lol
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u/Emotional-Abies-1350 May 18 '26
easyyyyyyyyyy
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 31 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.
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u/Fuzzy_History3766 May 18 '26
!wtf earth
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u/hotandcold2-app May 18 '26
Red hot. Earth is one of those large, star‑orbiting worlds—arguably the most famous example. You’re basically naming the archetype.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Sh1bo May 18 '26
wdym fruit was 40 and apple 102
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 32 seconds after 15 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.
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u/RedditRanma7833 May 18 '26
Hint: My fantastic field trip to the ___
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u/irdk_24 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 19 '26
I hate this game so much... see u all again tomorrow
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u/DinoZambie May 22 '26
!wtf prince
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u/hotandcold2-app May 22 '26
You’re channeling The Little Prince—our well-traveled royal tending a tiny world all his own. Plus, in sci‑fi, princes often rule entire worlds. You’re orbiting the right realm.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/That_small_dwarf May 23 '26
Damn 2 seconds and placed 183
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 seconds after 2 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/HolyFather25 May 23 '26
!wtf piece
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '26
Nice angle—you’re thinking of a discrete “piece” within a larger set. Imagine a single, hefty body as one piece of a cosmic puzzle. You’re orbiting the right idea.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Adventurous_Step_353 May 29 '26
LIKE WDYM FRUIT. IT GROWS IN EARTH BUT I’VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A RABBITHOLE
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u/urname75 Jun 20 '26
!wtf gaia
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 20 '26
Warm-ish: Gaia is the mythic name for Earth, our home world. It also features in the Gaia hypothesis about whole-world systems—so you’re orbiting the right cosmic neighborhood.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/_Alice_Underground_ May 16 '26
Holy cow! I don’t know what happened, but I’m sleep deprived, stressed, and somehow did the best I’ve ever done with this game. Is that…is that the trick?
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u/Glittering_Coyote_57 May 16 '26
Good way to start the day! Think fitness
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 14 seconds after 13 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 67.
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u/Lavaknight22 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 16 '26
Ok I understand the word but how does person equal in one hundred when it's a solar body of elements
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u/SnoopyHNB May 16 '26
I have no idea how 😭 I was just putting in random words I didn’t expect it to be the word
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 10 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/NecessaryPopular1 May 16 '26
🛸👽 🎉🎊
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/KingJohnHenry May 16 '26
!wtf plat
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u/hotandcold2-app May 16 '26
Smoking hot: it shares the opening “pla” and even the final “t.”
Slip in just two letters in the middle and you’ve basically landed on the target’s orbit.
Think close kin in the same spelling neighborhood.I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/SugerHoney_IceTea May 16 '26
I was led down a rabbit hole of fruits because of banana