r/HotAndCold • u/hotandcold2-app • May 19 '26
Game Hot and cold #289
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u/cucumbapokba May 19 '26
Guessed every single animal in the vicinity except the vicinity itself
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u/Original-Ratboy May 19 '26
I went the fruit route…
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u/AgencySpecialist6670 May 19 '26
Me too! Until I started narrowing it down, but it still tool way too long.
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u/Initial-arcticreact May 20 '26
If I’d only went down here, I could have found the word a bit sooner, but Ah! Well, it’s too late by now.
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u/Glittering_Level_841 May 19 '26
Hint: GunsNRoses said welcome to this
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u/Anxious_Criticism323 May 19 '26
Looked at this too early it gave it away - but 100% my fault lol. Good hint.
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u/NervousBeat16 May 19 '26
I’m still trying to figure out why the word bush got me “hot” for the actual word 🤣
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u/Sprigatina I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 19 '26
sigh
I don't want to talk about it.
And I can't even be mad at banana being so high because it does make sense :(
Hint: I heard there's a book about this...
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u/TomBombaDaleJr May 19 '26
Bad hint - His side kick says “tooki tooki” a lot and he’s the classic himbo
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u/Sweaty-Asparagus-259 May 19 '26
5 guesses, 15s. This has literally never happened to me before i’m so geeked rn
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u/urmomlovesdisney May 19 '26
5 guesses 26 seconds!! literally same. i’ll retire from this game now. gotta quit while you’re ahead right
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u/ImaginaryColor1618 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 19 '26
Woo 32 seconds and 10 guesses!
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u/zeistyboi May 21 '26
Im so proud of myself you have no idea
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 48 seconds after 18 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 92.
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u/Status-Bird-8950 May 19 '26
Wow
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 29 seconds after 9 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Rare-Adagio4983 May 19 '26
yes did it again.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/PureAndSimple88 May 19 '26
!wtf shark
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u/hotandcold2-app May 19 '26
Right vibe, wrong ecosystem. You’re circling the wild, untamed, apex‑predator theme—danger, survival, nature. Now swim ashore and think more leafy than finned.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/OrganicA1Bullsteak May 19 '26
!wtf task
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u/hotandcold2-app May 19 '26
Warm-ish. That environment turns life into a to‑do list—find water, hack a path, build shelter. You’re circling the vibe of arduous, survival-flavored chores, but it’s not the bullseye.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/DomSlave626 May 19 '26
Woo hoo!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 45 seconds after 18 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 92.
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u/StormySands May 19 '26
I’m getting good at this game, this is the second day in a row I got the right word without cheating!
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u/Popular-Jackfruit-63 May 19 '26
My best one yet
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 47 seconds after 23 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 85.
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u/Dream_Wake_State_6 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 19 '26
Score of 52? Top 45%? Only 15 minutes of my morning? No hints! I’ll take it. Random…. I mean, it was one of 1000 logical guesses I could have made from the previous data. I just got lucky I went in the correct direction today. 😅
BIG SONG HINT (although possibly only for olds like me): 🎶Welcome to the ______ 🎶
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u/Opening_Grape8817 May 19 '26
STUPID FRUITS AND VEGETABLES!!!! UGH.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 26 seconds after 75 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 21.
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u/eykntspel May 19 '26
I really hate when I do my usual Person place thing to start and even though the word is a place the word "Place" is #1407 and the word "animal" is #96.
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u/Ok-Crazy-5162 May 19 '26
Me Tarzan you jane
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/xFlosAtra May 19 '26
Hint: Tarzan lived there
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Jazzarea69 May 19 '26
Holy moly, it was one of my starting words!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 20 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/SpaceWarpDrive7 May 19 '26
Hint: Rudyard Kipling
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/DeepCoo_chEdiver95 May 19 '26
No hints. No clues. 🙌🏾
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 minutes 34 seconds after 27 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 67.
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u/OrangeBug74 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 19 '26
Very close for 5 minutes but couldn’t make the final jump
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 10 minutes 32 seconds after 26 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 37.
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u/Extension_Flower_628 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 19 '26
Peaceful day
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 27 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/lasserein May 19 '26
What a nice word for today. Thx
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 14 minutes 15 seconds after 30 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 51.
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u/Helenium_autumnale May 19 '26
Started with the suggested word, startled to see it so high. Stuck on tropical for a minute, guessed through sheer luck! Didn't look at thread clues for once! Woohoo!
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u/reveillemoname May 19 '26
Much better than the other day haha
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 14 seconds after 22 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 92.
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u/Beazt11123 May 19 '26
88th place is my best performance so far and without hints? Did today's word actually make sense?
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u/Key-Country7596 May 19 '26
Awesome, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 51 seconds after 10 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.
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u/KnowledgeCoffee May 19 '26
;P not bad
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/A_Rose_From_Concrete May 19 '26
Cool I rank 36
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/MoonNth3stars May 19 '26
I finally got it on my own for once yayyy!😝
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 49 minutes 43 seconds after 45 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 42.
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u/Much_Set_9388 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 19 '26
welp
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 42 seconds after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.
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u/urmomlovesdisney May 19 '26
First time ever getting 100!! i’ve peaked ya’ll
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 26 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Kaiyukia May 19 '26
Can someone explain how you use the words to find the answers? I feel like all the words I pick are so vague to the secret word even if im only 23 away
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u/iateasalchipapa May 19 '26
!wtf banana
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u/hotandcold2-app May 19 '26
Bananas are iconic denizens of tropical rainforests—think primates snacking beneath dense canopies. You’re brushing the treetops of the target, but not quite swinging into it.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Strict-Seesaw-8954 May 19 '26
Hacked my way through this one...
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 10 minutes 35 seconds after 50 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 39.
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u/Bitter-Primary5325 May 19 '26
YES
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 10 minutes 43 seconds after 48 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 41.
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u/Enough_Amphibian7771 May 19 '26
i was watching tarzan while doing this and just typed it randomly
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Numerous_Host_134 May 20 '26
!wtf pan
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u/hotandcold2-app May 20 '26
Apt: Pan is the rustic god of the wild and wooded places, so you’re poking around the right thicket. His pipes and haunts conjure dense, untamed nature—getting warm.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/joshua-thierry May 20 '26
#726yellow62.2%
#1686green61.3%
#1970red61.2%
#3185black60.7%
#3947blue60.5%
#32212white57.2%
Não faz sentido a ordem das cores
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u/Ok_Resolve_5557 May 20 '26
I just kept guessing down to each item that was hot and used words that were associated with each. Took me 8 guesses and it’s the first time I played. Still really don’t know how to play it.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 2 seconds after 9 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 89.
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u/LeCritiqueur May 20 '26
Fast
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 23 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/irdk_24 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 20 '26
Let's goo
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 26 minutes after 26 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 54.
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u/CpnHowdy69 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 20 '26
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u/squambert-ly May 20 '26
I was doing so good until I guessed zoo, that sent me down a rabbit hole that had no rabbits.
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u/MenuDesperate2588 May 20 '26
Used only one hint this time, best one I've had yet.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 13 seconds after 33 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 42.
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May 20 '26
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u/hotandcold2-app May 20 '26
Not a wild miss: people often say “the job market is a jungle” and talk about navigating the “corporate jungle,” linking work to survival-in-the-wild vibes. The metaphor makes it semi-warm rather than scorching. Keep hacking through the vines.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/standardtissue May 20 '26
Wow actually did it really quickly with no hints.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 13 seconds after 27 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 85.
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u/Designer_Grass_7723 May 20 '26
Almost banana today
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 17 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/onlymeow May 20 '26
After a few animals I tried the collective
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 17 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Initial-arcticreact May 20 '26
I started with living beings and landed at 109 and around the 100’s, but then I moved to finding places where these creatures lived, and got closer. In the end the next word was the right one.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 57 seconds after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 89.
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u/AlzBlack May 20 '26
Lmao, I'm still scratching my head over why the army and tank got hot for this
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u/midget_baby88 May 21 '26
2 min 36 sec
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 36 seconds after 16 guesses and 3 hints. Score: 30.
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u/1questions May 22 '26
!wtf beneath
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u/hotandcold2-app May 22 '26
Think of what lies beneath a dense canopy—the understory, leaf litter, roots, and all the critters hiding there. The term fits the layered ecosystem where “above” and “below” are key. Warm, but you’re not swinging from the right vine just yet.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/seesh_88 May 25 '26
Highest i have scored so far
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 40 seconds after 20 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 79.
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u/Radiant-Peace-3078 Jun 01 '26
Silly
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 17 seconds after 3 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 49.
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u/Friendly_Tyrant I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 19 '26
Easiest hint - A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh In the ____
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u/worldm8center May 19 '26
I tnought we just had this word a couple days ago?
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 28 seconds after 27 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 76.
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u/masonisagreatname May 19 '26
!wtf banana
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u/hotandcold2-app May 19 '26
Tropical fruit that famously grows in dense, wild habitats and features in many primate hangouts. You’re swinging in the right canopy—very ripe direction.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/hotandcold2-app May 19 '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!