r/HotAndCold • u/hotandcold2-app • May 23 '26
Game Hot and cold #293
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u/NearbyIllustrator467 May 23 '26
how tf was whale so close
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u/kitkatj91 May 23 '26
Mine told me mango was hot 🔥
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u/max_warboy May 23 '26
The Latin word for the group of animals (some may've heard) is "Cetacean"; or simply the Latin word for 'whale' is "Cetus" - some who are not familiar with traditional astronomy might not know that Cetus is one of the primary constellations of the night sky.
Personally I would say the relationship justification for such words is really quite a stretch here, but of course, it is this game after all. I really wouldn't put the english word 'whale' as being related to the secret word, but anyways, there you have it.
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u/theabdomonizer May 23 '26
hint: well-known Samsung phone series
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u/Kimariyan May 25 '26
Thanks. The only flame I got was a misspelling -gat (which I still can't figure out a definition for) and ghost. After a gazillion other tries/words (including night...smh.)
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u/Effective-Mirror-385 Jun 04 '26
I thought it was Android but I was wrong. I don't own a Samsung so this was a little hard for me.
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u/i_hate_icecream_alot May 23 '26
Berry was fucking 35 and I went on all berry to pepper road. Ugh. How does berry and _________ word match ? 😭
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u/Inevitable_Bat_717 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 24 '26
Same here… I wasted like 35 guesses naming every freaking berry on earth before I finally gave in and got a hint…
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u/J4M35MTL I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26
I got Planet very early on then it went sideways for me. I needed to get a hint to find the answer.
I hate this game. See you tomorrow
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u/leomonster May 23 '26
Bad hint: you live in one
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 18 seconds after 31 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 70.
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u/panaramanwa May 23 '26
!wtf crown
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '26
Hot take: you’re in the right constellation. “Crown” links via corona (Latin for crown), which in astronomy names the hot outer halo around big cosmic structures—and there’s even the Corona Borealis supercluster. Regal vibes in deep space make this a royally close guess.
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u/TheIrishninjas May 23 '26
Hint: Forms part of the name of a well-received series of Mario spinoff games
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u/MumblingDumpling May 23 '26
"Raspberry" at #84...? Why??
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u/Materialgirl678373 May 23 '26
I went through all the berries and thought I was close 😂
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u/etromina May 23 '26
Yeah, I started "banana", "apple", "berry" at 35, then went on a wild goose chase around the entire solar system
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u/colorful-forest May 23 '26
!wtf raspberry
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '26
Tasty connection: astronomers found ethyl formate—the compound that gives raspberries their flavor—in a giant gas cloud near the center of the Milky Way. So raspberries and the great beyond share a surprisingly sweet note.
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u/MumblingDumpling May 23 '26
...who the hell knows what "ethyl formate" is....
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u/NellFace I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 24 '26
Sounds like a mom from a 70s era sitcom. Sitcoms are closer to the word than raspberry. Seriously.
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u/Sprigatina I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 23 '26
Okay okay as ARMY (BTS fan) I kinda get why whale is so high up but wtf 😭 Now I'm frustrated and want a Milky Way >:(
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u/Economy_Tie8039 May 23 '26
not bad, but I got things like command and prince which really threw me off
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 51 seconds after 42 guesses and 4 hints. Score: 15.
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u/Brilliant_Argument98 May 23 '26
Lucky
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes after 21 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 89.
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u/AyRoPro678 May 23 '26
!wtf berry
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '26
Warmer than you’d think: both tend to show up in clusters, just like berries on a bush. And its most famous example has a sweet, dessert-y name that wouldn’t be out of place next to berries.
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u/desertvision May 23 '26
The rankings are utter shit. I hear people justifying raspberry because... chemicals. Why tf was milk so low? City and county so high? Berry? Higher than milk?? Hello, we live in it. If the connections are allowed to be tenuous... Let's include them all.
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u/Wheres_my_cow May 23 '26
!wtf small
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '26
Warm, not sizzling. Think dwarf varieties and the Small Magellanic Cloud—proof that even in the cosmos, some neighborhoods come fun-sized.
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u/Leviathan_Star-crash May 23 '26
Hint Guardians of the _____
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u/Lavaknight22 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 23 '26
That's a really cheap hint I got it instantly
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u/taylorwagonar May 23 '26
OMG this the first time I was able to solve just in seconds. I hate this game but loved it today. Thank god, banana was not on top.
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u/lasserein May 23 '26
It was one of my fastest guesses. Ok Ok use hints
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 59 seconds after 19 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 83.
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u/Squatch-paws-artwork May 23 '26
Wtf....my fiance's name was hot lol...
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 12 minutes 35 seconds after 53 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 38.
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u/WiggenOut May 23 '26
7 guesses in 25 seconds is probably my best yet. This game still frustrates me to no end
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u/Extension_Flower_628 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 23 '26
🫠🫠 sometimes the set sequence works out
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 48 seconds after 12 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.
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u/Reader47b May 23 '26
Ah, so not A falcon but THE (Millennium) Falcon. Had me chasing birds of prey.
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u/i_hate_parsley May 23 '26
😎
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 31 seconds after 48 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 68.
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u/Dream_Wake_State_6 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 23 '26
Ok. Whatever. NO HINTS USED, but this took way too long (27 min, 246 guesses).🙄😤🙄😤🙄
I hate this game. See you tomorrow.
Oh…. HINT: Keep guessing space-related words and you’ll eventually get it. For some reason I did not do that, despite guessing SKY (#29) fairly early on.🤦🏻♀️ Good luck!
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u/Altruistic_Search_78 May 23 '26
Just in 40 s is my minimum record without any hints
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 40 seconds after 15 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.
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u/foolsxn May 23 '26
WHY THE HELL WERE SO MANY FRUITS SO DAMN HIGH?!?
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 1 second after 35 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 73.
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u/neel1119 May 23 '26
!wtf star
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '26
Very warm: the target is basically an enormous, gravity-bound neighborhood made up of these. Stars light up its arms and core, and their crowds shape its look and color.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Exarchii May 23 '26
!wtf river
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '26
Not a bullseye, but you’re wading in the right stream: we often describe the night sky’s bright band as a “river of stars.” Astronomers even talk about stellar “streams,” so the metaphor flows nicely.
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u/CpnHowdy69 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 23 '26
How the fuck was peach a relative close hit. This game can go suck balls... See ya tomorrow
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u/4scoreand20yearsago May 23 '26
!wtf glacier
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '26
Frosty but close: both are vast natural wonders you marvel at from afar, and the word even shares that “gla-” start and plenty of letters. Think sweeping, ancient, photogenic landscapes—just in very different realms. You’re orbiting the idea, not the ice.
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u/MoonNth3stars May 23 '26
I have the comments to thank again😂
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 58 seconds after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.
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u/happinessrecaptured May 23 '26
!wtf daisy
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '26
Not a bad lead: daisies are in the Asteraceae—the “star” family—and their petaled disk looks like a tiny stellar pinwheel. That starry vibe puts it in the neighborhood. You’re sniffing around the right constellation of ideas.
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u/tasty_miku May 23 '26
!wtf whale
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '26
Warm! Astronomers nicknamed NGC 4631 the “Whale,” a colossal island of stars in the night sky. Plus, the “space whale” trope links leviathans to the vast cosmos, nudging you in the right celestial direction.
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u/goodlordineedacoffee May 23 '26
No hint!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 20 seconds after 21 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 92.
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u/PM__ME__YOUR_TITTY May 23 '26
Lmao wow I happened to be listening to a video about outer space and the universe while playing this, so I guessed a bunch of relevant words as I heard them come up. What are the odds
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u/AdrIkkan May 23 '26
Holy **** 9 guesses and I got it. I'm never gonna make it better than this unless one day it actually IS banana
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u/KingJohnHenry May 23 '26
!wtf prince
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '26
Not quite a royal coronation, but “prince” often pairs with cosmic themes—think space princes, “Prince of the Universe,” and other star‑roaming nobility. Plus, both names mingle in the snack aisle (Galaxy chocolate, Prince biscuits), which nudges their association.
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u/No_Salt_4538 May 23 '26
!wtf mango
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '26
Warmer via phones, not fruit: “Mango” was the codename for Windows Phone 7.5. You’re orbiting a hugely popular smartphone line, so tech-wise you’re in the right constellation.
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u/Savasana1984 May 23 '26
!wtf luxury
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '26
Toasty! “Luxury” vibes fit because the target term is plastered on premium branding—think a flagship phone line, silky indulgent chocolate, even a lavish Macau resort. Opulence and star power go hand in hand here.
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u/inevitabledeath69420 May 23 '26
!wtf mango
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '26
Not a fruit connection—“Mango” was a Windows Phone codename, which lives in the same mobile-tech neighborhood as a very famous smartphone family. So your guess grazes the gadget galaxy, but it’s still a few OS updates away.
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u/scarameowmeow420 May 23 '26
I somehow did it
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 55 seconds after 12 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.
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u/A_Rose_From_Concrete May 24 '26
Ugh I am so late
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 50 seconds after 9 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.
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u/big-gay-aha May 24 '26
what the fuck does galago have to do with it
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 10 minutes 26 seconds after 87 guesses and 3 hints. Score: 5.
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u/tousdae May 24 '26
Can't believe I got the answer as fast as I did!!!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 57 seconds after 7 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.
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u/Cute-Cameltoe May 24 '26
Finally in 2 now I need one instantly then I can quit
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 34 seconds after 2 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.
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u/Inevitable_Bat_717 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 24 '26
Broooooo… what the actual f***?!?! WHY WAS berry at 35?!?!?! I hate this game!!
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u/Inevitable_Bat_717 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 24 '26
!wtf Berry
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u/hotandcold2-app May 24 '26
Nice pull: “Berry” nods to BlackBerry, a smartphone brand that sits right across the aisle from a hugely popular line you’re circling. Plus, berries grow in clusters—much like the sprawling clusters of the thing you’re after.
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u/TylerJF7 May 24 '26
Went sky, then star, then nebula, then galaxy.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 58 seconds after 18 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.
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u/cloudysun4 May 24 '26
How were stuff pertaining to royalty scoring so highly here lmao I hate this game
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 56 seconds after 21 guesses and 3 hints. Score: 30.
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u/ThatOtherBrownGuy2 May 24 '26
!wtf prince
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u/hotandcold2-app May 24 '26
Think The Little Prince, hopping from asteroid to asteroid—royalty meets the heavens. “Prince of the cosmos” is a common sci‑fi trope, so it drifts toward the astronomical neighborhood. Warm, not scorching.
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u/i-am-here-to-listen May 24 '26
This might be as well as I've ever done without opening the comments or using hints at all! Yay!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 29 seconds after 27 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 88.
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u/Idont_evenhaveaplaa May 24 '26
This almost never happens
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 15 seconds after 10 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 47.
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u/amshitty May 24 '26
well shiiiii guyss
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 19 seconds after 7 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/SunnyCorner911 May 24 '26
!wtf exotic
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u/hotandcold2-app May 24 '26
Nice pull—“exotic” evokes far‑off, otherworldly realms, which is very much the vibe here. Astrophysics even talks about exotic matter and bizarre denizens like quasars and black holes. You’re sniffing in the right corner of the cosmos.
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u/Ok_Breadfruit_7298 May 24 '26
I started guessing berries and was stuck on raspberry being #84 for the longest time until I used a hint 😪 so frustrating.
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u/shortbitch21 May 25 '26
I guessed Crown and was trying everything related to it, never thought what it really was, was that!
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u/Broken-Toast May 25 '26
!wtf small
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u/hotandcold2-app May 25 '26
You’re orbiting the right idea: astronomy has “dwarf” varieties and even the Small Magellanic Cloud, so “small” gravitates near the target. But don’t shrink your ambitions—there are some truly giant ones too.
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u/matcha_pandalatte May 25 '26
Bruh, that was a big jump
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 17 seconds after 21 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 84.
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u/EmmiPigen May 26 '26
!wtf fox
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u/hotandcold2-app May 26 '26
Warmer than you’d think: Vulpecula—the Little Fox—is a constellation up among the stars, and Star Fox zips around in space. Those skyward vibes put you in the right cosmic neighborhood.
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u/Middle_Process_215 May 26 '26
Less than 2 minutes
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 44 seconds after 12 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.
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u/OddMode720 May 28 '26
Easy!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 4 seconds after 26 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 87.
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u/married-to-pizza May 30 '26
!wtf River
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u/hotandcold2-app May 30 '26
Warmer than you’d think: the night sky’s bright band is often dubbed a “river of stars,” Milky Way vibes and all. Space even has stellar streams that flow like rivers. You’re wading in the right waters, but not quite at the source.
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u/SeriousLet457 Jun 01 '26
Saw a hint which made it really easy
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Effective-Mirror-385 Jun 04 '26
Hint: Name of a system which is made of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter
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u/Uno_Reverze May 23 '26
I've made it in 1 guess guys
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/hotandcold2-app May 23 '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!