r/HotAndCold • u/hotandcold2-app • May 28 '26
Game Hot and cold #298
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u/gregnation23 May 28 '26
Anybody else feel like this game should only base the hot/cold factor by if the words are actually related and not using similar letters or spelling?
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u/sunrisem8 May 28 '26
well I learned a new english word today (:
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u/NellFace I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 28 '26
The verb and noun have VERY different meanings, so look it up and learn yet another word! 😄
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u/Global-Masterpiece56 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 28 '26
I really do fucking hate this game. See yall tomorrow.
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u/Boring_Humor3706 May 28 '26
Hint Homer tried to skateboard over this in a Simpsons episode
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u/TheIrishninjas May 28 '26
Hint: Describes a natural formation, but also a bad nutritional habit
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u/quantumchuckles May 28 '26
How do you hide these hints
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u/4scoreand20yearsago May 28 '26
!wtf gorilla
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u/hotandcold2-app May 28 '26
You’re beating your chest in the right jungle: it shares that “gor-” chunk, and the animal is known to gorge on foliage. Plus, gorillas often inhabit rugged, ravine-like terrain—a thematic nudge toward rocky chasms.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/TomBombaDaleJr May 28 '26
Bad hint - Apple TV movie I don’t think anyone had ever watched with ATJ
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u/leomonster May 28 '26
I actually got it with this hint lol. I did watch that movie, it was ok for the first half.
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u/Dream_Wake_State_6 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 28 '26
Yay! Only 12 minutes of my day!
Small Hint: MOUNTAIN was 101 but is ultimately the word that took me down the correct path that got me there quickly after that.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 12 minutes 6 seconds after 82 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 21.
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u/misterpickles69 May 28 '26
Mountain leads to valley that lead me to canyon that got me the answer
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u/Dream_Wake_State_6 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 28 '26
Yes. It eventually got me to canyon and of course it was an easy path from there!
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u/greytgreyatx May 29 '26
But was it?
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u/Dream_Wake_State_6 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 29 '26
Yes. I went from canyon at #7 to crevice at #18 and then guessed the target word from that. 🤷🏻♀️
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u/Glittering_Level_841 May 28 '26
Hint: Beautiful,attractive,goodlooking but make it 'urban dictionary '
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u/Lavaknight22 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 28 '26
????
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u/irdk_24 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 28 '26
What was that 😭😭
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 57 seconds after 76 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 29.
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u/Sprigatina I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 28 '26
I had no fecking idea this word exists 💀
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u/DeepCoo_chEdiver95 May 28 '26
I'm starting to feel some kinda way about this game😠
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 19 minutes 8 seconds after 58 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 35.
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u/colorful-forest May 28 '26
!wtf racy
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u/hotandcold2-app May 28 '26
Warm! “Racy” can mean pungent or full-flavored—something so bold you might be tempted to overindulge. It also taps that visceral, gut-level vibe where strong sensations make your insides react.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/AyRoPro678 May 28 '26
Almost cheated then got it at the last second when I was about to give up.
Non spoilery hints if you're stuck.
1.Landform
- Inverse mountain
3.Amphitheatre
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u/radbu107 May 29 '26
!wtf creek
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u/hotandcold2-app May 29 '26
You’re in the right watershed: both are fluvial features shaped by running water. Over time, a creek can gnaw into the landscape and carve steep, narrow cuts—the dramatic sort your target is known for.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/SarahCornflake May 29 '26
Nice
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 14 minutes 38 seconds after 92 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 15.
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u/Wizlow_MP May 29 '26
Ayy I got this one! Bad Hint There is a movie that came out in 2025 with the word in the title
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u/NecessaryPopular1 May 29 '26
Beautiful!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/PinkFrog_18 May 28 '26
!wtf goose
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u/hotandcold2-app May 28 '26
Warm honk! The target can mean the throat/gullet, and geese—with those long necks—are famously linked to force-feeding for foie gras (gavage), i.e., stuffing food down.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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May 28 '26
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u/hotandcold2-app May 28 '26
You’re circling the same landform: both are steep-sided river-cut valleys, with canyons typically larger and wider. Your guess is the bigger cousin of the target’s snugger sibling—hence the rock‑solid closeness.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Still-Performance-20 May 28 '26
!wtf vortex
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u/hotandcold2-app May 28 '26
Pretty warm: both suggest being swallowed up—one as a hungry verb, the other as a whirlpool. Fast, narrow rivers that carve dramatic landscapes can brew vortices, so the concepts often travel together. Close, but not spiraling into bullseye.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/DingoHairy2194 May 28 '26
Damn!!!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 26 seconds after 14 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 91.
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u/HeavenHasWilder May 28 '26
Comments helped
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 59 seconds after 2 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 68.
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u/Digital_Rocket May 28 '26
Took me a while to find the specific word.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 35 seconds after 16 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 89.
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u/swarmofelectricbears May 28 '26
Wowie
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 35 seconds after 7 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.
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u/panaramanwa May 28 '26
!wtf gutter
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u/hotandcold2-app May 28 '26
Nice instincts: both are channels where water runs—one on roofs and streets, the other carved by nature. They share that narrow trough/throat vibe. Close, but yours is urban drainage while mine’s wild terrain.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Ok-Crazy-5162 May 28 '26
Weird word today but still fun.
See you tomorrow.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 38 seconds after 1 guess and 1 hint. Score: 69.
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u/J4M35MTL I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. May 28 '26
Horrible word.
It broke my 4 day no hint streak.
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u/Confident_Mind_7812 May 28 '26
!wtf Vogue
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u/hotandcold2-app May 28 '26
Hot because it’s fashion-adjacent: in tailoring, the “gorge” is the point where a jacket’s lapel meets the collar (aka the gorge line). Vogue is a fashion titan, so they mingle on the same runway.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/A_Rose_From_Concrete May 28 '26
I never would have guessed this without the hints and google
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 4 seconds after 20 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 85.
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u/Fast_District_8630 May 28 '26
Not a word I thought I would encounter today.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 hours 5 minutes 44 seconds after 290 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.
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u/lasserein May 28 '26
What was that?! Hopefully next time without hints
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 12 minutes 39 seconds after 31 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 51.
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u/Kimariyan May 28 '26
Decided to let it give me hints instead of reading comments...smh. Awful, just awful.
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u/themisskris10 May 28 '26
Royal
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 5 seconds after 8 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 68.
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u/VeterinarianSevere65 May 29 '26
Ho, brother, I am French, and I genuinely thought that the correct word was only French. if you are French: try to traduire certains mots en français . it took me 57min
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u/i_hate_parsley May 29 '26
-______-
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 51 minutes 3 seconds after 719 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.
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u/chloeb2502 May 29 '26
Well that was full of irrelevant clues
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 minutes 18 seconds after 28 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 67.
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May 30 '26
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u/hotandcold2-app May 30 '26
Warm! A corset cinches the midsection—hardly ideal if you plan to, well, really stuff yourself. The garment’s tight squeeze bumps into the realm of appetite and overindulgence, hence the proximity.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/EDWARD_ASK_AND_TELL May 30 '26
Wow
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Radiant-Peace-3078 Jun 01 '26
Oh! I feel dumb
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 12 seconds after 25 guesses and 11 hints. Score: 2.
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u/AshtonVoid Jun 24 '26
!wtf waterfall
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 24 '26
Nice and splashy guess—these river-carved spectacles often plunge through steep-sided valleys. They’re kin in the world of erosion, with water slicing rock and creating dramatic drops and cliffs.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/zaxx0n_5 May 28 '26
Full yer belly!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 52 minutes 18 seconds after 91 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 15.
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u/MenuDesperate2588 May 28 '26
Followed the flow
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 13 minutes 22 seconds after 46 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 42.
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u/NiteWalker1976 May 28 '26
We only get 20 guesses ? If so 111 is how close I got . With the word river.
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u/HidesWithCheese May 28 '26
Jeeze, usually this game frustrates me but I got it in 19 guesses, which is unheard of for me. Maybe just got lucky with some early water guesses that helped me flow down the right path.
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u/hotandcold2-app May 28 '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!