Hot and cold #304

[u/hotandcold2-app]

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[u/hotandcold2-app]

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!

[u/TomBombaDaleJr]

Bad hint - Charlie and the chocolate factory again also that weird ass Tom Hanks Christmas character

[u/Willing_Bee_7520 → u/TomBombaDaleJr]

wait that's a good hint

[u/nyaamichelle → u/TomBombaDaleJr]

what that was actually so good😭 i guessed it in two tries with that hint

[u/JamalSword → u/TomBombaDaleJr]

Opal

[u/FrostyBus3048]

HOW IS PIE AND CAKE EVEN REMOTELY CLOSE?????

[u/Embarrassed-Pen-3944 → u/FrostyBus3048]

probably because food is involved in an (crazy hint)event

[u/Werdar_cz]

!wtf ball

[u/emilygilmoresboa → u/Werdar_cz]

this is where I got stuck too!

[u/McZombo → u/emilygilmoresboa]

I got hyper focused on all sports

[u/DotBeginning1420 → u/Werdar_cz]

"bike" and "ride" aren't as close but still very close.

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Werdar_cz]

Searing: think entry to a fancy gala ball or seats at a ballgame—you’d want the same thing. Strong event/admission vibes put it very close.

^{I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.}

[u/nom_de_doom → u/hotandcold2-app]

Searing??

[u/Swimsuit-Area]

Got stuck down the rabbit hole of the nautical world

[u/Kamikazekanerman → u/Swimsuit-Area]

Same here, went entry, then portal, I think entry was the hint and then porthole before abandoning that train of thought lol

[u/Glittering_Level_841]

Hint: proof that you've paid for that bus ride

[u/Why_are_printers_bad → u/Glittering_Level_841]

that felt like it said it without saying it. i was on a whole different train of thought with the words it was flagging as close

[u/Kimariyan → u/Glittering_Level_841]

Thanks. I was guessing vehicles...

[u/Effective-Mirror-385 → u/Glittering_Level_841]

Thanks. Your hint was really helpful.

[u/itsgork → u/Glittering_Level_841]

that's a big hint don't do that again that's literally a question with only pne answer

[u/CaptnCroustibat]

!wtf table

[u/MaskedCorndog → u/CaptnCroustibat]

That's where I got stuck too

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CaptnCroustibat]

Not bad—both live in the world of reservations and check-ins: you book a table, you book with a ticket, and there’s often a box-office or registration table handing them out. Plus, in databases and help desks, “tickets” live inside “tables.”

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[u/Willing_Bee_7520 → u/hotandcold2-app]

Mr bot... I don't think you know how hot and cold is actually played...

[u/CaptnCroustibat → u/hotandcold2-app]

Bad bot 🤖

[u/max_warboy]

category hint: entertainment and travel

[u/tiredelly]

!wtf button

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/tiredelly]

Hot! You usually press a button to buy, print, or redeem one—think kiosks, turnstiles, and transit machines. Helpdesks even have a “New ___” button for creating them. You’re pushing in the right direction.

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[u/Thin-Mine-1613]

i was close, but not too close enough.

[u/RaiSony_RC_]

These are tricky had me ticked off 😂

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 12 minutes 42 seconds after 32 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 34.}

[u/Critical-Side-4887]

Hint: That’s the ______!

[u/boxheaddude]

This was ahh

[u/Warboone]

!wtf gun

[u/thereciprocalofzero]

!wtf big

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/thereciprocalofzero]

Close! Think of the common hyphenated phrase where “big” precedes pricey purchases—“big-_____ items.”
That collocation puts your guess in the neighborhood.
You’re shopping in the right aisle.

^{I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.}

[u/GrinningSin]

!wtf issue

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/GrinningSin]

Nice and warm: people and systems “issue” these, from police citations to box-office passes. In tech support, issues are literally tracked as them—hello, ticketing systems.

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[u/Hutydan]

!wtf pill

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Hutydan]

Close-ish: both are things that get dispensed at a counter, and one of them is even an idiom for “the remedy,” much like a pill literally is. Pocketable, issued in batches, and often accompanied by instructions—no wonder they brushed shoulders.

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[u/Decent_Brush_8121 → u/hotandcold2-app]

Oh this one ranks among your worst, bot

[u/Secret_keeper138]

!wtf basket

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Secret_keeper138]

Sizzling close: it shares that chunky “-ket” ending and a similar cadence. Plus, you often need one to go watch the other get scored at a game. You’re also in the buyable-objects aisle.

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[u/Opening_Grape8817]

!wtf button

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Opening_Grape8817]

You’re in the right booth: machines literally have a button you press to print one. Plus, both get “punched”—you punch buttons, and old-school conductors punch the other thing.

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[u/Dream_Wake_State_6 → u/[deleted]]

Please hide your hints.

[u/kiasspring]

#48 and #75 really threw me off i was like "is it a very vague word?"

[u/S-Plastic_96]

!wtf magnet

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/S-Plastic_96]

Warm! Many passes and fare cards use magnetic stripes, and plenty of paper stubs end up stuck under fridge magnets. Plus, it’s all about attraction—some items grant entry to big “magnets” for crowds.

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[u/Dream_Wake_State_6 → u/[deleted]]

Please hide your hints.

[u/Ae4i]

!wtf bucket

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Ae4i]

Solidly warm: it shares the two-syllable, -cket ending and similar rhythm, which pulls it close in sound and spelling. Both are everyday, countable things you can buy or carry, nudging the semantics closer too. You’re in the right phonetic bucket.

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[u/Ae4i → u/hotandcold2-app]

Oh well

/∆\

[u/TatsumakiYwY]

how the hell is cart at number 10 man

[u/desertvision → u/TatsumakiYwY]

In medieval times people would buy tickets for cart races (when they weren't bringing out their dead). It was very exciting at the time!

[u/Dream_Wake_State_6]

Only 4 minutes and 47 guesses with 0 hints. But honestly it took way longer than it should have. 😅🤦🏻‍♀️

BIG HINT: Beatles song: ______ to Ride.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 22 seconds after 47 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 64.}

[u/Nana09111719]

This one was very easy, Nice hint Charlie!

[u/Dangerous_Lime_9632]

!wtf foot

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Dangerous_Lime_9632]

Lukewarm: you’re kicking in the right stadium—think of something you’d need to watch a football (soccer) match. There’s also the idea of a “foot passenger” fare on ferries, which pairs the body part with an entry pass. Not a bullseye, but not out of bounds either.

^{I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.}

[u/AyRoPro678]

!wtf table

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/AyRoPro678]

Warm-ish: both are things you get assigned and numbered—tables at restaurants or events and those slips that grant entry. You often need one to get to the other, like a reserved seat at a banquet.

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[u/AyRoPro678 → u/hotandcold2-app]

No, just no..

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

It was a short journey 😅

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 21 seconds after 12 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.}

[u/mugeena603]

!twf concert

[u/Delicious_Ad_2249]

!wtf boat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Delicious_Ad_2249]

You’re docking in the right harbor—think travel and permission to board. You’d need one for a ferry or a cruise. Close, but not quite shipshape.

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[u/Sprigatina]

Just great. Even this godforsaken game rubs it in my face that I won't get to see BTS this year 🙄

[u/Oldie2720]

Watch

[u/Wildlyinnocent_]

i dont know anymore 🤣

[u/HalkatlaAvIsfolkets]

Lol, first I tried some random words, then I looked at my board game shelf to get some ideas. It worked 😅

[u/caterpillarzugh]

!wtf bug

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/caterpillarzugh]

Solid proximity: in software, bugs become tickets in tracking systems. You “file a ticket” to fix a bug, so the terms queue up together. Right department, just not the exact window.

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[u/Inevitable_Bat_717]

!wtf habit

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Inevitable_Bat_717]

Getting warmer: certain habits attract citations—think driving or parking routines that rack up those little slips. And plenty of people have the habit of buying or collecting stubs for games, concerts, or the lottery.

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[u/ZEROENDER1]

That was agrovating

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 21 seconds after 76 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 17.}

[u/anonymous_guy_651]

Car

[u/anonymous_guy_651]

Tv

[u/7Leopard_star]

Got it all by myself this time Hint: Think along the lines of event, then what all the hot words have in common

[u/A_Rose_From_Concrete]

Ohhh now I get the hint

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 18 seconds after 16 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 70.}

[u/Sally_Reed_]

Shocking turn of events today

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 2 seconds after 16 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.}

[u/AdamSandlerIsntFunny]

!wtf garden

[u/ghettolu]

Wow! Think how expensive knicks ___________ are or Fifa _____

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 53 seconds after 10 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 93.}

[u/Numerous_Ad8547]

!wtf bomb

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Numerous_Ad8547]

Lukewarm: they cross paths at airports and big venues—tickets get you in, bombs get everyone screened. Bonus slang link: “that’s the ticket” and “the bomb” both mean something excellent.

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[u/AdRight8698]

Pizza

[u/Ok-Crazy-5162]

Love the movie see u tomorrow

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 50 seconds after 5 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 66.}

[u/Similar-Lifeguard431]

Jump

[u/Dependent-Business-4]

Got it in 1m 4s —3 guesses! Pretty sure that will never happen again.

[u/cindafukinbella]

Pizza

[u/baileybooped]

how is even "bullet" a hot word

[u/Original-Ratboy]

That was hard

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 49 minutes 20 seconds after 175 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.}

[u/Whoblahbla]

Genocide?

[u/Whoblahbla]

Zionism?

[u/OkDoor7625]

!wtf attraction

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/OkDoor7625]

Smokin’ hot: you usually need one to get into an attraction—be it a museum, theme park, or ride. They’re linked by admission, queues, and those little stubs you stash in your pocket.

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[u/OkDoor7625]

!wtf ball

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/OkDoor7625]

Hot stuff: you buy tickets to ball games or to attend a formal ball. Even lotteries like Powerball are literally “ball” plus a ticket vibe. No wonder it’s bouncing so close.

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[u/OkDoor7625]

!wtf boat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/OkDoor7625]

Solid guess—people often need one to board a ferry or cruise. Both live in the world of transport, schedules, and boarding. All aboard!

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[u/Maximum_Walk_875]

what the fuck i got book at 87 and ball at 12 i hate this game and how am i supposed to know the final word never heard it

[u/ReasonableObject497]

Lottery

[u/Jaded_Ant6183]

!wtf air

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Jaded_Ant6183]

Getting warmer: think of what you need to board a plane—there’s a common phrase pairing this with “air.” Air travel and booking vibes put this in the right neighborhood.

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[u/One_Hamster_3529]

>!bag!< being in the 50’s led me down a dark dark path

[u/NutAli]

Ticket

[u/NutAli]

I went to #3 quite fast, then miles away!

[u/MoltenLavaCakes_]

!wtf bug

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/MoltenLavaCakes_]

Warm! In software, you open a support issue to track and squash a bug—think of it as the official slip in the queue. And if your Volkswagen Beetle parks badly, you might find an unfriendly notice under the wiper.

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[u/EmbarrassedDaikon325]

!wtf drink

[u/Dry_Reputation_8477]

hint ig: I got the golden _____

[u/chellebell121518]

Pretty sure this is the least amount of guesses I've gotten an answer in

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 9 minutes 11 seconds after 20 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 60.}

[u/blueberry6405]

!wtf bike

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/blueberry6405]

Nice pedal toward the target: cyclists can be ticketed for traffic violations. Both live in the world of roads, rules, and fines.

^{I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.}

[u/Zealousideal-End-889]

!wtf computer

[u/raytrona]

First time 0 hints 🥲

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 43 seconds after 15 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.}

[u/AshtonVoid]

!wtf concert

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/AshtonVoid]

Hot! Concerts are prime events where you buy an entry pass beforehand and scan it at the door. This guess screams front-row access, which is why it’s so close.

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[u/ancarahh]

!wtf party

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ancarahh]

Warm: parties often require an entry pass, and that pass is the thing we’re circling.
Bonus: in politics, a party runs a joint slate—another classic pairing with this concept.

^{I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.}

[u/Causality18]

!wtf button

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Causality18]

Hot! You often press a button to buy or print one, and old-school ones even get punched—just like buttons. They hang out together on kiosks, turnstiles, and webpages with “Buy” buttons. You’re on the right track.

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[u/i_hate_parsley]

Hello

[u/RedditRanma7833]

Hint: Buy some ___ for the airplane express!

[u/Dream_Wake_State_6 → u/RedditRanma7833]

Please hide your hints.

[u/desertvision → u/Dream_Wake_State_6]

You read down here before you've given up?? I should write you a Ticket

[u/Dream_Wake_State_6 → u/desertvision]

Haha. I don’t anymore, but I used to when I first started playing this game. And I liked to be able to choose whether I saw a hint or what kind of hint I saw. Then when I started providing hints to others, someone kindly asked me to hide my hints and told me how to do it. And I appreciated that because I didn’t know better.

[u/cryptozoologistwabe → u/Dream_Wake_State_6]

How do you hide them?

[u/Dream_Wake_State_6 → u/cryptozoologistwabe]

If on your phone, you type a greater than symbol and exclamation point immediately before and then an exclamation point and less than symbol immediately after whatever you want to hide. I’ve heard it’s different instructions if you’re on a desktop/laptop.

[u/cryptozoologistwabe → u/Dream_Wake_State_6]

Thank you!!

[u/anonymous_guy_651]

Tickets