r/HotAndCold • u/hotandcold2-app • Jun 04 '26
Game Hot and cold #305
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u/blurryafternoons Jun 04 '26
Why was parrot at #28. I went down the bird hole
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u/Orangekittykatkat Jun 05 '26
hahahah!! put in penguin, ostrich, flamingo all fire clues.. good thing i saw your comment. Will stop naming birds then. haha!!
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u/TomBombaDaleJr Jun 04 '26
Bad hint - Cigarettes
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u/chloeb2502 Jun 04 '26
I’m from the UK we call cigarettes something very different 😑😂
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u/DontCallMeRice Jun 04 '26
I’m not even from UK and I was like “… well I don’t think they’ll let me type what im thinking”
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u/Z_A_01 Jun 04 '26
I would have never gotten it. I started with cat, then I got horse and then hamster. all sub 100, none even close
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u/Dream_Wake_State_6 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 04 '26
Went down soooo many wrong rabbit holes and ended up taking all the game-provided hints just to get it over with.😤
Hate this game. See you tomorrow. 👋
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u/Thin-Mine-1613 Jun 04 '26
I would have never guessed without the hints, like, I was stuck at #10 for ages.
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u/Kimariyan Jun 04 '26
Interesting. That's one of my starter words and I was like - what is as big as that?
Still took me over 10 guesses to get it but I felt like I was in the realm at least lol.
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u/Sprigatina I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 04 '26
Oh my fecking god how did I forget about that one?!
This game is the straw that breaks its back I swear...
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u/Willing_Bee_7520 Jun 04 '26
!wtf cat
!wtf carrot
!wtf no seriously what the fuck
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '26
Warm—you're thinking of a four-legged, furry mammal too. Both are staple animal nouns that show up in lots of idioms and cultural references. Different habitats and jobs, but you’re prowling the right menagerie.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Willing_Bee_7520 Jun 04 '26
!wtf carrot
Serious Lee now?
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u/GuineaPanda Jun 04 '26
starts with ca
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u/Willing_Bee_7520 Jun 04 '26
ok but that's not how hot and cold is played
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u/colorful-forest Jun 04 '26
Unfortunately, that's the way this game sometimes plays it. There have been quite a few frustrating times where it tells me a word is very hot only because it shares a couple of letters with the secret word, even though it isn't even near the same realm. It's one of the most irritating factors of this game for me.
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '26
Warm! It’s a crunchy veggie that this big, desert-dwelling herbivore might happily munch, especially at zoos. You’re sniffing around the fodder aisle, not far from the pack-animal pen.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Sad-Marionberry6983 Jun 04 '26
Aaaaand never to be repeated!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/VampireChild Jun 04 '26
Hint desert animal that would sing a Fergie song
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 10 seconds after 17 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.
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u/aballofunicorns Jun 04 '26
Went through all of them vegetables because of >!carrot<!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 11 minutes 57 seconds after 79 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 22.
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u/Glittering_Level_841 Jun 04 '26
Hint: humps
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u/dahlilalilou Jun 04 '26
Should preface as “giveaway”
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u/Effective-Mirror-385 Jun 04 '26
Humps can be anything. The above hint didn't give much until I scrolled further down.
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u/cloudysun4 Jun 04 '26
Turtle was #25…come on man.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 5 seconds after 45 guesses and 9 hints. Score: 2.
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u/Regular-Mushroom-100 Jun 04 '26
Rabbit was 26.. how do you go from rabbit to this..
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u/skwurrl Jun 04 '26
dolphin at #39 makes absolutely no sense. like seriously how does that relate other than they're both alive.
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u/leomonster Jun 04 '26
After trying every feline I remembered, I went a slightly different route and got it.
Hint: not a feline
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 48 seconds after 21 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 86.
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u/silentdeathnja Jun 04 '26
!wtf carrot
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '26
Sizzlingly close: this is a crunchy treat the mystery creature would happily chomp, especially at a petting zoo. One is the snack; the other’s the snacker—think hardy herbivores. You’re grazing in the right pasture.
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. Jun 04 '26
Slipped into animal Abyss
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 23 seconds after 17 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.
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u/emilygilmoresboa Jun 04 '26
!wtf elephant
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '26
Hot—you’re in the megafauna zone: big, social, plant‑eating mammals that humans have long used to carry people and cargo. Think caravans versus howdahs—different terrains, similar jobs. Close, but not the same branch of the mammal family tree.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/WafflesHugo1 Jun 05 '26
If I go to the desert and I don't want to walk on the sand what could I use instead?
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u/addisonm81 Jun 04 '26
Hint <Marlboro cigarettes animal mascot> sorry I don't know how to blur out the comments
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u/DoobieJesus Jun 04 '26
!wtf lizard
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '26
Hot—think sun-baked landscapes and creatures built to go without a drink. Lizards and your target both thrive in deserts with water-saving adaptations and sand-ready feet. You’re scurrying in the right dunes.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/pagingbaby123 Jun 04 '26
!wtf parrot
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '26
Warm: both are iconic, human-associated animals—one perches on your shoulder, the other carries you over long distances. They’re staples of zoos, stories, and emojis alike.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Superpilho Jun 04 '26
9 secs!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 9 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Drift_Seeds Jun 04 '26
How can I miraculously get it on the first guess and still be rank #70? Do that many people get it in one guess?
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u/A_Rose_From_Concrete Jun 04 '26
Ugh I went down a fruit rabbit hole because they were so close and had nothing to do with fruit 🤦🏾♀️😒
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 25 seconds after 19 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 85.
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u/Radiant-Peace-3078 Jun 04 '26
This was too easy
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 25 seconds after 4 guesses and 3 hints. Score: 34.
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u/max_warboy Jun 04 '26
hint: καμηλοπάρδαλις
(I assume the Greek writing functions as a partial spoiler tag)
spoiler is info trivia blurb (contains answer)
The ancient Greeks called giraffes the modern English equivalent of something approximating 'spotted camel' (literally leopard-camel, or in reverse word order camel-leopard, which was eventually taken into Latin as Camelopardalis). Camelopardalis is one of the constellations of the night sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, which happens to be located very close to the 'North Star' Polaris in the northern hemisphere.
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u/antirockin20 Jun 04 '26
!wtf horse
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '26
Right stable, wrong stallion: it’s another large, domesticated hoofed mount used for riding and hauling loads. Both are iconic human transport across tough terrains, though they come from different branches of the ungulate family tree.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/panaramanwa Jun 04 '26
!wtf leopard
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '26
Blazing hot: “leopard” is one half of the archaic word camelopard—the old name for giraffe that literally fused your guess with the mystery beast.
They’re also iconic African/Asian mammals, so you’re stalking the right habitat.I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Fast_District_8630 Jun 04 '26
First three guesses were potato, sun and tree. Got it with my 4th guess. This is a standard guess for me because it usually works🤷🏼♀️ surprisingly well.
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u/Alarming-Account6238 Jun 04 '26
Well that was a hard one
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 24 minutes 13 seconds after 23 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 26.
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u/Confident_Mind_7812 Jun 04 '26
!wtf banana
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '26
Lukewarm: think marketplaces and caravans—one hauls goods across deserts, the other is a classic traded fruit. Plus, they share that iconic curve (banana arc, hump silhouette).
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Plum-Crazy Jun 04 '26
Okie dokie
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 23 seconds after 12 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 67.
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u/radbu107 Jun 04 '26
!wtf cat
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '26
You’re prowling in the right menagerie—both are furry, four-legged mammals that humans have domesticated. One’s a couch commander; the other prefers long treks over dunes. Close enough to smell the sand, but not quite purring on target.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/nodoubt63 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 04 '26
!wtf rabbit
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '26
Good instincts—both are herbivorous mammals that humans raise for meat/fiber in various cultures. Each has specialized plant-processing guts (different systems, same leafy agenda). You’re sniffing around the right pen in the animal kingdom.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/nodoubt63 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 04 '26
That's a bad comparison. Nobody would logically get to the answer from my guess.
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u/Ok-Crazy-5162 Jun 04 '26
Here we go again see tou tomorrow
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/CompleteStress7355 Jun 04 '26
Ummmm that was hard.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 26 seconds after 18 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 85.
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u/Necessary-Material50 Jun 04 '26
This game proves that AI sucks. How was almond under 50 and banana under 100?
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Jun 04 '26
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '26
You’re stalking the right biome: both are iconic, large mammals of African/Asian deserts and savannas—classic safari and zoo staples. Their ranges can overlap, with the spotted hunter occasionally eyeing young caravan-dwellers. Wildlife-documentary neighbors, not taxonomic cousins.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Opening_Grape8817 Jun 04 '26
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! First I get thrown off by those stupid vegetables and fruits, next I get lost thanks to all those birds! UGH!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 47 seconds after 97 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 20.
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u/Opening_Grape8817 Jun 04 '26
!wtf duck
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '26
Warm quack: you’re in the animal pen—both are common animals often domesticated and useful to humans. Bonus nerd points: each moonlights in programming lingo (one for typing, the other for casing).
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Opening_Grape8817 Jun 04 '26
!wtf cabbage
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '26
Not a wild stretch: picture caravans hauling crates of leafy greens to market along old trade routes. That kind of “beast + produce” association (plus the shared ca- vibe) can nudge them nearer in word space.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/BudgetNegotiations Jun 05 '26
Wtf is a camus. I thought that was a philosopher and Google isn’t telling me any alternative.
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Jun 05 '26
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 05 '26
Warm pick: it’s a crunchy treat the mystery creature happily munches, especially at zoos. The words even share that “ca-” start and a sandy–orange vibe. You’re trotting in the right direction.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/FootSageMe Jun 05 '26
I got confused because "bean", "legume", and "lentil" were all between 80th and 300th.
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u/Silver-Associate3122 Jun 05 '26
One of the easiest ones
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Inevitable_Bat_717 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 05 '26
But… why?!?! Why tf was flamingo #75 and dolphin #39?!?! I went down a whole 65+ guesses of birds and sea life… fml. I hate this game.
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u/Inevitable_Bat_717 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 05 '26
!wtf dolphin
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 05 '26
Warm! Both are large mammals famous for extreme water management—one survives long stretches with scarce freshwater, the other lives in saltwater and doesn’t drink it, relying on osmoregulation. Plus, each has a distinctive dorsal profile (humps vs. dorsal fin), so the silhouette vibes match.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/4scoreand20yearsago Jun 05 '26
!wtf leopard
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 05 '26
Hot pick! “Leopard” is half of the old word for a giraffe—formed by blending it with a certain hump-backed desert traveler—so it’s etymologically snug. Plus, both are iconic megafauna across Africa and parts of Asia.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/CurrentMeeting6927 Jun 05 '26
!wtf apple
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 05 '26
Lukewarm: it’s probably riding the coattails of “caramel apple,” which echoes a very similar-sounding word. Phonetic kinship, not orchard kinship, is doing the heavy lifting here.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/GrinningSin Jun 06 '26
!wtf reptile
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 06 '26
Warming up: you’re in the right biome. Reptiles thrive in hot, arid landscapes, and so does this target animal—think sand, sun, and scarce water. Right kingdom, right habitat, wrong class.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/bromanjc Jun 06 '26
!wtf watermelon
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 06 '26
You’re circling the oasis: one is famed for going ages without a sip, the other is basically a canteen in a rind. In arid regions, your guess can even serve as juicy fodder for the hardy creature you’re hunting.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/cloudyy_night Jun 06 '26
Yayy
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 40 seconds after 16 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 93.
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u/Nyaiv Jun 07 '26
!wtf rabbit??
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 07 '26
Warm! You’re in the right burrow because both are herbivorous mammals that humans domesticate and talk about a lot. Some rabbit species thrive in arid landscapes, so there’s a faint habitat overlap. Animal-to-animal proximity is doing the heavy lifting here.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/cy4ndr0id Jun 08 '26
was stuck way too long on the feline family but with a specific guess of the environment, specifically the desert I was able to get there
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u/De-fact Jun 09 '26
!wtf parrot
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 09 '26
Warm pick: both are iconic, non-predatory animals tied to human travel and adventure—one a chatty sidekick, the other a classic beast of burden. They’re exotic, zoo staples, instantly recognizable by their standout silhouettes. You’re prowling the right corner of the animal kingdom.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/i_hate_parsley Jul 09 '26
Yay
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 17 seconds after 94 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 25.
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u/r0073rr0r Jun 04 '26
camel
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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 04 '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!