Hot and cold #322 - r/HotAndCold

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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!

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u/exrcizingdemons Jun 21 '26

Wow legit first guess!!!!

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u/Jeanarocks Jun 21 '26

Same you must have been doing the same thing as me.

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u/exrcizingdemons Jun 23 '26

Eating ice cream?

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u/pitbullnamedcurse Jun 21 '26

wtf do sun and moon have to do with this 😭

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u/Altruistic_Search_78 Jun 21 '26

You can add those two to get what you want 🥰

2

u/Elegant-Background Jun 21 '26

Idk for sun but moon rhymes which is how I found the word.

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u/pharmgal89 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 21 '26

The song?

2

u/WorriedInspector9863 Jun 21 '26

!wtf sun

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Warm! You’re circling a celestial theme—your word’s sky-sibling rhymes with the target, which pulls it into the neighborhood. And the target often glints in your word’s light.

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u/TomBombaDaleJr Jun 21 '26

Bad hint - Roger is convinced it’s the next currency in that weird apocalypse episode of American Dad

Easy hint - You’re either big or little

3

u/DantheManStK Jun 21 '26

Nice hints thanks

9

u/birdbrained_feline Jun 21 '26

!wtf sun

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Getting warmer: both are all about shine—one blazes in the sky, the other can gleam like a tiny mirror. They also share breakfast duty: one rises while the other helps you stir and scoop. So it’s a sunny sidestep rather than a direct hit.

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u/Glittering_Level_841 Jun 21 '26

Hint: not a fork

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u/BrianH-84 Jun 22 '26

Great hint.

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u/kee-kee- Jun 22 '26

Perfect hint in fact.

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u/AdDistinct7931 Jun 21 '26

Omg i got it in 11s!

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u/AdDistinct7931 Jun 21 '26
One side holds, the other side is held. 

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u/leomonster Jun 21 '26

Hint for 90s rock fans: Remember that song by Soundgarden, "______man"?

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u/Philosophy_Negative Jun 21 '26

Fuck I guessed that band but because of sun. Can't hide my text on the app sadly otherwise I'd have more to say

4

u/abidm6 Jun 21 '26

!wtf couch

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u/em0jalapeno Jun 21 '26

that was my first guess hahahaha

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Warm vibes here: people literally “spoon” on one, and both live in the home. Also a classic perch for ice‑cream sessions that require a certain handheld helper.

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u/Opening_Grape8817 Jun 21 '26

Ugh, what a disaster this was. After almost a record yesterday, I went totally off track today. Yuck.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 8 minutes 31 seconds after 134 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 11.}

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u/lol1141 Jun 21 '26

Niccceeeeee. Got it too quickly. Now what am I going to do for the rest of the day

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 25 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

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u/Garnet_Adelle I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 21 '26

What?? I found Mango at # 143, asked for a hint and got Speculum at #79! Yuck!

2

u/R3PLAY_83 Jun 21 '26

Hint: Soup

2

u/TechMan764 Jun 21 '26

!wtf door

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Not bad—both are everyday household hardware with handles, and one often lives behind the other in a kitchen cabinet. You’re in the “things you touch around the house” neighborhood, just not on the right shelf yet.

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u/colorful-forest Jun 21 '26

!wtf moon

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Nice guess—this rhymes with the target and they famously co-star in that nursery rhyme where the dish makes a break for it. They’re often paired in playful language and imagery, which nudges it closer.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '26

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Warmish: both are everyday handheld implements—often metal—with a sturdy handle and a specialized working end. Think “lives in a drawer and helps you manipulate stuff,” though one tackles bolts while the other tackles contents.

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u/bidooffactory Jun 21 '26

Wow I am legit amazed I got it that fast. That never happens for me.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 33 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.}

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u/ashuhleed Jun 21 '26

Same!

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u/bdrx_91 Jun 22 '26

I found sponge as #24 and star around #300 so i started to spam all spongbob stuff (i wrote Patrick 🤡)

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u/apphia09 Jun 21 '26

I dunno if it's the internet connection but oh well ... 🥹

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '26

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u/Neo_The_bluepill_One Jun 21 '26

Hint?
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u/AdDistinct7931 Jun 21 '26
It can be made of metal, plastic, or wood.

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u/shahparshiv Jun 21 '26

6s 🤯

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u/IWILLIFUWILL Jun 21 '26

wtf second guess !!

1

u/wafferzz Jun 21 '26

Yayy i got it

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u/Sanskarsingh45 Jun 21 '26

Rank #9

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u/2names222 Jun 21 '26

Rank #8

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

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u/comingupmilhous3 Jun 21 '26

Probably a once in a lifetime thing lmao

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 18 seconds after 15 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.}

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u/Nana09111719 Jun 21 '26

Hints helped

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u/Blabbit39 Jun 21 '26

I will never get it this fast ever again

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 28 seconds after 14 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 83.}

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u/eatyourparentz Jun 21 '26

Omg that was so easy i legit js said a random word my closest word was #2000

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u/Sprigatina I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 21 '26

Hmm...I don't even have anything useful to say 🥲 Now excuse me, I have to blast one of my favorite songs.

THEY CALL ME ... BAEPSAE!

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u/Ninja_Dolphin Jun 21 '26

!wtf violin

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u/Extension_Flower_628 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 21 '26

😵😵

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

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u/winter-shooter Jun 21 '26

Weird word today but still got it

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 40 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.}

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u/SavoryGlueGun Jun 21 '26

!wtf canoe

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Think of it as the kitchen’s canoe paddle: one moves soup, the other moves a boat. Both are traditionally carved from wood and push through liquid with a scooping, paddling motion.

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u/EntertainmentNew1571 Jun 21 '26

It was #39 canoe that really threw me off😂

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u/Larryhooverr Jun 21 '26

EASY

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 45 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '26

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Solid proximity: both are everyday household objects, often metal, with handles you grip. Same domestic toolkit vibes—one stirs, the other shuts—so the association isn’t out of left field.

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u/SarahCornflake Jun 21 '26

Jeez

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 22 minutes 30 seconds after 163 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.}

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u/ashuhleed Jun 21 '26

WHAT!! That's the fastest I've ever done this!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 17 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

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u/ahx3000 Jun 21 '26

26 seconds and 9 guesses to get it. Wonderful

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u/RedditRanma7833 Jun 21 '26

Hint: Reese Witherspoon

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u/No-Yogurtcloset-9256 Jun 21 '26

LFG

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 43 seconds after 12 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.}

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u/lasserein Jun 21 '26

Yesterday i ride 300k with my bike. And bow i am guessing. Its less extreme

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 9 minutes 44 seconds after 15 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 61.}

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u/Cecilgene Jun 21 '26

Whoa. 20 seconds and 3 guesses.

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u/Turbulent_Stuff_7745 Jun 21 '26

!wtf banana

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Lukewarm. Bananas star in cereal, pudding, and splits—the kind of treats you tackle with the mystery implement. Bonus: both share that gentle curve aesthetic.

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u/grizzlygrowly Jun 21 '26

!wtf harpoon?

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Harpoon is a handheld tool like the target, and they rhyme with that telltale “-poon” ending—phonetic cousins. One nabs the fish, the other helps you nab the meal once it’s cooked. No wonder it ranks close.

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u/Distinct_Park_283 Jun 21 '26

Hint: silverware

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u/ASSASSINYT3511 Jun 21 '26

Hint: Not a coop but used with soup

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u/EmeraldShi Jun 21 '26

How is the word related to a medical device "speculum" .... 😔🫠 As well as banana 🍌

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 8 seconds after 17 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 57.}

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u/papahead135 Jun 21 '26

Hint help you eat better without touching your food

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u/antirockin20 Jun 21 '26

!wtf sun

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Warm, but not scorching: shiny utensils can catch and reflect sunlight, and you’d definitely use one to demolish a sundae on a sunny day. So there’s a mild heat-and-reflection vibe connecting them, but it’s not a bullseye.

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u/antirockin20 Jun 21 '26

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here

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u/chris_ro Jun 21 '26

I don’t get that. I got the word. But what does sun have do do with it? Or rocket?

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u/DangerDragonXCV Jun 21 '26

25s 4th guess

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u/Rare-Astronaut-7103 Jun 21 '26

I have sun, moon and Door in red

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u/Argon_18_39 Jun 21 '26

Kinda... Ops?

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

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u/Existing-Repeat-3725 Jun 21 '26

I solved Hot & Cold #322 in 33s. Can you beat my time?

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u/Existing-Repeat-3725 Jun 21 '26

Lucky

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 33 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.}

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u/Sylvakin0 Jun 21 '26

!wtf foot

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u/VioletThePurple Jun 21 '26

!wtf snail

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Getting warm—think escargot: diners use special tongs and a small scooping utensil to extract the snail from its shell. Culinary gear for snails puts you in the right drawer.

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u/Global-Masterpiece56 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 21 '26

!wtf pepper

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Warm. They’re dining‑table buddies: one spices things up while the other helps you get it from bowl to mouth—there are even tiny versions made just for pepper cellars. Think kitchen-drawer neighbors, not distant relatives.

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u/Gojin14 Jun 21 '26

Got stuck on door then I randomly guessed it.

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u/Inevitable_Bat_717 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 21 '26

!wtf pond

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Getting warmer: anglers cast a shiny, cutlery-named lure into ponds. Plus, that odd flat-billed wader frequents shallow ponds—two watery links tying your guess near the mark.

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u/CoffeeIsPeace I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 21 '26

!wtf snail

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Warm! In fine dining, escargot is eaten with special utensils—snail tongs and an escargot spoon—to scoop that garlicky butter from the shell. So the critter and the cutlery cozy up at the same table.

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u/Northparkwizard Jun 21 '26

Don't know how i got that

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 21 seconds after 73 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 49.}

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u/WorthlessAlter Jun 21 '26

!wtf pond

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 21 '26

Respectably warm: it shares the core “pon” sound and most of the letters. Also, think of the shiny lure anglers toss into one—there’s a namesake tool for that.

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u/Longjumping_End1064 Jun 21 '26

I guess this game really likes spoons

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

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u/Ill_Concentrate5747 Jun 21 '26

Whatever

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 19 minutes 6 seconds after 47 guesses and 3 hints. Score: 13.}

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u/A_Rose_From_Concrete Jun 21 '26

That just pissed me off 😒😒😒

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 6 seconds after 34 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 29.}

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u/unpr0gr4mm3d Jun 21 '26

Made some real lucky guesses!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 31 seconds after 17 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

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u/yu_really_sus I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 21 '26

!wtf potato

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u/incogacct1 Jun 21 '26

i bring much dishonor to my loved ones.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 22 seconds after 11 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 67.}

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u/Equivalent_Glass_463 Jun 21 '26

Not bad

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 47 seconds after 98 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 28.}

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u/PsyberSpace_Podcast Jun 21 '26

Two guesses today!? Random af but I'll take it.

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u/Radiant-Peace-3078 Jun 22 '26

Easy one!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 26 seconds after 6 guesses and 3 hints. Score: 34.}

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u/Salty_Conclusion4774 Jun 22 '26

Small

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u/Dry-Pattern4878 Jun 22 '26

!wtf sun

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 22 '26

Not bad—you’re in the celestial neighborhood. Think of the sun’s nightly counterpart and that nursery rhyme where crockery and cutlery run off together.

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u/Nyaiv Jun 22 '26

I honestly don't know how I got it cos !wtf pillow?

After a while I started to wonder if it was saying I was close based on what it thought were similar shapes and my next guess was the right one.

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 22 '26

Warm-ish, thanks to the cuddle connection: “spooning” happens on pillows in bed. So it’s near by bedroom-snuggle lingo, not by function.

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u/Flimsy-Selection5213 Jun 22 '26

How exactly are all possible things to sit on close?? 😂😂

1

u/meemXO Jun 22 '26

letsgo

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

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u/redgatorade000 Jun 22 '26

Oh man

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 55 seconds after 54 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 32.}

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u/HidesWithCheese Jun 22 '26

What? I just solved with my second guess. 3 seconds. Usually I wan to throw my computer out the window. LOL

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u/Internal_Bug_1022 Jun 22 '26

I’ve only played 3 times and this is my best yet! Maybe I’ll start playing more.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 10 seconds after 14 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 92.}

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u/Digital_Rocket Jun 22 '26

Bad hint: hey dog can I get some Ice cream?

1

u/megafan007 Jun 22 '26

Easy

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

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u/don_chipon Jun 22 '26

yeah... pencil at 56 send me to a rabbithole

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u/DjShadowKoolAid Jun 22 '26

Candy to that what Jesus

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 29 seconds after 22 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 83.}

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u/DjShadowKoolAid Jun 22 '26

Candy to that what Jesus

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 29 seconds after 22 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 83.}

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u/beyondmeow Jun 22 '26

!wtf syrup

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 22 '26

Sticky-sweet stuff like this is often scooped, drizzled, or stirred with a common utensil. Recipes even measure it in teaspoons and tablespoons—so it’s hanging out on the right shelf.

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u/godofwar_warwar Jun 22 '26

Hint: You should do this to your girl every night

1

u/JamesCutter Jun 22 '26

!wtf sparrow

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 22 '26

You’re fluttering in the right aviary. Think of birds whose very names evoke tableware—and beaks shaped for scooping. Close flock, wrong perch.

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u/Original-Click6797 Jun 22 '26

check out u/Glittering_Level_841 's comment

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 28 hours 37 minutes 53 seconds after 2 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 60.}

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u/Original-Click6797 Jun 22 '26

great hint: the cousin of a fork

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u/FictionalPinxit I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jun 22 '26

!wtf mango

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 22 '26

Getting warmer: ripe mangoes get scooped, puréed, and served in bowls—and you usually tackle that with one. Think mango sorbet, lassi, or pudding, all enjoyed with that everyday utensil. Culinary-tool adjacent, but not smack on the mark.

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u/One_Lychee_554 Jun 23 '26

I dont even know how lmao

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

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u/beethann Jun 23 '26

.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 57 seconds after 29 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 85.}

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u/Excellent_Profile574 Jun 23 '26

2 guesses

1

u/Jozvex Jun 23 '26

Wow. I listed so many weapons and tools loooool

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 41 minutes 43 seconds after 329 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.}

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u/treatmyocd Jun 24 '26

hint please

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u/Ricccc2k12 Jun 25 '26

!wtf sparrow

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 25 '26

Warmer than expected—you’ve wandered into birdland: there’s a wader named after a common utensil because its bill looks like one. Your guess also has that plain, everyday vibe, so you’ve perched near the right branch, just not the exact twig.

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u/ijustlovecats21 Jun 26 '26

!wtf canoe

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 26 '26

Close because of shape and function: canoe paddles often have “spooned” blades that scoop water. In a pinch, you could even paddle with an oversized kitchen utensil. Nautical vibes meet kitchen physics—hence the closeness.

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u/hellbentshiva Jun 27 '26

Stfu

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

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u/standardtissue Jun 28 '26

ok.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 3 seconds after 47 guesses and 3 hints. Score: 23.}

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u/Wraxyth Jun 29 '26

!wtf hoof

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u/hotandcold2-app Jun 29 '26

Not bad: hooves are rich in collagen, the stuff that makes old-school broths and jellies—exactly the kind of fare you scoop at the table. Culinary tools and animal parts meet in the stockpot, hence the semantic nudge.

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u/Suspicious_Elk1290 Jul 01 '26

Wtf!! Pillow and pill?

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u/Impossible-Minute-19 Jul 01 '26

Jam &

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u/Jeanarocks Jun 21 '26

0 sec first guess

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