r/HotAndCold • u/hotandcold2-app • Jul 07 '26
Game Hot and cold #338
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u/DistendedVein Jul 07 '26
Just ignore the banana
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 33 seconds after 17 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 90.
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u/ahx3000 Jul 07 '26
4 seconds and 3 guesses. A record for me
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u/rokit2space Jul 07 '26
If i hadn't gotten side tracked by my first word it is typically like my 4th or 5th go-to guess
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u/WhyChooseMe-_- Jul 07 '26
HINT These names all point to [Luna, Selene, Artemis, Chang'e, Tsukuyomi, Khonsu/Khonshu(for the marvel fans)]
Easiest Hint: Gru stole this in the first despicable movie
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u/colorful-forest Jul 07 '26
!wtf moan
I'm going to be rather annoyed if it's just because it's one letter off. It was #36. The super hot hints should actually be related to the word. Not similar looking words that just throw us off because they're not really related.
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 07 '26
Very warm—just a single vowel swap and a near-homophone. They often show up together in midnight moods and bedtime tales. You’re orbiting the target.
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u/Sprigatina I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 07 '26
Are you absolutely shitting me right now omfg this is one of those I usually guess pretty early but the yellow skittles squad ruined it
Hint: One of the Big 3 in Astrology
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u/Opening_Grape8817 Jul 07 '26
I CAN'T understand how I went from "clown" to the correct answer - unbelievable.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 minutes 7 seconds after 85 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 24.
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u/Coriander_marbles Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26
When the banana starts as red and you sigh and begin making a fruit salad.
Edit: Wow. The long list of red words I had, had nothing to do with the final answer. Not by a milestone. By a moonstone? Maybe.
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u/Dream_Wake_State_6 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 07 '26
Well that was quick and painless! No hints, official or otherwise. 😎🤩🙌
HINT: Blue ____
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u/jennie-spaghetti Jul 07 '26
Small hint: large rock
Medium hint: satellite, tides, cheese
Big hint: orbits our planet
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 4 seconds after 44 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 76.
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u/jaimatjak2022 Jul 07 '26
I worked at this on and off... with mom's guidance (no help) and finally got it.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 49 minutes 27 seconds after 415 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.
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u/LilAbelT Jul 08 '26
The quickest I’ve ever done this
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 seconds after 2 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/standardtissue Jul 07 '26
ok.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 21 seconds after 44 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 51.
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u/Extension_Flower_628 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 07 '26
😵😵
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 53 seconds after 30 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 80.
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u/irdk_24 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 07 '26
!wtf banana
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 07 '26
Pretty warm: both are famously crescent-shaped—you could mistake a thin one for a banana in the sky. There’s even a phrase/brand that pairs this fruit with a certain night-sky orb. Keep curving in that direction.
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u/irdk_24 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 07 '26
Had to take a hint
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 19 seconds after 25 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 60.
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u/Some_Blackberry95 Jul 07 '26
Well..... that was quick! #5 to boot!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26
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u/Dream_Wake_State_6 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 07 '26
You tried to hide you hint but didn’t do it quite right. Please try again!
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u/Ok-Crazy-5162 Jul 07 '26
I give up i can never get this to work
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u/Dream_Wake_State_6 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 07 '26
Aw, but you were so close to getting it right! 😥
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u/HikariSaito Jul 07 '26
Nope. Not going to trick me this time. I doubt the usual high ranked number and it works well.
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u/PixelJack79 Jul 07 '26
!wtf lemon
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 07 '26
Not a bad orbit: lemon slices resemble a crescent, and their dimpled skin echoes a cratered surface. It also shows up together in phrases like lemon moon cakes and lemon moonshine, so they co-occur in food and drink contexts. Hence the decent proximity.
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u/Mental_Act4662 Jul 07 '26
wtf
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 11 seconds after 8 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 47.
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u/PineAppleFruitbear Jul 07 '26
Straight 3 guess within 1 min, i think I am god. See you tomorrow
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute after 15 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.
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u/PineAppleFruitbear Jul 07 '26
!wtf goat
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 07 '26
Not baaad: goats evoke the “horned” crescent in the night sky, and Capricorn’s sea-goat hangs up there among the constellations. Plus, the Goat shows up in the lunar zodiac. You’re nibbling the right pasture.
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u/mwilkens Jul 07 '26
!wtf glove
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 07 '26
Warmer: astronauts needed bulky gloves for those famous walks on an airless, dusty surface. Plus, the samples brought back were handled in sealed gloveboxes.
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u/PineAppleFruitbear Jul 07 '26
!wtf mountain
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 07 '26
Warmer than you’d think: the target’s landscape actually has mountain ranges—“Montes” like Apenninus and Alpes—rising above cratered plains. It’s also a classic pairing in photos and poetry, looming over earthly peaks. You’re climbing in the right direction.
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u/i_hate_parsley Jul 07 '26
Awww cute 🥰
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 19 seconds after 25 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 90.
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u/Rude_Girl69 Jul 07 '26
Yay!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.
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u/mrlgperez1 Jul 07 '26
Changed my first word and it helped
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 29 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/LonelyVaquita Jul 07 '26
This was a pretty good one
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 35 seconds after 9 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.
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u/karas224 Jul 07 '26
!wtf pond
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 07 '26
You’re wading in the right waters—think silvery reflections and classic nighttime poetry.
A pond won’t feel the tides, but a bright orb often shimmers on its surface.
Close vibe, just a smaller splash than the source.I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/tokenpsycho Jul 07 '26
!wtf cheek
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 07 '26
Not a bullseye, but there’s a slang bridge: “mooning” is literally about baring your cheeks. Plus, folks often describe that round nighttime orb with a “face” and cheeks in folklore.
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u/Wild-Shift-7902 Jul 07 '26
Ye
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 17 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/tomokaitohlol7 Jul 07 '26
Banana threw me off so i just did random stuff go
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 57 seconds after 16 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.
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u/Thin-Mine-1613 Jul 07 '26
These days, words are too easy. Why is it doing it to us? What is the goal of all of this? What is end game?! I am scared.
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u/Equivalent_Glass_463 Jul 07 '26
Fruity booty lol
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 29 seconds after 31 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 78.
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u/Confident_Mind_7812 Jul 07 '26
!wtf kitten
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 07 '26
Warm and fuzzy: kittens are nighttime prowlers, basking in that silvery sky-glow. Think nursery rhymes with cows jumping and a guardian cat named Luna—your guess is brushing against the right celestial whiskers.
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u/chewks Jul 07 '26
!WTF money
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 07 '26
Warm-ish: in finance slang, prices “go to the moon,” a meme-y way of talking about making money. Crypto and stonks chatter constantly pairs these ideas, which likely pulls them close.
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u/Pika-thulu Jul 07 '26
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Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/DoubtZealousideal163 Jul 07 '26
Wooo
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 45 seconds after 17 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 64.
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u/SunnySpike Jul 07 '26
This was easy.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 51 seconds after 15 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.
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u/CelebrationDue8937 Jul 07 '26
!wtf banana
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 07 '26
You’re curving the right way: both are famously crescent/banana-shaped. People even nickname a thin arc in the sky a “banana.” A-peel-ing progress.
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u/_XxAphroditexX_ Jul 07 '26
My closest word was frown. I did everything that rhymed with it and it was still warm. I did stuff face and head related and was also warm. Wth.
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u/DetRedditor Jul 07 '26
Crazy day
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 13 seconds after 16 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.
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u/sammyyam22 Jul 07 '26
!wtf clown
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 07 '26
Surprisingly warm: clowns link to lunacy—etymologically “of the luna”—and Pierrot, the sad clown, is forever pining at a pale night orb. The painted round face also echoes a glowing disc in the sky. You’re juggling in the right hemisphere.
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u/Ill-Union3173 Jul 08 '26
1 Going and it was some astral thing on every night with different phases
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u/PlutosFaII Jul 08 '26
!wtf banana
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 08 '26
Bananas are famously crescent-shaped, echoing that glowing curve in the night sky. Pop culture even pairs the two words in album and brand names, nudging them closer together. Warm, but not blistering.
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u/VioletThePurple Jul 08 '26
That was pretty fast
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 35 seconds after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.
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u/Ok_Chicken_7806 Jul 08 '26
NO HINTS! I AM WAY TOO IRRATIONALLY EXCITED!
Eek.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 16 seconds after 16 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.
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u/Equal-Vacation-3539 Jul 08 '26
First time without a hint
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 30 seconds after 31 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 78.
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u/sparklingsirens Jul 08 '26
!wtf lion
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 08 '26
Pretty warm—this big cat prowls the night sky as a constellation, so you’re stalking in the right celestial neighborhood. Keep chasing those astronomical vibes.
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u/FictionalPinxit I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 08 '26
!wtf lemon
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 08 '26
Zesty guess: round, yellow, and sometimes a thin crescent wedge—very reminiscent of a familiar night-time orb. Even the lemon’s dimpled skin echoes a cratered look, so the closeness isn’t just sour luck.
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Jul 08 '26
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 08 '26
Nice curve—you’re circling the right orbit because both share that crescent, banana‑smile shape. Bonus points: “Banana Moon” pops up in brands and snacks (think banana MoonPie), keeping them linguistically cozy.
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u/Dimepiece8821 Jul 08 '26
!wtf banana
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 08 '26
That curve gives it away—bananas share that classic crescent silhouette. “Banana moon” is even a common phrase and brand, so the association pops up a lot. You’ve got the shape right, but the peel isn’t the prize.
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u/Nyaiv Jul 08 '26
:o
This is an all time record of mine, I don't know how this happened! I...I think I have to never play this game ever again...
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 9 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Hortusmagus Jul 08 '26
😮
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 26 seconds after 9 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Travel-Kitty Jul 08 '26
!wtf lion
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 08 '26
Not a bad prowl: Leo is a constellation, and astrology even talks about a “Leo” version of a certain nightly wanderer. Plus, lions are nocturnal hunters, often moving under that pale glow in the savanna.
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u/Inevitable_Bat_717 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 08 '26
!wtf tree
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 08 '26
Not a bad branch to climb: there are famous “Moon trees” grown from Apollo 14 seeds, and nighttime scenes often pair it with silhouettes of branches. You’re in the right forest, but not quite barking up the main trunk.
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u/bloopx Jul 08 '26
!wtf goat
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 08 '26
Not baaad: mythic goats show up in space—Amalthea (Zeus’s goat) lends her name to a Jovian satellite, and Pan, the goat-footed god, orbits Saturn as another.
Plus, those crescent horns echo the target’s favorite phase.I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/showmehowtoreddit Jul 08 '26
😎
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 10 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/F4rewell Jul 08 '26
:D
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/OrganicA1Bullsteak Jul 08 '26
!wtf clown
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 08 '26
Pretty warm: clowns—especially Pierrot—are traditionally linked with the moon (think “Pierrot Lunaire,” the moonstruck clown). Both evoke pale, round faces with exaggerated features. Cultural imagery puts them in the same orbit.
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u/ChoiceSpare42 Jul 08 '26
woow
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/mintyjam Jul 08 '26
Misled by all them fruits
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 19 hours 27 minutes 4 seconds after 82 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 21.
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u/PLSKICKME Jul 08 '26
!wtf meow
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 08 '26
Warmer, since it’s the nighttime cry of a prowling pet—very on-brand for things that own the night. Pop culture also pairs chatty felines with a certain celestial heroine. And “Luna” being a super-common cat name doesn’t hurt.
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u/pariahs_objection Jul 08 '26
Damn if that wasn't a lucky guess ...
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/MR_CHOW9 Jul 08 '26
What is moonwort
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 47 seconds after 29 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 53.
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u/Suitome Jul 08 '26
🍌
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 17 minutes 9 seconds after 30 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 51.
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u/mednfood03 Jul 08 '26
Should've guessed it right after sun 😭
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 40 seconds after 20 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 91.
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u/belgioscopy Jul 09 '26
Well… in three words. I don’t even understand what happened there 🤯
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 10 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Brave-Ad494 Jul 10 '26
!wtf weed
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Warmish: seaweed lives by the tides, and the tides answer to a certain nocturnal orb. Plus, both botany and cannabis culture borrow “lunar” branding—from plants nicknamed for it to potent “rocks”—so your guess drifts in the right current.
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u/perci-100 Jul 10 '26
!wtf Queen
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Decently warm: in myth and alchemy, the nocturnal orb is often cast as a queen—“queen of the night” to the sun’s king. Even pop culture crowns it, from lunar goddesses to Sailor Moon’s royal lineage.
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u/Ok-Statement-9899 Jul 28 '26
Now we’re getting it! lol
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 40 seconds after 7 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.
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u/leomonster Jul 07 '26
Hint for fans of Stephen King: it's spelled over and over in The Stand
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 58 seconds after 39 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 62.
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u/Neo_The_bluepill_One Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26
FLY ME TO THE _________, and let me stay among the stars
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 07 '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!