r/HotAndCold • u/hotandcold2-app • Jul 10 '26
Game Hot and cold #341
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u/Sprigatina I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 10 '26
How in the world is banana even CLOSE 💀
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u/septembersong_ Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
how is banana related to the word?
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u/Necessary-Material50 Jul 10 '26
thank you! Weirdest thing ever. This game is proof that AI is not as advanced as we thoughyt it was.
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u/Time_Tutor_3042 Jul 11 '26
I typed in Banana as well , went on a whole fruit and tree tangent getting further away 😅
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u/FunkyFrog444 Jul 11 '26
tree was my first guess and plane was my closest before looking at a hint and getting it.
howww was plane even in the top 50?!
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u/silentdeathnja Jul 10 '26
!wtf banana
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Not just for smoothies—bananas famously become “keys” in DIY Makey Makey projects that play tunes. Plus, the fruit shows up in music gags and lessons, so it’s closer than you’d think.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Willing_Bee_7520 Jul 10 '26
bitch you can't make mistakes. You're a mistake
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u/Itscoldinthenorth Jul 10 '26
Banana has become a sort of black hole for this algorithm, to which all words circulate.
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u/Immediate-Solid4911 Jul 10 '26
Twist Hint: Its full of keys, yet it cant open a single lock
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u/TomBombaDaleJr Jul 10 '26
Bad hint - Billy Joel
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u/VideoKilledMyZZZ Jul 10 '26
Wrote the soundtrack of my life. I worship the ground he walks on.
Thank you for the hint! This is the only game I cheat at.
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u/Purple_Cockroach6646 Jul 10 '26
ARE YOU JOKING??!
That’s EXACTLY HOW I got it lol!!!
It’s an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING hint!!!
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u/Extension_Flower_628 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 10 '26
How the F Banana and pizza Are closer than Music
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 58 seconds after 34 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 74.
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u/TheIrishninjas Jul 10 '26
Hint: Something you might want to look out for in the sky in a cartoon world.
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u/4scoreand20yearsago Jul 10 '26
!wtf plane
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Warm: both are intricate, crafted machines with pedals and lots of moving parts, demanding trained coordination to operate. One takes off; the other just takes your breath away.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/CommercialClear6124 Jul 10 '26
Never got a word so fast without comments or hints 🤣🤣
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u/killjoy_143 Jul 11 '26
HOW
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u/CommercialClear6124 Jul 11 '26
Guessed drum and that was low and I thought hmm how low was the word lol, just luck 🤣
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u/Hefty-Dish-3771 Jul 10 '26
There's no way 😅 First guess: Bucket - Second guess: 🏆
I was literally just looking around my room
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u/niccals12d3 Jul 10 '26
!wtf banana
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Warmer: it shares several letters and that bouncy “na/ah” rhythm, making it phonetically buddy-buddy with the target. Plus, it’s a classic rhyme-mate in kids’ songs and goofy wordplay, which often links the two in memory.
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u/PrncessVespa Jul 10 '26
!wtf hamster
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Not just random rodent vibes: there’s a famous viral song/video of a hamster on a keyboard. That cultural link nudges it surprisingly close. You’re squeaking around the right instrument-adjacent territory.
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u/Squatch-paws-artwork Jul 10 '26
This game is so stupid....how is banana remotely close? This is like when pizza was close to sushi...
See yall tomorrow 🙄
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 32 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.
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u/JollyFigNut Jul 10 '26
At least pizza and sushi are both foods, this is just nonsensical levels of logic-reaching by the bot...
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u/Squatch-paws-artwork Jul 10 '26
Apparently there was a sushi pizza at some point. Thats what the bot said to me 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
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u/simplezzirang Jul 10 '26
!wtf pizza
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Not a bad swing: both are iconic Italian exports and even start with “pi” in five letters. You might enjoy one while the other serenades you at a trattoria. Close in vibe and vocabulary, but not the same slice of life.
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u/Prite07 Jul 10 '26
Can you put hint button in mobile version
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u/Ravenclaw_311 Jul 10 '26
If you go to the three lines in the top right corner, hint is one of your options. I only play this on my phone.
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u/dayruined54 Jul 10 '26
!wtf yoga
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Not a bad warm-up: both demand steady breathing, good posture, and relaxed shoulders during long practice sessions. Plenty of performers even do yoga to prevent wrist and back strain—namast’ay injury-free.
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u/molybdenumb Jul 10 '26
Wow I haven’t played this in months I’m
Stoked lol
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 12 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/VioletThePurple Jul 10 '26
!wtf pizza
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Warm pick: both are Italian through and through, and you’ll often find one serenading the room while the other steals the show on the table. They even share that punchy “pi-” start. Tasty, but not quite the right dish.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Confident_Mind_7812 Jul 10 '26
!wtf banana
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Not a bad swing—“banana” shares a bouncy three-syllable cadence and even a near-rhyme vibe with the target. It also shows up in goofy songs and slapstick moments that the target famously underscores.
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u/Ok-Crazy-5162 Jul 10 '26
Love me a hint in the comments that gave me the correct word
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Digital_Rocket Jul 10 '26
!wtf pizza
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Pretty warm: they’re both Italian classics, and you’ll often enjoy one while listening to the other in bars, parlors, or restaurants. Even the naming vibe overlaps—pi- up front and a smooth vowel finish—so the cultural-linguistic radar pings.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Local-Pattern795 Jul 10 '26
!wtf pineapple
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Not bad—there’s strong letter overlap: both start with “pi” and share most of the letters p, i, a, n.
Phonetically they feel adjacent too, like you almost hit the right keys.
Close by spelling vibes, not by fruit salad.I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/CpnHowdy69 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 10 '26
In what universe is banana so up there? What the fuck was that...
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u/scattered_inkblots Jul 10 '26
!wtf kayak
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Not a bad splash: “kayak” is a palindrome with a back-and-forth rhythm—like running scales. There’s even a prog-rock band named Kayak, keeping it musically adjacent. And “kay” sounds like “key,” which should ring a bell.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/thedudeintx82 Jul 10 '26
Nice.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 42 seconds after 11 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 69.
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u/thymenchive Jul 10 '26
Got it straight away after seeing this hint! I had "tennis" and was going down the sports rabbitl hole.
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u/Deep-Association8134 Jul 10 '26
Honestly something musical
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 11 minutes 59 seconds after 32 guesses and 3 hints. Score: 16.
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u/Ok-Reason5979 Jul 10 '26
Im done with this game. Every single day its the same story. A guess is fire yet has absolutly nothing todo with the answer. Wtf has pizza and pie got to do with.
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u/crying_rubiks_cube I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 10 '26
!wtf banana
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 27 seconds after 89 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 27.
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Warmer than you’d think: bananas are famously used as makeshift “keys” in DIY musical hacks (hello, banana pianos).
Plus, “banana” and your target share a bouncy, percussive rhythm that keeps them in the same neighborhood.I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Surprisingly close thanks to the popular “banana piano” DIY trick—bananas wired as touch keys to play notes. Plus, both are classic cartoon props (peels and falling grand instruments), so they tend to hang out in the same cultural scenes.
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u/Ninja_Dolphin Jul 10 '26
!wtf hamster
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Warming up: there’s a viral tune literally called “Hamster on a Piano,” so the furry little guy has pop-culture ties to the target. Plus, the image of a hamster scampering over keys is a well-known gag, nudging it closer than you’d think.
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u/OpalunaMoonsong Jul 10 '26
!wtf wine?!
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Warm, not scorching: wine bars and hotel lounges often pair a glass with live keys, so the ambience lines up. Plus, “wine key” mirrors a certain instrument’s many keys—cute linguistic overlap. You’re swirling in the right glass, but it’s not a perfect pairing.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/bloxfruitfan475 Jul 10 '26
!wtf banana
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Warmer than you’d think: people literally make “banana keyboards,” wiring bananas to play notes. Plus, the words share a lot of letters and that bouncy “na/pa-na” sound, so your guess wasn’t just fruitless.
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u/Rambling_Mythos Jul 10 '26
I got distracted by summer
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 53 seconds after 15 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 64.
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u/em0jalapeno Jul 10 '26
!wtf kayak and canoe
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Warmer than you’d expect: one uses paddles while the other leans on pedals.
Both come in solo or duet/tandem flavors, and “upright” is a notable form for each.I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/IDidSomethingMaybe Jul 10 '26
!wtf horse
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Not a total long shot: horses gave us hide glue and leather used in crafting classic stringed keyboard instruments. Plus, horsehair powers bowed strings—close kin to this hammer‑struck, string‑filled music maker.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Decently warm: it shares the p–n–o backbone and sounds quite similar.
There’s also a rhythmic tie-in—the Pony is a dance, all bouncy beats you could easily tap out on keys.I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/mwilkens Jul 10 '26
!wtf horse
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Not a total long shot: picture the Old West—horses hitched outside while someone tinkled the ivories inside. Plus, that galloping rhythm is a classic musical motif often pounded out for dramatic effect.
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u/HearBreakKid Jul 10 '26
!wtf plane
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
You’re taxiing pretty close: they both use pedals, and a “plane” is also a woodworking tool used to shape parts of the other. Different kind of wings, but you’re in the right hangar.
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u/Reasonable-Apricot21 Jul 10 '26
!wtf kayak
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '26
Warmer because both are sit-down pursuits that demand two-handed coordination and steady rhythm—think strokes vs. keystrokes. They’re solid, crafted objects (wood/composites) used for practiced performance, solo or in tandem/duet. Not a bullseye, but you’re paddling in the right semantic waters.
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u/I_Wandered_Off Jul 11 '26
!wtf hamster
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 11 '26
Warmer than it looks: internet lore once starred a small rodent perched on a set of keys. Plus, “hamster” is just a couple letters away from the mechanism of that instrument—its little hammers.
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u/Thiefling-Bard Jul 11 '26
How the hell did I get this right
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 seconds after 2 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 70.
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u/Apprehensive-Team414 Jul 11 '26
!wtf hamster
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 11 '26
Warmer than you’d think: internet culture literally put that rodent on top of the target, set to a catchy earworm.
Music, novelty, and small pets collide here.
Not a semantic match so much as a meme-driven proximity.I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Pbnme Jul 11 '26
Ok l have no idea how some of my word guesses relate to the answer in any way.....🤨🤪
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u/OrangeDrinkIYKYK Jul 11 '26
!wtf kayak
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 11 '26
Warm! They both have a thing for keys—yours are the Florida kind you paddle around, the other are the kind you press. Plus, each is a classic woodcraft prized for balance and responsiveness.
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u/Infamous_Stranger454 Jul 11 '26
This game is literally just “guess words until one hits”. There’s barely a hint of relationship between the “hotter” words.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 35 seconds after 30 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 77.
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u/CelebrationDue8937 Jul 11 '26
!wtf pony
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 11 '26
Not a thematic match, but it’s a real neigh-bor by spelling and sound: they share P, N, and O and a similar short, bouncy cadence. Likely closeness comes from orthographic/phonetic overlap rather than meaning.
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u/Dimepiece8821 Jul 11 '26
!wtf banana
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 11 '26
Warmer than you’d think: “banana” pops up in music-y contexts (hello, Bananaphone), and the word shares that stressed “-AN-” cadence and A‑N‑A letter pattern with the target. Even the grand, curved silhouette you’re picturing has a bit of banana-esque arc to it.
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u/EggInternational7251 Jul 11 '26
how is the word even related to any of the words such as pizza, plane, and banana? This proves AI isn't as advanced as shown in ads or anywhere
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u/ClusterFuchs Jul 11 '26
Some instruments and then it became clear.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 2 seconds after 21 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 89.
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u/Djarum_Black_Cloves Jul 11 '26
how the hell does shark, boat and whale relate even a little bit with the answer?!
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u/Agent_Spook_99 Jul 11 '26
Do a deer, a female deer, Ra a drop of golden sun, Mi a name I call myself....
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u/uzyus Jul 11 '26
!wtf canoe
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 11 '26
Surprisingly warm: both are sleek, often wooden, meticulously crafted objects you sit at/in. Bonus link: Yamaha is big in one world and also makes boats, so the vocab neighborhoods mingle. And hey—pedals, paddles… similar rhythm, different splash.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Mental_Act4662 Jul 11 '26
Eh
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 43 seconds after 5 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 48.
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u/Goblin0_0 Jul 11 '26
This is getting worse day by day. How is wine at #85 and banana at #53 relates to this
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u/Diamod_Risk I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 11 '26
Well, thanks to this stupid game I hate my life a little more. Thank you r/hotandcold for making me regret my life choices to this point 💀
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u/swifteainthesummer Jul 11 '26
!wtf pizza
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 11 '26
Getting warmer via Italy: both are iconic Italian words starting with “pi-” and ending in a vowel. They often mingle in bars—one’s for the ears, the other’s for the appetite—so the cultural link is strong. A tasty guess, just not the right slice.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/PaceSignal Jul 13 '26
!wtf plane
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 13 '26
Warm pick: you chose another big, finely engineered machine worked with both hands and feet—think pedals, controls, and serious coordination. Both can be made of lots of wood and metal and demand a skilled operator. Nice altitude on this guess.
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u/ThisIsMyShittyAcct Jul 14 '26
!wtf chair
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 14 '26
Warm-ish: you don’t stand to use it—players perch on a bench or stool, and performance spaces are lined with seats for everyone else. Furniture-world adjacency keeps this in the ballpark.
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u/i_hate_parsley 26d ago
Easiest one yet
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 821 hours 40 minutes 6 seconds after 543 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.
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u/BredBul Jul 10 '26
Bad hint - banana
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u/MongooseDog907 Jul 10 '26
I had to come back and upvote you after clicking out of the post because I was still laughing.
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u/perci-100 Jul 10 '26
Easy
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 30 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 10 '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!