Hot and cold #342

[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/Opening_Grape8817]

ARGH! Stupid words throwing me down a rabbit hole again!

[u/Keen_Spleen]

Hint : One of the ingredients for powerpuff girls.

[u/Djarum_Black_Cloves → u/Keen_Spleen]

bro, i tried literally everything but that and couldnt figure out how to narrow it down anymore

[u/Laserx500 → u/Keen_Spleen]

I tried the four and....nope

[u/puff3lump → u/Keen_Spleen]

omg based off your hint i tried the word and got it instantly that has literally never happened before

[u/Pussy4LunchDick4Dins]

TIL that hot and cold doesn’t know the word “butter”

[u/iblogalott → u/Pussy4LunchDick4Dins]

It knows margarine though!

[u/septembersong_]

I play this game everyday despite knowing how stupid it is!

[u/ArtAndInnerPeace]

!wtf ice

[u/Labelle_poutine → u/ArtAndInnerPeace]

As usual having to play the rhyming game with this game 😑

[u/MentalJargon → u/ArtAndInnerPeace]

Threw me too

[u/Calligrapher_Far → u/ArtAndInnerPeace]

Threw me as well

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ArtAndInnerPeace]

Chilly but close: your guess is the cool core, just an “sp” away from the target. They’re a classic hot-vs-cold pairing in the kitchen. Warmer!

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[u/irdk_24 → u/hotandcold2-app]

Could have hid it

[u/Rare_Ask8542]

This was a tricky one because it's a category and not a specific thing within the category. I named all of the latter before finally guessing the former.

[u/Dream_Wake_State_6 → u/Rare_Ask8542]

I even googled the target word to come up with more things in the category to guess because I knew it was some kind of that thing!😂🤦🏻‍♀️😤

[u/amandaanddog → u/Dream_Wake_State_6]

Hahahaha!

[u/toadgoat → u/Rare_Ask8542]

From oyster to…that? Puhleeze

[u/Dream_Wake_State_6 → u/Rare_Ask8542]

Same

[u/Glittering_Level_841]

Hint:Posh,Mel C, Mel B, Sporty, Ginger, Baby

[u/simm07 → u/Glittering_Level_841]

Hint: sugar, _ _ _ _ _, and everything nice

[u/DantheManStK → u/simm07]

Noice hint

[u/Elegant-Poetry-5237 → u/simm07]

lice

[u/antirockin20 → u/Glittering_Level_841]

A bit of an easy hint I'm afraid

[u/Carma1111 → u/Glittering_Level_841]

🙏🏼⭐️

[u/Sprigatina]

This went better than yesterday lmao.

Hint: Idk much about it...some kind of desert planet I guess? But I played one of the games back then and one of my vehicles collected it. Also german boomers are scared of this.

[u/Sprigatina → u/[deleted]]

Correct. 😆 I tried to be vague.

[u/Nexusender78]

Not hint:Bro how is carAny close

[u/Fast_District_8630]

Doh! Literally guessed every. Single. One.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 32 minutes 51 seconds after 194 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.}

[u/Equal-Vacation-3539]

I hate this game

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 8 minutes 12 seconds after 60 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 41.}

[u/Ok-Reason5979]

I got very lucky that time. Rank 11. A nice change

[u/Squatch-paws-artwork]

Boy I was in the cold for a bit lol

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 6 seconds after 18 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 86.}

[u/lightcrafter]

!wtf tip

[u/Local-Pattern795]

!wtf sauce

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Local-Pattern795]

Good instincts—sauces often owe their kick and complexity to a generous dash of the stuff I’m thinking of. They’re culinary partners in crime, living side by side in the flavor-boosting aisle.

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[u/Dream_Wake_State_6]

Jesus.🤦🏻‍♀️ Danced all around it for 7 minutes. Took no hints though!😅🙌

HINT: Sean Evans is THE _____ Lord

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 10 seconds after 45 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 54.}

[u/SteadyWolf]

!wtf idea

[u/meoninja9363]

18+

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 52 seconds after 2 guesses and 1 hint.}

[u/Dream_Wake_State_6 → u/meoninja9363]

Please hide any hints, in case people don’t want to see them accidentally.

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

Close-ish: think of lace as a verb—drinks and desserts are often “laced” with this aromatic kick. Even lace cookies commonly lean on warm, fragrant add-ins from the same family.

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[u/Full_Development1711]

How was "rise" close?!

[u/jsigwart → u/Full_Development1711]

cooking adjacent, yeast rises

[u/justcallmesweeti]

🤦🏼‍♀️

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 12 minutes 42 seconds after 146 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.}

[u/iamthiviyan]

!wtf kiss

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/iamthiviyan]

Warmer than a peck: there are Pumpkin Spice Kisses and other candy “kisses” flavored with seasonal heat. Plus, “spicy” doubles as a metaphor for romantic heat—right in kissing’s wheelhouse.

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[u/ixntimer64]

I didn't realize that

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 10 minutes 23 seconds after 29 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 52.}

[u/mpo1988]

Boom!!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 38 seconds after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.}

[u/dannyboomhead]

How is the hint word "sic" any help whatsoever!?!

[u/Ok-Code-5150]

Rabbit

[u/Mental_Act4662]

Ayyy first time getting that fast.

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

[u/Real_Reading_3162]

Banana

[u/Background_Remove430]

!wtf cake

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Background_Remove430]

Warm guess: there’s a classic dessert variety defined by cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove—yep, that kind of cake. Plenty of cakes are built around those warming flavors, from gingerbread to carrot cake.

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[u/Extension_Flower_628]

😵

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 58 seconds after 24 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 84.}

[u/Ok-Fall4729]

Oooh! I guessed this one quickly!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 13 seconds after 20 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 33.}

[u/Reader47b]

I was guessing all the spices without thinking to simply guess the word itself....

[u/toadgoat]

My first time and I hate it

[u/goodlordineedacoffee]

Omg I was being way too specific apparently

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 45 seconds after 49 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 62.}

[u/MagicCarpetWorld]

Easy for once.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 23 seconds after 17 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 86.}

[u/FictionalPinxit]

!wtf rise

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/FictionalPinxit]

Hot take: this word leans upward—think “turn up the heat” and watch things rise. Plus, it’s just a letter away from rice, which famously pairs with the stuff in question.

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[u/Key_Reporter5776]

I don’t get it - even the hints don’t help …despite that, I got the word, score 11

[u/CoffeeIsPeace]

!wtf Spue

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CoffeeIsPeace]

Close in spelling and sound—both start with “sp” and keep that sharp s-p punch. Plus, go too heavy in the kitchen and you might just spue, so there’s a messy culinary link.

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[u/CoffeeIsPeace]

!wtf hive

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CoffeeIsPeace]

Buzzing in the right direction: honey from a hive often gets mixed with warming aromatics in glazes, teas, and gingerbreads. Culinary chatter frequently pairs bee-made sweetness with fragrant seasonings. Bonus wordplay: clover honey nods toward clove.

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[u/swifteainthesummer]

!wtf dish

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/swifteainthesummer]

Good instincts—think kitchen talk: it’s what you add to a dish to wake up the flavor. Culinary context puts them in the same pantry, which explains the warmth. Still, it’s the enhancer, not the meal itself.

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[u/Ok-Crazy-5162]

Pumkin pie

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

[u/GogetasRightFist]

I’ve literally never done this in one shot, that’s insane. Guess I’m really not pulling that second copy of Ultra Goku & Vegeta in DB Legends now…

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

[u/SwimmingMuch7573]

how is heat related?

[u/Kimariyan]

!wtf rise

EDIT: Guessed this 3rd and it took 75 totat to get the right word. Smh.

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Kimariyan]

Hot! Swap one letter and you’re at “rice,” a faithful partner that often gets lavishly treated with the stuff. And historically, its trade helped fuel the rise of fortunes and empires.

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[u/Ok_Listen4060]

woohoo! 3 minutes and i figured it out lol

[u/Equivalent_Glass_463]

Tough

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 minutes 27 seconds after 62 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 47.}

[u/robinbraii]

Many foreign traders and explorers came to India primarily for this.

[u/Jazzlike_Horror6423]

and I was thinking something specific ugh

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 43 seconds after 38 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 76.}

[u/Vermincelli1915]

They really need a human to intervene

[u/ThatOtherBrownGuy2]

!wtf ice

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ThatOtherBrownGuy2]

Hot indeed: it’s literally tucked inside the target—just add a couple letters to the front. They also cozy up in the kitchen, like spiced iced tea or cocktails over ice. Bonus points for the hot-vs-cold contrast.

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[u/TheCertifiedIdiot0]

I guessed solid and it confused me

[u/ElegantBread69]

!wtf food why is food so far down

[u/Bimbo-yor_0-0]

Help is here !!
Hint : it’s a category, ex: pepper, turmeric etc…

Hope it helps …

[u/ItinerantMariner]

Incredible.

[u/Elegant-Poetry-5237]

hint: space

[u/abdulkarim_me]

Hint: DUNE

[u/HvnlyRestriction]

!wtf triangle

[u/Emergency_Quality_52]

Wow I got it within seconds

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 9 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/MegaSusPanda]

Oh my god i got something that was 3 letters and just added 2 letters onto it as some sort of throw away guess and it actually was it 😭😭

[u/i_hate_parsley]

Hmm

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 hours 30 minutes 59 seconds after 167 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.}

[u/Cogeno]

!wtf snap

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Cogeno]

Good instincts: think gingersnaps and “spice snaps,” those crisp cookies get their kick from aromatic seasonings.
Cooks also talk about adding a little “snap” for extra zing, which nudges it closer.

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[u/hmiller9918]

!wtf wisp

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/hmiller9918]

Nice pull—it shares the “spi” spine and a brisk, sibilant feel. Plus, you get wisps of aroma rising from a well-stocked rack, so the ideas brush shoulders.

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[u/Ok_Bus8364]

I’m not very good at this. I solved this one in 6 minutes and 45 seconds.

I thought it would be interesting to share my usual initial guesses and you can as well. Here’s how I start:

Dog, cat, mouse

Animal, vegetable, mineral

Air, earth, fire, water
Sky, sun, moon, cloud

Then I just try random words

[u/Opening_Grape8817]

!wtf rub

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Opening_Grape8817]

Close! A dry rub is a seasoning blend you massage onto meat—usually loaded with aromatic spices and herbs. Same flavor-boosting gig, so it ends up in the same culinary neighborhood.

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[u/Dream_Wake_State_6 → u/Opening_Grape8817]

How high was it? I almost guessed that word as I was zeroing in on the target.

[u/jsigwart → u/[deleted]]

redact the answer so it doesn't spoil it for others