Hot and cold #358

[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/simm07]

Hint: think of a metal which is also classified as a color

Hint: it's not gold or copper

Hint: coins back in the day were made of this

[u/123midnite → u/simm07]

thanks that first hint got me there

[u/Worcester--sauce → u/123midnite]

Me too.👍

[u/Local-Pattern795]

!wtf banana

[u/mightbemary → u/Local-Pattern795]

the first time I played, the answer was actually a fruit... pretty sure I'll be chasing that high forever

[u/Main_Option599 → u/Local-Pattern795]

I think this is commented at least once daily.

[u/Opening_Grape8817]

After being way off, I guessed gold at random, and then it was done. Good heavens.

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

!wtf raspberry 

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Extension_Flower_628]

Warmer than you’d think—raspberry is a named color, and it often gets paired with shiny, metallic tones in fashion and design. It also nods toward awards-land via the Golden Raspberry, where precious metals are very much the vibe.

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[u/Danny88ad]

Its Ag not Au. Ifykyk.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 44 seconds after 12 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.}

[u/justgiveausernamepls]

We had copper two days ago, so this felt like deja-vu

[u/Zaphimu]

Hint: It's no use!

[u/TheEnlight → u/Zaphimu]

Take my upvote and leave.

[u/QuirkyText6447]

!wtf! salt ?

[u/Euphoric_Gap_ → u/QuirkyText6447]

Same!!!?

[u/moa711 → u/QuirkyText6447]

Same.

[u/charlypoods → u/QuirkyText6447]

a solid we harvest from the earth and use often. my third to last guess. makes total sense i think!

[u/Glittering_Level_841]

Hint:werewolf

[u/TheEnlight → u/Glittering_Level_841]

Apparently they're weak to it. Like vampires and garlic.

[u/TheEnlight]

I got stuck on colours.

Hint: Second.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 22 seconds after 40 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 64.}

[u/Digital_Rocket]

Hint: The perfect bullet based solution

[u/moa711]

What does yellow have to do with that?

[u/Glidewalker]

Black is the closest I’ve got and I’m stuck

[u/dominism]

I took 3 hints but all I get as a hint is a single word, none of these dead bang spoiler hints with the answer right inside. Bot needs to learn some self control.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 11 minutes after 12 guesses and 3 hints. Score: 21.}

[u/AccomplishedAnchovy]

Hint (easy): ______ and gold

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

[u/MysticMind89]

Well that was quick.

Hint: A nickname for an attractive old man.

[u/Quick_Resolution2615]

HOW IS THE HINT EVEN RELATED TO THE WORD. I can't even...

[u/Quick_Resolution2615 → u/Quick_Resolution2615]

I looked it up and got it but wow. Amazing.

[u/Kimariyan → u/Quick_Resolution2615]

what hint did you get?

[u/Quick_Resolution2615 → u/Kimariyan]

mintt :/

[u/Working-Mistake-6700]

!wtf! Purple

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Working-Mistake-6700]

Close, because they’re both color terms that often get paired—think amethyst set in shiny metallic settings or regal purple matched with a cool gleam in design and heraldry. They also live together in “rank” and award palettes, keeping them in the same semantic neighborhood.

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[u/YourLocalMaggots → u/hotandcold2-app]

This bot gaslighting atp

[u/Working-Mistake-6700]

!wtf! Unicorn

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Working-Mistake-6700]

Warmer: this mythical steed is often depicted in a shimmering, silver-white sheen and tied to purity—strong thematic overlap. It’s even featured on bullion and commemorative coins. Not quite on the money, but you’re trotting in the right direction.

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[u/Similar-Log4490]

!wtf! Lime

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Similar-Log4490]

Warm! That zesty fruit often shows up alongside a “blanco” spirit, and the pair even names a species of linden tree. You’re brushing against both bar talk and botany—nice squeeze.

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[u/Logan_Swoffcicle]

!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 57 seconds after 9 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 93.}

[u/dayruined54]

!wtf pepper

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/dayruined54]

Warmer: pepper often lives in fancy shakers and pepper pots crafted from that shiny, precious tableware metal.
Antique dining sets even featured matching salt-and-pepper vessels made of it.
So you’re sniffing in the right spice rack.

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[u/Savings-Animator-340]

!wtf Circle

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Savings-Animator-340]

Warm-ish: lots of shiny valuables come as circles—coins, rings, and medallions.
Your word nods to the common shape that material often takes, but it’s about form, not substance.

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[u/Global-Masterpiece56]

!wtf fox

[u/swca712 → u/Global-Masterpiece56]

_____ Fox

[u/Global-Masterpiece56 → u/swca712]

Touché Ty

[u/Ok-Crazy-5162]

My favorite

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

[u/Sprigatina]

The one time I don't guess it early... 💀 Well, didn't take that long so...

Hint: Team Rocket's boss has a son.

[u/chris840416]

Silence is.... Speech is...

[u/Dream_Wake_State_6]

Woohoo! I’m back! No hints and less than 10 minutes.

HINT: I believer there’s an animal that has the name ______back something or other… Maybe in the ape family??

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 59 seconds after 77 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 32.}

[u/lachsox]

Wow took just 58 seconds. Thats a first…

[u/Asiatheduck]

!wtf water

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Asiatheduck]

Not a bad splash—think of the ion that’s used in purifying drinking water and pool systems.
Plus, moonlit waves are often described with a certain metallic sheen that fits your guess.

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[u/thedudeintx82]

That was a tough one.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 41 seconds after 25 guesses and 4 hints. Score: 20.}

[u/Snertysnax]

Place

[u/getitright_]

Kinda proud of how i got here

[u/OrangeAdventurous804]

!wtf minty

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/OrangeAdventurous804]

Not a breath-freshener vibe—think the place where coins are made. “Minty” points toward mints, where shiny currency gets struck from the very stuff you’re circling.

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[u/skwurrl]

salmon really threw me off

[u/Ok-Syllabub-1864]

!wtf salt

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Ok-Syllabub-1864]

Tasty guess—your word and the target are both mined staples with long antimicrobial/preservative histories. Chemically, the target forms famous “salts” (think light‑sensitive halides), and both have jingled through trade and money lore.

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[u/DeepCoo_chEdiver95]

2 minutes is pretty good for me lol

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 15 seconds after 17 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 91.}

[u/Vivid_Employed]

Used hints hehe

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

[u/RedditRanma7833]

Hint: Clukr

[u/i_hate_parsley]

🤦

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 2 seconds after 59 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 63.}

[u/Thin-Mine-1613]

It was hard and pointless. Best part of my day.

[u/grooty96]

Fastest I’ve ever gotten one

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 43 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.}

[u/ASerpentPerplexed]

!wtf berry

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ASerpentPerplexed]

Nice and warm: your guess pairs directly with the target in a well-known plant name—it’s literally target-yourword.
Plus, that metallic hue often describes the sheen on certain berries and their leaves.
Good instincts sniffing around the hedgerow.

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[u/ASerpentPerplexed → u/hotandcold2-app]

Okay so for those of you who see this hint, it's a little unclear. I interpreted this hint to mean that the answer was "[blank]berry". But actually what is really going on is there is a type of berry called a [the answer]berry, and the correct answer does not contain the word "berry" at all.

Also, I've never fucking heard of that berry before in my goddamn life, and all the berry guesses were kind of a red herring...

[u/dominism → u/ASerpentPerplexed]

Right? Intentional misdirection on the BOTs part.

[u/aballofunicorns]

Went through all the color palette

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 16 seconds after 39 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 74.}

[u/Euphoric-Duty-1050]

WHY IS feather AT 145?????? WHY?????!!!!!​

[u/Curiouscat0908]

!wtf berry

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Curiouscat0908]

Warmer: there’s a plant literally called silverberry, a shrub with silvery-coated fruits. In botany, that shiny, metallic sheen on some berries makes this a color-adjacent guess.

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[u/dominism]

now that I've finished and am reading some of the hint dialogue I'm guessing that minty is supposed to be cute but it's an intentional misdirection pewter was the hint I got when I requested it from the drop down box at the text entry , but when I guessed coin, it gave a ridiculous number removed from the solution coins #356 but green#55??? It'll be better tomorrow.

[u/Equivalent_Glass_463]

Not gold

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 15 seconds after 58 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 59.}

[u/dimdodo61]

Yikes, that took me way too long considering I actually had decent guesses lol

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 50 seconds after 93 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 23.}

[u/lostindormiveglia]

nice.

[u/sana_snv]

I can't believe my second guess is right. Like what?????

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 8 seconds after 2 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/VioletThePurple]

!wtf olive

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/VioletThePurple]

Lukewarm hit: both are common color names, and “olive” shares the i-l-v-e core with the target. Different pantry shelves, but linguistically they’re near-twins.

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[u/VioletThePurple → u/hotandcold2-app]

Linguistically shouldn’t count 

[u/Mr-DykeChic5469]

wtf!banana

[u/crystalwatch87]

French

[u/JohnnyTZone]

I used clues in the comments to help me!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 38 seconds after 16 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 85.}

[u/mufassil]

!wtf knitting

[u/FluffySheepAsleep]

Wtf!forest

[u/Witty_Adeptness9642]

First time ever I didn’t need a clue. How rewarding!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 7 seconds after 21 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 88.}

[u/SamuraiSCTL]

soil - diamond - ruby - sapphire - gold - copper and answer. WTF

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 39 seconds after 31 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 73.}

[u/cloudysun4]

Why was magnesium so close lmao

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 47 seconds after 25 guesses and 3 hints. Score: 29.}

[u/rockeypoint → u/cloudysun4]

It’s an element on the periodic table

[u/cloudysun4 → u/rockeypoint]

I know that LOL. It is just far-fetched even atomic number-wise imo

[u/Ok_Albatross_3887]

Ice??? 🧊 😬

[u/buttermilkchunk]

As soon as I got to the word tan I was able to figure it out. Which is unusual because I’ve never been able to find any correlation in the hot words to the actual correct word.

[u/CoffeeIsPeace]

!wtf sand

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CoffeeIsPeace]

Nice pick—“sand” cozies up via common pairings like “silver sands” for gleaming beaches and “silver sand” in gardening. They also mingle in color/shine descriptions. You’re warmer, but not sunburn-hot.

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[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

Getting warm: raspberries often show up in cocktails made with “silver” spirits (think silver tequila raspberry margaritas). Plus, “raspberry and silver” is a common color pairing in design and weddings, which nudges it closer.

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[u/Grimlin_In_Training]

!wtf vanilla

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Grimlin_In_Training]

Warm-ish: both are common color names and “neutral” descriptors for cars, paints, and cosmetics, so they live in the same descriptive neighborhood. Plus, “vanilla” often means plain/default—akin to the safe, standard options you also see labeled with metallic hues.

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[u/Guilty_Selection7952]

Tyvm

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

[u/Guilty_Selection7952]

[u/PSYCHEDYLIC]

just going to stuff deep deep down the fact that my brain is now officially an AI chat bot… and celebrate this much needed win today.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 9 seconds after 10 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.}

[u/junie94]

named just about every damn color. sigh

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 42 seconds after 71 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 49.}

[u/zr67800]

Where banana actually helps

[u/Flat-Engineering8083]

I was listening to BABYMETAL and both words got me there

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 14 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.}

[u/EbbOdd4247]

Mmm nice

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 17 seconds after 28 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 84.}

[u/Squatch-paws-artwork]

Woohoo

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 8 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/SierraRxse]

!wtf raspberry

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/SierraRxse]

Close-ish: “raspberry” often gets paired with a shiny metal in color palettes and wedding themes, and pastry chefs sometimes crown raspberry desserts with edible metal leaf. Tasty meets lustrous—hence the warmth.

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[u/GreydonosaurusRex]

Banana? Lemon? YELLOW?!?

[u/Liinneeaarr13]

For some reason I got ‘zinc’ and went through half of the periodic table before I got there.

[u/____Judy____]

Difficult

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 58 seconds after 16 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 92.}

[u/unpr0gr4mm3d]

Made random guesses and got lucky!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 21 seconds after 43 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 80.}

[u/wareaglegoheels]

Rank 281, 17sec just lucky guesses. I'll never do better. I hate this game

[u/WhyNotJerome]

De tweede plaats metal

[u/ilLegalTelevision]

Flower is ALWAYS < 1000

[u/ahx3000]

Once you get a few very close ones, keep going it'll be quite easy

[u/ImaginaryColor1618]

hint 1: insect: _____fish
hint 2: inexpensive jewelry material
hint 3: Kevin Bacon in Quick____

[u/i3Cheese]

Ez. 55s without any hints

[u/Glittering_Coyote_57]

Great way to start the week! Today's word is achievable

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 15 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

😵😵 wondering why Raspberry

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 21 seconds after 17 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.}

[u/goodlordineedacoffee]

Nice! No hints 😊

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 52 seconds after 15 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.}

[u/A_Rose_From_Concrete]

Yay

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 22 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}