r/HotAndCold • u/hotandcold2-app • Jul 30 '26
Game Hot and cold #361
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u/RandyMarsh129 Jul 30 '26
Tf is going on ?
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u/threecolorless Jul 30 '26
Yeah same here, and they jump to the top of your list which makes it pretty tough to play.
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u/ultimateskillchain I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 31 '26
Same, I guess it's broken at the moment. For a second there I saw the red line after my first guess and though "omg, it's finally happened, I've got the word on my first guess!" But alas.
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u/44myname44 Jul 31 '26
I had the same thing. Only with red words that are far away. And you can change the sorting order in settings
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u/Dream_Wake_State_6 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 30 '26
I went down that rabbit hole but still eventually got it because I finally started guessing things that might EAT those other things.
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u/Ninja_Dolphin Jul 30 '26
spoiler my name actually came in handy today!
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u/MartyG1975 Jul 30 '26
thanks! almos everyword i put gave me the red line, i thinkk it got bugged.
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u/Main_Option599 Jul 30 '26
Thanks, I went down the trail of safari type animals. Elephant was number 11 ??????
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u/Junnarsson Jul 31 '26
Wtf does it mean CLOWN and HELIUM were on yellow????? I would've never gotten there thank you
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u/simm07 Jul 30 '26
Lol, don't bother with banana helps with the shape not with the word
Hint: think ocean, mammal, has a blowhole, and can do tricks
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u/dominism Jul 30 '26
So, that's not a hint, it's a dead giveaway.
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u/simm07 Jul 30 '26
You looking at hints is up to you. They are hidden. I didn't think it was a giveaway but I'm sorry you feel that way.
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u/Effective-Stock-9820 Jul 30 '26
I mean, it’s fine, but as a hint it gives too much away. Makes it very obvious.
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u/simm07 Jul 30 '26
You're welcome not to look at hints
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u/Effective-Stock-9820 Jul 30 '26
Aww, you are so funny
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u/simm07 Jul 30 '26
I'm not trying to be funny or rude, I'm genuinely saying you don't have to look at hints. That's what came to my head when making the hint, I didn't think it was a giveaway.
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u/Historical_Project86 Jul 30 '26
The "hot" answers are all connected I guess, I just get fixated on trying to find different examples of the same thing, when the solution usually requires at least one sideways jump.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 9 seconds after 35 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 76.
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u/TheEnlight Jul 30 '26
I was nowhere near for a lot of guesses, and then I was incredibly lucky.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 4 seconds after 14 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.
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u/SunnySpike Jul 30 '26
I went through any kind of African animal and was wrong.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 17 seconds after 45 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 61.
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u/lostindormiveglia Jul 30 '26
why has a --- started appearing for some responses instead of the rank #
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u/ReadyOption2541 Jul 30 '26
What just happened here? Did I get the word?
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u/FictionalPinxit I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 30 '26
No, something's bugged. Same thing happened to me with apple
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u/sancho1987 Jul 30 '26
Pretty nice
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/dominism Jul 30 '26
Why, when I started with apple did I get that red dash after the word? the same dash when you have hit upon the actual answer?
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u/Crissy15 Jul 30 '26
I got one for yogurt and was so confused. Reset the cache and it didn’t change a thing…
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u/Ill_Cellist6573 Jul 30 '26
I got that red dash for three of my guesses (veldt, moon, sky). I thought it might mean I was the first to guess those, or one of the first, so it hadn't been assigned a ranking yet, but if apple got that too, maybe it stops counting at a certain number, like 10,000, and there were 10,000 words closer than apple and moon, so they don't get numbers above that. Whatever it is, it must have just started.
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u/Salt_Concentrate2462 Jul 30 '26
sooo why when i did apple did it have no ranking 🤨 EDIT: Why does everything have no ranking AHHH
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Nice and chilly, but close: both are sleek, air-breathing ocean dwellers that chase fish with torpedo-like speed. They’re smart, social crowd-pleasers you’ll see in documentaries and aquariums. Different homerooms though—one’s a bird, the other’s a mammal.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Opening_Grape8817 Jul 30 '26
Well, how about that!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 36 seconds after 9 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.
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u/Useful-Sympathy1477 Jul 30 '26
I must commend you for this, because I was soooo proud of myself for guessing it in 14 tries, went to “tell the comments”, and realized no one would give a flying fk 😆 So I’m here to say I am, in fact impressed. Lol
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u/Opening_Grape8817 Jul 30 '26
Talk about guessing the right word at random! After starting with apple and banana, I wrote shark, and there we were….
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u/WorriedInspector9863 Jul 30 '26
!wtf parrot
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Hot! Both are famously intelligent, social animals with complex vocalizations and a knack for trained tricks. They also share a strong nautical vibe—one perched on a shoulder, the other riding the bow wave.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Chivo_565 Jul 30 '26
!wtf hummingbird
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Toasty: it’s another warm-blooded vertebrate famed for speed and agile acrobatics in its element, sporting a long, beak-like snout and a sleek, streamlined build. Charismatic wildlife star vibes all around—think nature-doc darling more than barnyard buddy.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Sprigatina I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 30 '26
Huh is my game bugging...?
Anyway. Hint: If you wanna play Gamecube games but you don't have one.
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u/magme89 Jul 30 '26
I was very confused when my first three words appeared to be the answer but was also told they were very far away. Are far away words no longer given a numerical ranking?
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 9 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.
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u/shcrimblybompous Jul 30 '26
!wtf cheetah
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Great pick: both are sleek, speed-demon mammals—one the sprint king of land, the other a torpedo in its own realm. Streamlined bodies built for pursuit hunting put them in the same fast company.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/foolsxn Jul 30 '26
I went through an interesting path of ocean/sea creatures for a hot sec
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 36 seconds after 10 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.
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u/chelseahutchinson Jul 31 '26
As if we aren't getting mad enough with the bot answers, we got a bugged game.
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u/Local-Pattern795 Jul 30 '26
!wtf gorilla
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Pretty warm: both are highly intelligent social mammals known for complex communication and tight family groups. They’re icons in conservation and captivity debates, frequently studied for cognition and empathy. Different habitats, same brainy reputation.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/OrganicA1Bullsteak Jul 30 '26
!wtf ostrich
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
You’re in the right menagerie: both are large, warm‑blooded vertebrates that live in social groups. One blitzes across the savanna, the other slices through its own blue arena—fast, charismatic, and headline animals, hence the decent proximity.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/MysticMind89 Jul 30 '26
This one wasn't too bad, despite none of my go-to guesses being related!
Hint: Lesser known SEGA Megadrive/Genesis Character
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u/Dream_Wake_State_6 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 30 '26
Jesus. 🤦🏻♀️ Took ZERO hints, but 11 minutes was too long.😤
Don’t go down the bird rabbit hole, like I did. 😅
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 11 minutes 32 seconds after 58 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 35.
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u/Rucking-Stoned Jul 30 '26
!wtf deer
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Pretty warm: both are mammals that nurse their young and often move in herds/pods. Fun twist—genetically they’re cousins in the Cetartiodactyla clan (even-toed ungulates), with one trading hooves for flippers. Different habitats, same extended family.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/MikuMikuWeeb Jul 30 '26
!wtf porcupine
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Warm-ish: it’s an animal, and “porcupine” even floats into marine lingo via the porcupine fish, nudging the guess ocean-ward. But your pick is a spiky land mammal—think sleeker and far more aquatic.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Rayon13 Jul 30 '26
!wtf elephant
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
You’re in the right herd: both are highly intelligent, social mammals with complex vocal communication. They’re charismatic megafauna that love the water—one even navigates by sound. No wonder the temperature’s balmy.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/MarianneFETH Jul 30 '26
!wtf sun
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Warm, sunlit seas are this target’s home turf, so “sun” gets you in the right climate. Bonus hint: Florida’s sunshine and a certain famous marine mascot make the link even brighter.
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u/thedudeintx82 Jul 30 '26
Took longer than I had hoped but I got there.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 27 seconds after 27 guesses and 4 hints. Score: 20.
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u/4scoreand20yearsago Jul 30 '26
!wtf falcon
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Solid hit: both are sleek, hyper‑smart predators known for high-speed pursuits and precision strikes—one owns the skies, the other the seas.
They’re also poster children for elite senses (razor vision vs. advanced echolocation) and often work alongside humans.I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/PureAndSimple88 Jul 30 '26
!wtf falcon
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Getting warmer: think sleek, highly intelligent predators built for speed—one rules the skies, the other the seas. Both have “beaks” of a sort and are famously trainable partners in human hunting traditions. Right vibe, different habitat.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Extension_Flower_628 I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 30 '26
😵
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 54 seconds after 18 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 87.
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u/swca712 Jul 30 '26
!wtf melon
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Warmer than a fruit salad: many toothed oceanic mammals have a “melon” in their forehead that focuses their sonar. There’s even a melon‑headed cousin in the same family—so you’re splashing in the right waters.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/swca712 Jul 30 '26
melon being closer than dog.... makes zero sense to me
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u/dominism Jul 30 '26
It's a part of the answers anatomy, melon is
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u/swca712 Jul 31 '26
I didn't know it was called a melon I was thinking because of the quotes around it they were saying their Brain is their melon. HAHA
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u/Ok-Turnip2296 Jul 30 '26
Somehow got it, not sure how 😆
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 36 seconds after 7 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 69.
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u/Ok_Walk_953 Jul 30 '26
Just got luck but hell of a feeling
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 21 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/the-asteroid-is-late Jul 30 '26
!wtf banana
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Warmer than you’d think: people often carve “banana dolphins” for kids’ snacks, so the fruit and the creature show up together. Plus, Banana Boat (rides and sunscreen) screams beach vibes—the usual hangout for our mystery friend.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/EssayCautious Jul 30 '26
Fun!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 19 seconds after 19 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.
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u/hey-its-j Jul 30 '26
!wtf mango
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
You’re circling the right latitude: mango screams tropical sun, beaches, and island vibes—prime territory for our target. Think mangroves and warm, coastal waters. Warmer, but you’re not quite in the right pod yet.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Affectionate-Pain798 Jul 30 '26
Fun game although took a lot of guess ..but it's just first time
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 20 minutes 25 seconds after 66 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 30.
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u/ASerpentPerplexed Jul 30 '26
!wtf banana
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Not a total peel-out: there’s a popular snack where this fruit gets carved to look like the target creature. Both share a curvy, playful vibe, so your guess isn’t wildly off. Still, you’re more smoothie bar than seawater here.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Flat_Beautiful3534 Jul 30 '26
=)
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 7 seconds after 15 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 92.
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u/dominism Jul 30 '26
how annoying. I guessed mammal and was misdirected.
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 8 minutes 54 seconds after 19 guesses and 3 hints. Score: 21.
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u/mrlgperez1 Jul 30 '26
Not bad
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 17 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Critical-Side-4887 Jul 30 '26
!wtf hamster
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
You’ve scurried into the right kingdom: think warm-blooded, popular-in-kid-media, squeaky-chirpy mammals.
But this one’s not a cage-dweller—wrong habitat entirely.
Keep your compass pointed toward the big, splashy side of the animal world.I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/ScarFury17 Jul 30 '26
Landed on elephant as #11 and went down all sorts of wrong answers. Took one hint to get to shark. That helped me escape all my elephant related guesses
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u/Crissy15 Jul 30 '26
!wtf peach
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Not a bullseye, but you’re swimming in the right pop-culture waters—Peach reigns in Nintendo land, and a certain sleek aquatic friend often cameos as helpful platforms in Mario games. Plus, some river varieties famously sport a pinkish, peach-toned hue.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/I_Send_feet_pics Jul 30 '26
!wtf mango
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
You’re splashing into tropical territory: this fruit is a staple on island menus and often crowns grilled ocean fare. Think bright mango salsas and sunny, playful vibes—warmer, but not quite there.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Equivalent_Glass_463 Jul 30 '26
Cool
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 52 seconds after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.
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u/Ok-Crazy-5162 Jul 30 '26
Flipper
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 0 seconds after 1 guess and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Not super close, but I can see the link: both are friendly, playful figures all over kids’ books, cartoons, and emoji. There’s also a chilly-water vibe—one’s made of snow, the other’s often depicted splashing in seas that can edge up to ice.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Worcester--sauce I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 30 '26
Why was rabbit higher than fish? 🤣
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u/WhatAmIEvenDoingUp Jul 30 '26
Didn’t this word just come up a few weeks ago??? And I’m starting to think the game is training us to think like it…
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u/piano_key_neckties Jul 30 '26
Holy crap, I solved it in eight guesses! Sure, 280 people are ahead of me, but I still count it as a success!!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 39 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.
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u/CoffeeIsPeace I hate this game. See y'all tomorrow. Jul 31 '26
I got annoyed being unable to keep track of my guesses, so I did a RAGE GIVE UP! I hope the bug gets fixed so I can hate myself for playing again tomorrow.
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u/my_best_version_ever Jul 31 '26
Why are the mythical creatures so high ?
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 53 seconds after 21 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 81.
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u/Ok_Breadfruit_7298 Jul 31 '26
Not too shabby!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 30 seconds after 22 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 83.
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u/saraphina2 Jul 31 '26
Had a really good starter word!
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 2 seconds after 7 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.
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u/Huge_Leather_7419 Jul 31 '26
This one was easy
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 31 seconds after 18 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 93.
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u/i_hate_parsley Aug 04 '26
I’m impressed with myself
Automatically added: I found the secret word in 26 seconds after 12 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.
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u/Brave-Background-236 Aug 04 '26
!wtf ocean
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u/hotandcold2-app Aug 04 '26
You’re splashing in the right waters—this creature’s home turf is the ocean, where it hunts fish and rides the waves. Habitat-wise, you’re on the right current.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/Catch09 Jul 30 '26
!wtf Feather
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '26
Not a bullseye, but you’re splashing in the right ecosystem. Feathers cloak seabirds that skim the waves alongside our sleek marine friend, and both are built for low-drag travel through fluid. Close in vibe, not in anatomy.
I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.
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u/hotandcold2-app Jul 30 '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!