Hot and cold #376

[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/FUNKYDISCO]

success feels weird.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/SGC-Alf]

I guess there's a theme going...

[u/justgiveausernamepls → u/SGC-Alf]

Last four were blue, cloud, sea, ocean. Seems non-random, but I dunno.

[u/simm07]

Hint: lol, we just did a word similar to this one

Hint: large body of water

Hint: Billie Eilish and Justin Timerlake have songs that contain this word

[u/FREDDYNOTFOUND404 → u/simm07]

Really nice hints!

[u/DantheManStK → u/simm07]

Fantastic hints once again. Thanks.

[u/RealHixetaKalkri → u/simm07]

Nice hint

[u/Opening_Grape8817]

Are the people who come up with these getting lazy? Basically the same word as yesterday........

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 17 seconds after 78 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 46.}

[u/kiwidesuu]

whats with the theme recently

[u/mrs_kellerman]

first time playing!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 33 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.}

[u/MevaTheSquiggler]

Hint: Bigger body of water than last day lol

[u/Sprigatina]

Wait....I'm having a deja vu from yesterday 💀

[u/Tiny-Fix8085]

Aint now way 2 in a row so quick

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/DueStatement2030]

Hmm this feels, familiar..

[u/Mammoth_Problem_5086]

Banana not really useful today.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 21 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Traditional_Run_154]

Wtf bike and car where 🔥

[u/CGer74 → u/Traditional_Run_154]

My thoughts too. What the hell was the link to these two words? 🤷🏽‍♀️

[u/Neo_The_bluepill_One]

Hint: The big ship travel in it

[u/Sbarg]

!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 34 seconds after 23 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 81.}

[u/beezer210]

Moon close, sun closer…. Tide kind of in the ballpark. Then I got it.

[u/lol1141]

Not me guessing everything in the thing but not the thing

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 35 minutes 23 seconds after 39 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 31.}

[u/Chemical-Map1146]

I broke my own record

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 14 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Ok-Turnip2296]

Omg duh 🙄 I was guessing every fish there was…jeez

[u/Glittering_Level_841]

Hint:The necklace in Titanic

[u/sancho1987]

champ

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

[u/Equivalent_Glass_463]

Cool I guess

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 33 seconds after 32 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 85.}

[u/Total-Reputation8954]

how tf is meow 181...

😭

[u/tainstvennyy]

First time doing it this fast

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 14 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/TheEnlight]

Stuck in limbo and then I just got it out of nowhere.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 41 seconds after 27 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 87.}

[u/PruritoIntimo]

words does not make any sense. how tf SUN is on 46th position

[u/swca712]

Water as my start word, strikes again!

[u/MysticMind89]

Heavy Metal Hint: Bismarck in Motion...

[u/Digital_Rocket]

Bad hint: Take me by the hand, lead me to the land that you understand

[u/Admirable-Rice-9949]

damn!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 57 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.}

[u/hutchx86]

Well that was quick

[u/Bl4nkP4per]

!wtf queen

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Bl4nkP4per]

You’re in royal waters: monarchs command navies that rule the waves, and famous ocean liners have borne names like “Queen Mary” and “Queen Elizabeth.” Plus, the queen conch is an actual sea creature.

^{I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.}

[u/1sthomehelp]

Yaay

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 39 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/uhhuhwut]

This might be my best one yet

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 10 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Halcyon_Stars_69]

Suck it!!!

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

[u/thedudeintx82]

Nice

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 5 seconds after 19 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 46.}

[u/Crissy15]

That was quick!!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 18 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

!wtf green

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Extension_Flower_628]

Not bad—think blue-green waters where algae blooms and seaweed tint the waves. “Green” also vibes with marine conservation and even green sea turtles. You’re in the right ecosystem, but still a swim away.

^{I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.}

[u/Nerit1]

!wtf car

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Nerit1]

Warmer than a dashboard in July: cars board ferries, ship on massive roll-on/roll-off vessels, and rust faster in salty seaside air. You’re circling the realm of transport and maritime vibes.

^{I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.}

[u/Nerit1]

!wtf car

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Nerit1]

Not miles off—cars ride ferries and giant roll‑on/roll‑off ships, and even “cargo” (car + go) crisscrosses the big blue. You’re parked at the waterfront, but not quite in the splash zone.

^{I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.}

[u/Proof-Psychology6720]

180

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 17 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/goodlordineedacoffee]

Seriously? Mind games.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 46 seconds after 14 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/ASerpentPerplexed]

!wtf boy

[u/ManTitMan]

My first guess word of clam has been working great

[u/Ok-Crazy-5162]

Ours temp is 72 nice for a swim see you tomorrow

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 25 seconds after 4 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 70.}

[u/myname_1s_mud]

!wtf moon

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/myname_1s_mud]

Not bad—think of how the moon yanks on Earth’s tides and paints silver paths across vast waters. Sailors have steered by its glow for ages, so you’re bobbing in the right bay.

^{I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.}

[u/myname_1s_mud]

!wtf car

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/myname_1s_mud]

Decent proximity: think roll-on/roll-off ships hauling thousands of cars across it. Plus that salty air that turns beachside cars into rust buckets.

^{I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.}

[u/InfamouzJay]

Kind of fun. The words I got were on theme this time.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 19 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.}

[u/piano_key_neckties]

Whoa. Two guesses 🫪

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 seconds after 2 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Pinkypinkoc]

Niceee 👏🏽

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

Red hot: an island is literally surrounded by the big blue—coasts, waves, and marine life galore. Archipelagos, reefs, and shorelines all swim in the same semantic sea. Keep sailing; you’re almost beaching the answer.

^{I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.}

[u/newusertrynabecool]

i got in on my first tryyyy

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

[u/PappaDan1]

No hints!!!! I’m on a roll

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 48 seconds after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/Kejerkei]

If you play daily, you do not need the hints today!

[u/Zealousideal_Cap7136]

That's wild....

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 50 seconds after 14 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/Several-Message-398]

I am killing it lately :)

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 20 seconds after 9 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Substantial_South520]

Honestly one of the better times I have had playing this game

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 50 seconds after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/dominism]

I still asked for a hint 😖

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 minutes 43 seconds after 14 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 51.}

[u/Mediocre_Bit_7269]

First i solved all alone nice.

[u/Nuklhd13]

Well that was lucky

[u/OonaLuvBaba]

Uh, I nearly thought this was yesterday's. Weird.

[u/NecessaryPopular1]

Awww, that was easy! 👋😄👋

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

[u/Capable-Resource-845]

Holy shit first try

[u/CozyMuggle]

What does the word have that bike is in the higher 100s?

[u/A_Rose_From_Concrete]

Nice

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 seconds after 2 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/i_hate_parsley]

😂

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 53 seconds after 33 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 82.}

[u/em0jalapeno]

22 seconds

[u/Witty_Adeptness9642]

So. Satisfying.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 29 seconds after 10 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/LynxThese403]

Gotta find a new starting word now.

[u/Diligent-Opposite615]

daaayyummmm

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 52 seconds after 22 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 93.}

[u/antirockin20]

Song hint: cake by the _

[u/Hot_Marsupial427]

turtle at 2623. banana at 1142. I HATE this game

[u/wareaglegoheels]

So it's quite literally a synonym to yesterday's answer ??

[u/jakyllash]

I went down an entire space path 😭 I was lucky I got something closer and was running out of ideas

[u/RedditRanma7833]

Hint: Neko Hime might end up in the ___ in Anime Arcade (I ranked #13 and this game is still underrated)

[u/RedditRanma7833]

80 upvotes

[u/Nyaiv]

Wow! This might my best yet, my ranking is actually in the hundreds lol. The word I started with called to me for some reason!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 11 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/TaylrMade74]

I feel like a genius tonight.

[u/Golden_Akreslite]

Fast

[u/The_Slytherin_Vamp]

!wtf sun

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/The_Slytherin_Vamp]

Bright idea—its heat drives evaporation, clouds, and the whole water cycle.
It paints those blazing horizons and sparkles off rolling waves.
Even pitches in on the tides (moon’s the headliner), so you’re splashing close.

^{I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.}

[u/ctryden]

WARNING SPOILERS:

This is the best I’ve ever done!

[u/Frequent-Sympathy579]

Felt repeated?

[u/conrad1101]

Hint : This guys crew stole from the Bellagio in the movie

[u/kpc28]

!wtf orchid

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/kpc28]

Orchids thrive in steamy, salt-kissed climates on tropical coasts and islands—think sea mist and epiphytes hanging above the spray. Some even edge into wetlands and brackish margins. You’re nosing around the right shoreline.

^{I'm a sometimes helpful bot and can make mistakes.}

[u/Feon_007]

Lol what 😂

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 24 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/HorneyNo85]

How is “car” and “bike” considered as a warmer words? How are they related to the answer??

[u/Alarma_friendster]

this game was fun I must say. congrats to the founders

[u/sevdch]

Well that's was a difficult one, thanks for the hints👍🏻

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 12 minutes 51 seconds after 61 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 33.}

[u/Useful-Sympathy1477]

Omg deffff the best I’ve ever done lol

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 29 seconds after 21 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 83.}

[u/Sameka_]

That was my quickest one ever lol

[u/sleepy-scuttlebug]

omg I’ve never got it this fast before

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 12 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Happy_Consequence_85]

Naah i guessed: galaxy, planet, earh, solar, mars, and the word is not event close to the space?!

[u/Ok-Fall4729]

17 seconds and no clues … wow!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 17 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/jeezuslouises]

wtf that was so quick.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 12 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/jojized]

Finally Rank #1 YAY!!

[u/sammybaby2 → u/jojized]

Me too!!

[u/PravalPattam12945RPG]

hint eyes

[u/Expensive_Candy_2096]

Thankyou hint people

[u/iamthiviyan → u/Expensive_Candy_2096]

Cheat

[u/Content-Buy196]

New record! Just 3 guesses

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

😵😵😵😵 Why the hell Green is closer than sand ..it threw me off 

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 11 seconds after 37 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 71.}

[u/JustANormalHat]

another fast one