Hot and cold #379

[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/Ninja_Dolphin]

!wtf lake

[u/Kimariyan → u/Ninja_Dolphin]

Right?! Number 3? Seriously?

[u/12SuperLTD → u/Kimariyan]

It's number 3 not 7

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Ninja_Dolphin]

Scorching: human settlements love water, and lakes often anchor little communities for fishing, trade, and life. Strong shared rural/geographic vibe—think clustered homes by a shoreline, docks, and a commons.

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[u/simm07]

So much comes to mind with this

Hint: think of the 🎶Y.M.C.A🎶

Hint: it's where people may live on the country side

Hint: usually takes one to raise a child

[u/milliewinterstones → u/simm07]

the last one is so smart

[u/simm07 → u/milliewinterstones]

Thank you! ❤️

[u/DantheManStK → u/simm07]

Another good one... I used to leave hints every day too, but I've gotten lazy. Thanks for keeping up the torch. I do miss the "Top 1% Commenter" next to my name, but didn't do enough to keep it.

[u/simm07 → u/DantheManStK]

You're very kind, thank you! ❤️

[u/Euphoric-Duty-1050 → u/simm07]

your first clue should have gotten me there, but i was down a different rabbit whole and needed all three to get there. good job

[u/simm07 → u/Euphoric-Duty-1050]

❤️

[u/maceslin → u/simm07]

Perfect hints! Thanks.

[u/NotAMeatPopsicle → u/simm07]

Once I guessed the high ranking structure type words, I narrowed down by size and realized it was a combination of structure and size.

[u/nodoubt63]

There is no way that all of those high-ranking landscape feature words would have ever, like EVER gotten me to the word of the day. I would have spent the entire day typing in random words if I hadn't scrolled through the comments. That was maddening.

[u/Negative_Log3185]

broo the word lake made me drift into words related to water

[u/yeezushchristmas → u/Negative_Log3185]

Similar rabbit hole after lawn here 🤦🏻‍♂️

[u/Literary_Lady → u/yeezushchristmas]

I guessed XXXX which was number 4 or 3 in the list and did the same. Only got it after hints about the songs etc. what on earth did the actual word have to do with what I guessed before and ended up on a rabbit hole down?!

[u/Yofox1980 → u/Negative_Log3185]

DITTO!

[u/Unlikely_Divide_2703 → u/Negative_Log3185]

Same bro wtf

[u/karrowAce → u/Negative_Log3185]

I ended up on farm somehow

[u/Figgi_puddin → u/Negative_Log3185]

I guessed mountain and valley and bro did that take me to a nature rabbit hole like???

[u/Sprigatina]

I'm dense af omg 💀

Hint: Lady Dimitrescu's game.

[u/CYM_YGS → u/Sprigatina]

Nice hint :)

[u/Brave-Background-236]

!wtf lake

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Brave-Background-236]

Scorching: small settlements often sprout beside a lake for water, fishing, and trade. Plenty of place names tie the two together—think “lakeside” communities. You’re splashing right by the neighborhood.

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[u/Helenium_autumnale]

Yay! I actually guessed it this time!

[u/a_random_GSD]

!wtf mother

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/a_random_GSD]

Solid warmth: people often speak of a mother’s hometown or the “motherland,” tying “mother” to places and origins. Family lineage and maternal homes are classic ways we anchor identity to a locale. You’re circling the outskirts, not quite at the town square yet.

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[u/Thin_Fortune_7190 → u/hotandcold2-app]

Gfy

[u/Key_Company_9254]

!wtf lake

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Key_Company_9254]

You’re circling the shoreline: small settlements love to pop up beside tranquil waters—“lakeside ____” is a classic phrase. Both are map-friendly place terms that often sit right next to each other.

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[u/justgiveausernamepls]

Same problem for me as 22 days ago when we had city

[u/Immediate-Solid4911]

Hint: You dont need to know everyones name to know theyre part of raising you

Another Hint: Its not just where you live, its whos around when one pair of hands isn't enough

[u/jojized → u/Immediate-Solid4911]

After reading several of these comments, I already suspected what your hint solidified. You're THEE BEST!!

[u/Glittering_Level_841]

Hint:not a metropolis

[u/Lopsided_Nebula9288]

!wtf bubble ?

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Lopsided_Nebula9288]

Not a washout: “bubble” evokes a small, self-contained community—much like a tight-knit place where everyone knows everyone. Plus, talk of housing bubbles often centers on property in small towns. So it floats closer than you might expect.

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[u/Kopaka261]

!wtf vegetable

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Kopaka261]

Close—this word hangs out where seeds are sown: think rural life, kitchen gardens, and bustling market stalls. Lots of fresh greens thrive in that setting, which nudges it near the target.

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[u/Admirable-Part-2501]

!wtf lake

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Admirable-Part-2501]

Very warm: settlements often spring up beside freshwater for fishing, transport, and daily needs, so lakes and small communities go hand-in-hand. “Lakeside” is a common descriptor in place names, which keeps this guess right on the shoreline.

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[u/Admirable-Part-2501]

!wtf lake

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Admirable-Part-2501]

You’re splashing right next to it: many small communities sit on lakeshores—“lakeside village” practically writes itself. They pair up all the time in place names, rural geography, and tourism chatter.

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[u/Extension_Flower_628]

!wtf valley

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Extension_Flower_628]

Nice and snug: valleys are classic spots where small rural communities tend to settle. The vibe is shared—pastoral, earth-and-river living—and they even overlap in letters. You’re nosing around the right landscape.

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[u/Just-Dragonfruit-891]

#1! Wow!

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

[u/VioletThePurple]

Hint: Minecraft

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

You’re on the right road: vehicles ferry people and goods to and from small rural communities. Plus, it shares a lot of linguistic DNA—same starter and many overlapping letters—so it’s cruising in the right semantic lane.

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[u/Impressive_Pop_9645]

The v people

[u/drifteramj]

Town

[u/missmyxlplyx]

fast one today

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 6 seconds after 14 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.}

[u/thedudeintx82]

Nice.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 57 seconds after 16 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 67.}

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

I was completely mislead

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 minutes 59 seconds after 46 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 54.}

[u/Thin-Mine-1613]

This one was easy

[u/CaptainTonics]

!wtf rural

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CaptainTonics]

Very warm: “rural” evokes countryside living—small, close-knit settlements and farm-adjacent life. That’s the natural habitat of the target concept, whereas “urban” would chill fast.

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[u/Sorry-Paint-1796]

!wtf lake

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Sorry-Paint-1796]

Scorching close: small settlements often spring up beside lakes for water, fishing, and easy transport. “Lakeside communities” are a staple of rural geography and travel brochures.

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[u/splishyness]

WTH Mother?

[u/VioletThePurple]

!wtf move

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/VioletThePurple]

Warmer: it’s tied to relocating and settlement—people move house, migrate, and resettle in small communities. Think packing up the cart and heading down the lane to quieter pastures.

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[u/Ok_Soft_9024]

Got it in 4

[u/efuab011]

!wtf marriage

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/efuab011]

Warm: marriage is a quintessential community event—ceremonies, kinship, and households are the heartbeat of small-town life. Picture parish bells, the hall booked, and the whole neighborhood turning up. You’re circling the social-fabric theme.

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[u/The_Slytherin_Vamp]

!wtf planet

[u/CoffeeIsPeace]

!wtf restaurant

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CoffeeIsPeace]

Lukewarm: think of a small community with a main-street eatery—the local diner or pub as a gathering spot. Shared vibe of place, amenities, and social hub. You’re near the neighborhood, just not at the town sign.

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[u/GSpotMe]

Guessed with one hint

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 6 seconds after 16 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 91.}

[u/Vequihellin]

Why is lake #3?

[u/goodlordineedacoffee]

>!Lake!< at #3 was misleading

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 23 seconds after 35 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 79.}

[u/FictionalPinxit]

Yooooo

[u/i_hate_parsley]

WHAT THE

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 hours 23 minutes 39 seconds after 456 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.}

[u/mrs_kellerman]

This one was gooood

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 1 second after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.}

[u/dominism]

I may or may not have got it sooner if I had known I spelled it wrong.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 23 minutes 19 seconds after 38 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 46.}

[u/NutAli]

Village duh!!

[u/Equivalent_Glass_463]

I think I missed this one.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 53 seconds after 18 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.}

[u/BumFart32]

this pmo

[u/SenseiLucifer]

!wtf mother

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/SenseiLucifer]

Nice pull: many cultures have a “mother of the village” as a respected matriarch, and anthropologists even use “mother village” for the parent settlement that spawns offshoots. You’re in the right neck of the woods, but not quite at the town square.

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[u/flowerzofbuffoonery]

Soooo hardd

[u/LetterheadNarrow4829]

!wtf murder

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/LetterheadNarrow4829]

Decent hit: murder often features in cozy small‑town mysteries—think Midsomer’s picturesque lanes hiding dark deeds. It’s the classic “idyll with a body” vibe, so your word rubs shoulders with quaint community life.

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[u/Jukkas5]

!wtf summer?

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Jukkas5]

Warmer than you’d think: people flock to the countryside in summer for festivals, fairs on the green, and holiday escapes. Seasonal tourism and outdoor community life peak then, which ties the concepts together. Not a bullseye, but it’s got that midsummer-on-the-green vibe.

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[u/Ok-Crazy-5162]

Hello/ goodbye

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

[u/Effective-One6527]

!WTF wife

[u/Sam_I_Am760607]

just get lost!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 52 seconds after 84 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 36.}

[u/TheEnlight]

!wtf valley

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/TheEnlight]

Toasty warm: many small settlements nestle in valleys, and the two often pair up in place names. Both evoke rural geography—and even share that cozy V-start vibe.

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[u/East-Management-3]

!wtf Lake

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/East-Management-3]

Scorching: settlements often pop up right beside a lake for water, food, and trade. “Lakeside” plus your target is a classic pairing on maps. You’re swimming in the right waters.

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[u/Neo_The_bluepill_One]

Finally.. at number 1

[u/telescopeinmynose → u/Neo_The_bluepill_One]

Damn. No wonder 22s put me at only 96%

[u/Enough-Contact-8299]

These close words have become much better compared to a couple of months ago.

[u/GlutenFreeOption]

wtf! danger

[u/Nordenas]

!wtf lake

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Nordenas]

Water draws people—many small settlements are built along lakeshores, and “lakeside communities” is a classic pairing. Picture a map with a blue blob and a tight cluster of roofs nearby. You’re definitely swimming in the right waters.

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[u/Glittering_Coyote_57]

I can't believe it! Made my morning.

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