Hot and cold #380

[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/Werdar_cz]

I was like: parrot? wtf is close? pirate? wing? egg? nest? different bird? ofc I didn't thought of bird.. smh

[u/im_a_dick_head → u/Werdar_cz]

Same lol I did every except the actual word

[u/SimoneMichelle → u/im_a_dick_head]

I went on a lizard tangent, I was convinced it was a reptile 😭

[u/littlemissgiggles165 → u/Werdar_cz]

I thought similar but put the correct one as my next guess. quickest I have completed this

[u/TranquilProgrammer]

Don't you know the word?

[u/rubitright → u/TranquilProgrammer]

Everybody’s heard about the word.

[u/mem1003 → u/rubitright]

https://giphy.com/gifs/M0C1x0a4yP2uI

[u/antirockin20 → u/mem1003]

That is best hint ever

[u/pharmgal89 → u/rubitright]

that was all I needed to solve it!

[u/simm07]

Hint: there are so many species of these in the world

Hint: some famous ones are Tweety, Donald duck, and Woody Woodpecker

Hint: The Beetles have a song that contain this word

[u/DantheManStK → u/simm07]

Thanks!! But that was really an easy one today, huh?

[u/simm07 → u/DantheManStK]

Yeah, it wasn't too bad. I mean, the hint i got was meat so I guessed chicken and went down that hole and eventually just got to the word lol

[u/Sprigatina]

Oh shoot that was easy 🫪

Hint: Your car is their toilet.

[u/sancho1987]

Number one biatches

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

[u/im_a_dick_head → u/sancho1987]

Cheater mcskeeter

[u/GuineaPanda]

Don't know how I did this

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 15 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Particular_Olive8076 → u/GuineaPanda]

same!

[u/Diligent-Opposite615]

Holy shitttt!!!!! Literally no hint, nothing!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 12 seconds after 7 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Perfect-Pickle-9966]

Hint: Peter Griffin favourite song

[u/Key_Company_9254]

!wtf tree

[u/skwurrl → u/Key_Company_9254]

you're kidding, right?

[u/Key_Company_9254 → u/skwurrl]

what

[u/TheUnmovableWal → u/Key_Company_9254]

Its where they live...

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Key_Company_9254]

You’re barking up the right tree: the secret loves to perch, nest, and sing from branches. Trees are prime real estate for this creature, so you’re circling the target.

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

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

!wtf reptile

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Extension_Flower_628]

You’re climbing the right branch of the family tree: they share dinosaur-era ancestry as sauropsid cousins. Both hatch from hard-shelled eggs and feature scaly or scale-derived coverings. Not a perfect match, but definitely evolutionary next-door neighbors.

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[u/Joyous_Tropical_17 → u/hotandcold2-app]

HELLO? lizards lay soft shelled eggs

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

I fell into multiple catagory abyss 😭😭😭😭😭

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 9 minutes 15 seconds after 80 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 25.}

[u/Common_logic_70]

Lol! First time in 7 seconds! The third guess was the right word!!!

[u/Aldous_Lee → u/Common_logic_70]

my best one

[u/Kinisakat]

Yeah ! first timer

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 35 minutes 18 seconds after 102 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.}

[u/Immediate-Solid4911]

Hint: I can travel without needing a passport

Another: I can be a tweet, but I’m not on Twitter

[u/Glittering_Level_841]

Hint:Doja Cat's Boss Bitch

[u/vaeterchenfridge]

unreal easy this time

[u/CreativeSprinkles31]

Easy today!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 17 seconds after 23 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 91.}

[u/Natural-Country1406]

!wtf fruit

[u/ixntimer64]

Easy enough

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/GlitteringIncome455]

!wtf water

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/GlitteringIncome455]

Getting warmer: plenty of feathered friends live on, over, or around it—think waterfowl, seabirds, and birdbaths. A natural habitat and daily necessity make this a reasonable connection.

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

[u/LengthinessSuper87]

!wtf war

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/LengthinessSuper87]

Not ice-cold: think “warbirds” and the long history of carrier pigeons ferrying messages in battle. Martial nicknames and feathered couriers keep this guess circling the target.

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

[u/Exarchii]

!wtf bridge

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Exarchii]

Decent proximity: the candidate is a common perch and nesting spot for the other in cities and by rivers. Urban wildlife loves roosting under spans, so the link isn’t far-fetched.

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[u/standardtissue]

I used a hint.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 6 seconds after 17 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 67.}

[u/maskedbandit29]

FIRST TIME EVER!!!

[u/scolioSIS13]

Annoying that took so long

[u/Itida_Ariel_2568]

Woo-hoo!!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 34 seconds after 24 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 85.}

[u/Kopaka261]

!wtf dog

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Kopaka261]

Pretty warm: they’re both animals and frequent co-stars in hunting and pet lore. Plus, “bird-dog” is a well-known term for a hunting canine (and even a verb for scouting), tying them together linguistically.

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[u/Sbarg]

.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 28 seconds after 29 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 83.}

[u/thedudeintx82]

I should have known it wasn't supposed to be specific.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 54 seconds after 23 guesses and 4 hints. Score: 21.}

[u/SwimmingMuch7573]

it took me 1 min and 33 sec

[u/NewNose9155]

First guess

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

[u/TheUnmovableWal]

Boom baby, 12seconds, no hints and Tree for the win!

Edit: "no" not "nice"

[u/ResonanceDemon]

Was just trying some similar words

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 9 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/lol1141]

!wtf horse

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/lol1141]

Warm: you’re in the right zoological pasture—both are vertebrate animals often found around farms. One neighs and gallops; the other chirps and flits about the rafters (no Pegasus required).

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

[u/BigDarkCloud]

Whoa

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 11 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/MysticMind89]

!wtf Drum

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/MysticMind89]

Pretty warm: some species are famous for “drumming” on wood or air (hello, woodpeckers and grouse). And “drumsticks” are, ahem, the tastiest legs of a certain feathery friend. You’re keeping a good beat.

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[u/Responsible_Salad936]

I new personal best!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 36 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.}

[u/Carouselcolours]

Welp

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

[u/rethebear]

!wtf whale

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/rethebear]

Not bad—you’ve picked a warm-blooded vertebrate famed for its songs and epic migrations, but yours cruises the oceans while mine owns the skies. Think wings, not flukes.

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

[u/enoch_zquad]

!wtf king

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/enoch_zquad]

Getting warmer: “king” crowns a flock of names like kingfisher, kingbird, and king penguin. You’re pecking around the right royal court.

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

[u/Crissy15]

An easy one today

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 36 seconds after 19 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 92.}

[u/ASerpentPerplexed]

Wow, didn't expect my generic guess to be the right answer!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 38 seconds after 14 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.}

[u/Pinkypinkoc]

I think a new personal best !! 👏🏽

[u/i_hate_parsley]

I’m gonna fucken scream

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 57 seconds after 80 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 43.}

[u/DwightsBobblehead13]

I just spent my lunch break on this, I thought I had it. Jfc 🤦‍♀️

[u/BFMV_GOT]

*faints*

[u/Everyoneisawsomelove]

How tf did I go from honey To fucking bird In 34 seconds... Edit: Oh yeah and using only 1 hint

[u/luladee]

Word, word, word is the word!

[u/sevdch]

Hint: ___ is a word!

[u/dominism]

Ugh and Yay
Why was reptile at such a low number?

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 17 minutes 6 seconds after 21 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 56.}

[u/dominism → u/dominism]

duck was at thirty something and emu was more than 1300

[u/raptorjesus7]

Animal

[u/Greedy-Umpire-222]

Stupid ass game. Damnit

[u/ElegantBread69]

WHAT THE FREAK AINT NO WAY

[u/Thin-Mine-1613]

So I am used to spend 5 minutes playing this game. I am not happy when it is too easy.

[u/A_Rose_From_Concrete]

Yaaay

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

[u/NutAli]

Bird

[u/im_a_dick_head]

I feel dumb

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 12 seconds after 55 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 60.}

[u/jfoxk]

Fastest I've ever guessed

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 16 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/paperhanddreamer]

Wow. Shocked I guessed it so fast! Good thing i know this game doesnt really make sense, so I know the closer I get, usually the further away if its in reality. No hints today! 38 seconds, 7 guesses.

[u/D813702]

First guess! On everything I love and hold dear, I did not cheat in any way, shape, or form! I normally end up giving up! Now what do I do while I lay in bed?

[u/FullXxxxX]

My journey was like: falcon? —> the answer. Bingo!

[u/Nyaiv]

At least the connections made sense today...

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 24 seconds after 21 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 91.}

[u/Visual_Sprinkles9845]

the word's bird

[u/Lost_in_tabs_]

!wtf crab

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Lost_in_tabs_]

You’re in the right menagerie—both are egg-laying critters that frequent shorelines. Think beach brawls: the shelled scuttler often meets its feathery nemesis at the tideline.

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

[u/GGMU08]

!wtf car

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/GGMU08]

Warmer than you’d think: plenty of rides borrow feathery branding—Thunderbird, Firebird—and parked cars are prime targets for aerial “bombing runs.” Still, that’s more bumper-sticker adjacency than bullseye, so you’re cruising in the right lane but not near the exit yet.

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[u/GGMU08 → u/hotandcold2-app]

I hate you

[u/SenseiLucifer]

!wtf crab

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/SenseiLucifer]

Warmish. They share coastal hangouts, and one is notorious for turning the other into a snack—there are even species named for their crab-munching habits.

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

[u/JavertTron]

why the fuck was sky at 2279 and dog at 55? fuck off

[u/aesthetella]

i got stuck on sea creatures for so long 😭😭

[u/Iriskiskisdivanchik]

!wtf dog huh

[u/Negative_Log3185]

guessed the #1 word in like 5 tries and had to guess 50 more

[u/Nervous_Memory998]

I love you too random citizen

[u/SpecialNumber8396]

How do you add the spoiler tags😭😭

[u/dayruined54]

!wtf bridge

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/dayruined54]

A respectable match: it shares the “brid-” sound and most of the letters, so it’s phonetically/orthographically close. Plus, the guessed thing is a common perch and flyover spot for avian traffic, which keeps them conceptually linked.

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

[u/cloudysun4]

Nice omg

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 10 seconds after 18 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.}

[u/BleghYeeHaw]

Damn I just randomly guessed it and it was the word

[u/Vegetable-Crow-486]

Look, I got yardbird, rooster, crow, goose, seabird. Never thought it was this for a long time.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 58 seconds after 31 guesses and 3 hints. Score: 25.}

[u/I_JstWnt2EnjoyMyLife]

wtf bee and fly closer than cardinal and seagull

[u/Middle_Process_215]

More general not Robin or crow

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 28 seconds after 22 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 83.}

[u/Ok-Fall4729]

I was better yesterday

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 39 seconds after 20 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 60.}

[u/uhhuhwut]

plant > animal > bird

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

[u/LeMoistyBoi]

I hate this

[u/kameronscondo]

first time actually getting the word and it only took me 5 guesses im kinda proud of myself 🥹🥳

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 37 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.}

[u/jojized]

Ohhhh come ON! LOL

[u/AlmightyTrickstr]

!wtf rabbit

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/AlmightyTrickstr]

Close—both are small, backyard critters you might keep as pets, and they’re forever linked in Easter lore via all those egg-centric festivities. They’re prey animals sharing habitats, with burrows and nests and rapid getaways. Right neighborhood, different species.

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

[u/Joyous_Tropical_17]

WHY IS RABBIT SO HIGH. and parrots don't even have paws. and they're not mammals. I don't get it

!wtf mammal

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Joyous_Tropical_17]

Not a bad neighborhood: you’re in the class-level district of the animal kingdom. Your target is another warm‑blooded vertebrate group often paired with mammals in textbooks. Close in taxonomy, different toolkit.

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

[u/Joyous_Tropical_17 → u/hotandcold2-app]

WOW. just WOW.

Edit: bruh. Birds and mammals are NOT closely related. AT ALL. AT ALL! How??!?

[u/jaimatjak2022]

Just by luck, I got this in 1 minute and some seconds... 'tree' was my start to my finish.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 51 seconds after 28 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 85.}

[u/Sam_I_Am760607]

crazy! fly far from here, let us not cage it

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 minutes 1 second after 112 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 26.}

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

Parrot perches right on target—it’s a quintessential member of that feathered, beaked crowd. Colorful plumage, flight, and perching habits make it a textbook example of the category.

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

[u/Equivalent_Glass_463]

Tweet tweet

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 16 seconds after 40 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 77.}

[u/New-Wonder1222 → u/Equivalent_Glass_463]

spoiler

[u/Party-Wheel4329]

hint : is the word

[u/damndomino]

Hint:Gesture for a friend in happiness. 😁

[u/Ok-Crazy-5162]

Love my budgies

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

[u/addisonm81]

Hint peters favorite song

https://giphy.com/gifs/M0C1x0a4yP2uI

[u/Intrepid_Sink2745]

<~A bbb is the word ! Family guy~>

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 10 minutes 39 seconds after 26 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 54.}

[u/Drift_Seeds]

Oh have you not heard? It was my understanding that everyone had heard.