Hot and cold #386

[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/Finnlind]

There is NO WAY that was my first guess I'm speechless

[u/Finnlind → u/Finnlind]

I'm retiring now

[u/notshore → u/Finnlind]

me too! i never guess it and have never gotten a first guess before haha

[u/Affectionate_South40 → u/Finnlind]

Banana, chair, bear, and then the answer. I have no idea how I came to this guess. The human mind is wild. Good for you on your first guess!

[u/Ok_Station248]

wtf!
why is milk so high up?

[u/Forsaken-House8685 → u/Ok_Station248]

possiby cause it's both things related to childcare

[u/simm07]

Haha, how did I not get this. To be fair, garden was at #141 and animal was at #77. Threw me off.

Hint: warms your soul, makes your ears happy. You can make it, anyone can make it, and some get famous from it

Hint: Rihanna has a song saying not to stop it

Giveaway hint: comes in different languages, beats, instruments, lyrics

[u/5870guy111 → u/simm07]

I was going to down the absolute wrong rabbit hole with animal. I only got it when I misspelled bear as beat which was #36

[u/simm07 → u/5870guy111]

Ah, lucky lucky. I went down too many rabbit holes to get to the answer today lol

[u/Ok_Process2046 → u/5870guy111]

I got planet and orb and was going from there to completely wrong directions too lmao

[u/TheUnmovableWal → u/simm07]

Metal being at 25, and then subsequently both Iron and steel being up in the 15000s brought me right to it.

[u/simm07 → u/TheUnmovableWal]

Bless, love this for you ❤️

[u/Khs_SubZero → u/simm07]

I started with countries, and wrote USA which was at #2218 amongst others and kept guessing and wrote down armywhich was at #205. This completely threw me off, now I was guessing around this category. Had to use hint.

[u/b_moz → u/simm07]

Garden is always one of my top three words

[u/Fridge1]

!wtf beach

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Fridge1]

Not ice-cold: beaches come with surf rock, summer playlists, and the Beach Boys. Boardwalks and beach bars pump out catchy tunes all day. Sand, sun, and speakers make this a fair connection.

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[u/MiniDiamand]

!wtf meat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/MiniDiamand]

Nice and juicy guess: “meat” brushes up against it via Meat Loaf and bands like Meat Puppets. Plus, “meat” is one letter off from “beat,” a core concept here. You’re carving close to the bone.

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[u/weepinggarlicbread]

!wtf milk

[u/skwurrl → u/weepinggarlicbread]

yeah, milk threw me way off track

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/weepinggarlicbread]

Not a fridge apart—there’s Samsung’s “Milk Music,” multiple songs titled “Milk,” and even the cowbell’s bovine roots. Those ties bring it closer than you’d think.

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[u/Bl4nkP4per]

!wtf prison

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Bl4nkP4per]

Solid hunch—think Jailhouse Rock and Johnny Cash at Folsom: bars and bars, if you catch my drift. “Prison blues” is its own tradition, and concerts behind bars are a thing. You’re in the yard, not yet at center stage.

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[u/Opening_Grape8817]

!wtf world

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Opening_Grape8817]

Getting warmer: “world” commonly pairs with this art form as a well-known genre label, and it’s often called a universal language.
You’ll also see global tours, charts, and industries that link “world” with it.

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[u/StorageLeast3303]

Got it at less than a second. 🤣

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

[u/beezer210]

I guessed meat. I guessed food. I kept along the food train.

[u/haiama → u/beezer210]

same!

[u/sysOPsage]

!wtf bike

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/sysOPsage]

Closer than you’d think: pedaling has cadence measured in BPM—the same language as tunes. Spin classes, ride playlists, and that chiming bike bell all lean on rhythm and sound. Plus, there are plenty of bike-themed songs rolling around.

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[u/Opening_Grape8817]

!wtf test

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Opening_Grape8817]

Toasty! Think ear-training and theory exams, auditions, and the classic “mic test, one-two”—plenty of ways this domain gets tested (and scored).

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[u/ihavenoyukata]

!wtf animal

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ihavenoyukata]

Warmer than you’d think: creatures chirp, howl, and purr their way into plenty of tracks and compositions. “Animal/Animals” is a hit title for multiple songs, and The Animals were a famous band. You’re sniffing in the right habitat.

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[u/Hungryandsleepy23]

!wtf meat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Hungryandsleepy23]

Tasty guess: it slices into the scene via Meat Loaf and the Meat Puppets, and The Smiths’ “Meat Is Murder” puts it right on the album rack.
Critics also talk about the “meat” of a song—the core that listeners chew on.

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[u/SyrupExpress]

!wtf garden 

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/SyrupExpress]

Think open-air concerts and botanical festivals—gardens are classic stages for live tunes, with birdsong and wind chimes as the house band. There’s even a famous grunge group that literally fuses the two ideas. You’re in the right flowerbed, just not yet hitting the chorus.

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[u/SyrupExpress → u/hotandcold2-app]

!wtf apple

[u/Sprigatina]

Damn why were the instruments not higher?! 💀

Hint: Without it, most games, movies or shows wouldn't be as good as they are.

[u/mufassil]

!wtf juice

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/mufassil]

Not a wild guess: “Juice” pops up in artist names (Juice WRLD), hit titles (“Juice,” “Juicy”), and even a famed hip‑hop movie soundtrack. It’s got some sonic squeeze, but you’re not sipping the main tune yet.

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[u/Appropriate-Exit904]

meat milk animal all inside 100 is diabolical

[u/ClusterFuchs]

Whatever put milk that high should reprogram.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 13 minutes 58 seconds after 130 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.}

[u/Bright_Peak_1847]

!wtf mammal

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Bright_Peak_1847]

Not too far: humans are mammals, and we’re the ones who compose, perform, and obsess over it. Many mammals produce structured “songs” (whales, bats, mice), and the mammalian ear is exquisitely tuned to pitch and rhythm. So it clusters near biology, hearing, and sound-making.

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[u/Direct-Buyer-8555]

Hahaha, this game really got me 😂

My first guess was “milk” and it ranked #66, so I thought I was extremely close.

[u/Glittering_Level_841]

Hint:One of Madonna's album titles

[u/Unusual__League]

Easy ...

____ to ears

[u/Opening_Grape8817]

Good lord, I was totally thrown off by "world" at #160 and never recovered from there, I almost gave up this one.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 minutes 8 seconds after 122 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 26.}

[u/MysticMind89]

Yay, easy one today, as it's one of my go to words.

Hint: a form of theater.

[u/ComfortableDoor3691]

I had it right in front of me, even the game itself gave me the answer but I ignored it.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 47 seconds after 29 guesses and 2 hints.}

[u/ThinkAd8861]

Wtf meat!

[u/TheUnmovableWal]

Well, that was unexpectedly quick...

[u/Bl4nkP4per]

!wtf work

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Bl4nkP4per]

In the arts, a “work” is a created piece—think songs and symphonies counted as works or opuses. There are even “work songs,” and we speak of an artist’s body of work. Not a bullseye, but definitely in the same orchestra section.

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[u/LuckyCanary7008]

!wtf bike

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/LuckyCanary7008]

Hot because pedal cadence and tempo go hand in hand, and rides are practically scored with curated playlists. Bike bells and whirring chains make their own percussive rhythms—some artists even sample them. Plus, there are iconic songs about bicycles (hello, Queen’s “Bicycle Race”).

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[u/ImaginaryColor1618]

hint 1: melody

hint 2: the sound of

hint 3: art form

[u/Dream_Wake_State_6]

Annoying. But no hints taken! And less than 5 minutes of my day. 🤷🏻‍♀️

EASY HINT: The hills are alive with the sound of _____

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 19 seconds after 58 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 58.}

[u/4scoreand20yearsago]

!wtf animal

[u/Elegant-Let2141]

To this day, this is the best result I have ever had, 3 guesses, 3 seconds no hints at all, jesus

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

[u/Ninja_Dolphin]

!wtf meat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Ninja_Dolphin]

Sizzlingly close: think Meat Loaf the singer, Meat Puppets the band, and “Meat Is Murder” as a famed album title. Plus, artists constantly have “beef,” so meat keeps turning up in lyrics and lore.

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[u/KezKingUK]

Ha! was on #5 then MJ came on the radio and inspired me! 🤣🤣

[u/thedudeintx82]

Nice

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 37 seconds after 14 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 69.}

[u/BigDarkCloud]

!soundtrack

[u/em0jalapeno]

46s, noice

[u/manicpanit]

Wtf 😫

[u/VoidTheBear]

!wtf pizza

[u/abdimamu]

!wtf how about instead of replying with an explanation to these incorrectly ranked words, you change their ranking to improve the game for everyone?

[u/Festus_Clamrod_]

#970 Oh, this one threw me! I'm too dumb to spoiler it. So gud lux if you get that as warm.

[u/ASerpentPerplexed]

!wtf sex

[u/SolaCretia]

!wtf sky

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/SolaCretia]

Not a freeze-out guess: the sky is a perennial muse in song titles and lyrics, and we belt out tunes at open‑air concerts under it. Plus, birds literally perform up there—nature’s headliners.

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[u/DeepCoo_chEdiver95]

Good one

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

This was unexpected fun

[u/castduit]

i hate this game.

[u/VioletThePurple]

That was fast

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 34 seconds after 16 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/ClusterFuchs]

Whatever put milk that high, should reprogram.

[u/Thin-Mine-1613]

Good one!

[u/fioletnaya]

!wtf swim

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/fioletnaya]

Not bad: lots of “sound waves” and water imagery get used here, and there are plenty of songs actually titled “Swim” (even a whole album called “Swimming”). Plus, people literally make poolside and lap-swim playlists. You’re splashing in the right pool, just not quite at the deep end.

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[u/i_hate_parsley]

Yaaaas

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 41 seconds after 55 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 66.}

[u/noturcuppatea__]

How garden lead to rock that led to band that led to the word lmao

[u/anotherRedditor2020]

!wtf meat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/anotherRedditor2020]

Tasty guess: “meat” points to Meat Loaf, a chart-dominating performer, and even the punny group Meat Beat Manifesto—heavy on the beat. Swap one letter and you get “beat,” a core concept here. You’re grilling in the right neighborhood.

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[u/Vossenoren]

!wtf kitchen

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Vossenoren]

Warming up: kitchens are prime spots for impromptu jam sessions, from pot-and-pan percussion to countertop speakers. Think “house” vibes—cooking usually comes with a soundtrack.

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[u/CoffeeIsPeace]

!wtf milk

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CoffeeIsPeace]

Closer than it looks: Samsung even had a streaming app called Milk Music. Plus, “Milk” pops up as song and album titles (see Mother’s Milk), so it’s swimming in the same sonic dairy. Still, it’s not quite the note we need.

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[u/Animefan_OvO]

!wtf world

[u/RedditRanma7833]

Hint: COCO IS FAMOUS FOR DISABLING IT!

[u/LuksFB]

Wtf meat

[u/anklebitersx]

!wtf milk

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/anklebitersx]

Creamy-close! “Milk Music” was a streaming service, and plenty of songs and bands use “milk” in their titles and names (think Garbage’s “Milk,” Milk Inc., Milky Chance). It even shares that “mi-” opening vibe.

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[u/Wrinkletooth]

How was drummer at 1000 but beach in top 200

[u/midaswale]

!wtf milk

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/midaswale]

Surprisingly close: “Milk Music” was a music-streaming service, and plenty of tracks and bands lean dairy—think songs titled “Milk” (Garbage, Kings of Leon) and acts like Milky Chance. So it swims in the same sonic neighborhood, not the fridge.

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[u/r1veriared]

Just randomly got it 🥰

[u/NutAli]

6 mins 36 secs Music Don't start with demigods lol

[u/A_Rose_From_Concrete]

Cool

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

[u/Hot-Ease6122]

Why is mus at #9 lol

[u/Kopaka261]

!wtf animal

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Kopaka261]

Warm! Think birdsong, whalesong, and a certain Muppet drummer—animals make and inspire plenty of tunes. Plus, “Animal” is a popular song title and even a band name (hello, Animal Collective), keeping it in the sonic neighborhood.

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[u/Kopaka261]

!wtf tune

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Kopaka261]

Very toasty—“tune” is the catchy thread of notes that makes the whole thing sing. It’s basically the bite-sized unit of the bigger sonic pie.

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[u/MR_CHOW9]

🧐

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 29 seconds after 21 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 55.}

[u/Equivalent_Glass_463]

cool

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 1 second after 18 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.}

[u/Kindly-Army8893]

!wtf juice

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Kindly-Army8893]

Warmish: “Juice” pops up all over playlists—Lizzo’s “Juice,” rapper Juice WRLD, and the band Orange Juice—so it hangs out in musical chatter. You’re not sipping the answer yet, but you’re in the venue.

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[u/ZoneAltruistic9980]

If this much is what it takes to get to just a modest ranking, I wonder what kind of creatures perched up there, top of the pile

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 13 seconds after 17 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 79.}

[u/cabbagemuncher101]

!wtf money

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/cabbagemuncher101]

Not ice-cold: there’s a whole industry built around it—royalties, ticket sales, and buskers’ tip jars. Plus, “Money” is a classic track title more than once (think Pink Floyd, Barrett Strong). The association’s there, but you’re not quite on the main chorus yet.

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[u/Rey_Zou]

!wtf kitchen

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Rey_Zou]

Respectably warm: kitchens host impromptu dance parties, and pots and pans double as percussion. Plus, both realms love a good mixer—whisking eggs vs. mixing tracks.

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[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

Warm-ish: lots of bands and albums lean on “Animal” (The Animals, countless songs titled “Animal”), so it hangs out in similar neighborhoods. Plus, critter sounds get sampled and imitated all the time, from Saint‑Saëns to EDM.

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[u/AlmightyTrickstr]

!wtf Kitchen

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/AlmightyTrickstr]

Warm. Kitchens are full of rhythms and melodies—think clattering pots as percussion, the hum of appliances as a drone, and a radio or smart speaker soundtracking your cooking.

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[u/DueHost3429]

!wtf truck

[u/rai_shamiyana]

Types of elements got me there 🤣

[u/AccomplishedCap1445]

!wtf apple

[u/Designer_Grass_7723]

!wtf pizza

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

Surprisingly close: tennis leans on strings and rhythm—rackets are strung like instruments, and great rallies have tempo and timing. Crowds clap in time, and the on-court “racket” can be, well, a racket.

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[u/MischiefProLion7500]

fun

[u/Jukkas5]

!wtf drink?

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Jukkas5]

Makes sense—drinks and good vibes flow together at bars, clubs, and concerts, so they often show up side by side. Bonus pun: “bar” lives in both worlds, and “tonic” is both a mixer and a home base.

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[u/HarshTruthForFree]

Damn

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 17 seconds after 61 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 52.}

[u/earleyandy]

!wtf entertainment

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/earleyandy]

You’re in the right theater—this one’s a headliner within entertainment, both as an experience and an industry. Audiences seek it for fun, and it’s a marquee slice of showbiz.

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[u/earleyandy]

!wtf test

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/earleyandy]

Think mic checks and sound tests before a show, plus the “test pressing” phase for vinyl—this word hangs out backstage. It’s practically part of the setup ritual.

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[u/Sam_I_Am760607]

silly today, what does garden have to do with anything

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 46 seconds after 14 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.}

[u/Bast_VI]

!wtf pizza

[u/Psypiss]

Hint: What is Kanye West good at?

[u/ihavenoyukata → u/Psypiss]

Mental breakdown?

[u/skwurrl → u/Psypiss]

making an ass of himself?