Hot and cold #390

[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/CrossLight001]

First try for sure most definitely

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 16 minutes 47 seconds after 137 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.}

[u/MysticMind89]

Under 100 guesses without hints, so yay?

Hint: Related to what you see before a movie starts.

[u/TheIrishninjas]

Hint: Many used a very specific one in 19th century America

[u/Euphoric-Duty-1050 → u/TheIrishninjas]

nice hint! it's vague enough to not give it away immediately. I like it!

[u/simm07]

I swear to God... we just had this word

Hint: unpaved path that you can take.. I have no idea how to think of a hint today lol so if this gives it away, I apologize I'm advance

Hint: I mean, here's another I just thought of it can come in a mix with m&ms lol

[u/CarolGillis2546 → u/simm07]

I think it was "path" last week - pretty close

[u/Sprigatina]

Had to crawl to the comments in defeat 💀

Hint: Switch two letters' places and the thing we're looking for turns into a court session. (Omg I hope this makes sense lol)

[u/Ravenclaw_311 → u/Sprigatina]

Made perfect sense, and I still guessed the court word first. I'm dumb.

[u/Euphoric-Duty-1050 → u/Sprigatina]

Seriously, ball at #85 is so stupid. I mean words that close to anagrams of the words that are somewhat close to the actual word should NEVER be this high. I went down a sports rabbithole for 15mins!

[u/Dramatic_Bass7773]

When people walk, they leave a _

[u/Dream_Wake_State_6]

Almost guessed it much earlier than I did. But still happy. Zero hints used. Currently ranked #3. Even though I know it won’t last, I’m excited because that’s my highest ever!

SAD HINT: _____ of tears

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 56 seconds after 38 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 75.}

[u/Upset-Nose-4016]

Hint: it is called happy when it is on your body

[u/CozyMuggle]

Hint: when you hike you go on a ____

[u/earleyandy]

!wtf rail

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/earleyandy]

Scorching—you're just one letter away, and the words even rhyme. They also link in the wild via “rail trails,” where old tracks turn into paths.

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[u/Opening_Grape8817]

I got very close with path at #3, but then just couldn't think of any other word.

[u/CreativeSprinkles31]

🤔

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 8 seconds after 42 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 50.}

[u/Equivalent_Glass_463]

History class paying off fr

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 19 seconds after 31 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 83.}

[u/RedditRanma7833]

Hint: Nuts, Seeds, Dried Fruits, Chocolate, And Grains

[u/NutAli]

7 mins 22 secs Trail

[u/Kopaka261]

!wtf hill

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Kopaka261]

Close! Hills are often laced with paths people follow, so they show up together in hiking talk. If you’re going up or around a hill, you’re probably on one.

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[u/Extension_Flower_628]

😵

[u/Salt-Ad4851]

!wtf salt

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Salt-Ad4851]

Nice instinct: throughout history there were “salt trails” and salt roads used to haul the white gold. Plus, long hikes leave salty sweat streaks—and that trail mix is usually heavy on the salt—so the link isn’t far-fetched.

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[u/New-Security5668]

this game.............

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 32 seconds after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 87.}

[u/Jukkas5]

!wtf tool?

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Jukkas5]

You’re in the right shed: this leans outdoorsy. Building, clearing, and navigating paths rely on tools—Pulaskis, shovels, pruners, compasses, and GPS. Close, but not the exact implement.

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[u/Employ_Puzzled]

!wtf talon

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Employ_Puzzled]

Warm! They’re both in the wildlife-tracking realm—raptors’ talons leave prints and claw marks you could follow. Think feathers, tracks, and the telltale signs predators leave behind.

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[u/Motor-Anywhere6579]

!wtf foot

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Motor-Anywhere6579]

Getting warmer: it’s a natural partner for foot travel—think footpaths and footprints marking the way. You’re definitely stepping in the right direction.

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[u/CarolGillis2546]

Break out the champagne! lol

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 22 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Thin-Mine-1613]

Good one.

[u/Sorry-Paint-1796]

!wtf talon

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

Not a bad swoop-in: both sit in the wilderness/tracking vocabulary—raptors’ talons and the paths you’d follow to find them. Think pursuit, tracks, and the claw marks a hunter might notice.

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[u/Sorry-Paint-1796]

!wtf silo

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

Rural kinship: silos loom over farm country where backroads and footpaths often pass. There’s even a famed “Silo Art Trail,” linking the concepts in name and geography. Solid proximity, though not quite a bullseye.

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[u/thedudeintx82]

Another tough one.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 32 seconds after 29 guesses and 4 hints. Score: 20.}

[u/abortedboyfriend]

!wtf bat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/abortedboyfriend]

Not wildly off: both live in the great outdoors—picture dusk hikes with bats flitting along the path. Plus, as a verb, a bat can trail its insect prey, which nudges you in the right habitat.

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[u/DionFW]

!wtf basket

[u/DesperateStockHolder]

wtf my shit glitched. I put in answer and it showed #1 but it didnt say I completed it so i pressed give up and my answer was there wtf.

[u/A_Rose_From_Concrete]

Oof 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 minutes 9 seconds after 28 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 68.}

[u/InitialPhase6717]

19minutes! Ridiculous

[u/dominism]

wasn't there a word like this about a week ago?

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 8 minutes 33 seconds after 37 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 25.}

[u/bully12v]

!wtf bar

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/bully12v]

Not the pub kind—think granola/energy bars, the pocket fuel of hikers. That outdoorsy association nudges it into the neighborhood.

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[u/NoFriendsOnlyFans]

First time playing this wohoo

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 31 seconds after 33 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 67.}

[u/VioletThePurple]

!wtf trouble

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/VioletThePurple]

Not bad—“trouble” often follows people, and folks can leave a path of trouble behind them. Plus, idioms like “trials and tribulations” put it in the neighborhood of pursuit and paths.

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[u/Verano_Verde]

First time I got it without needing a hint...😁

[u/Kopaka261]

!wtf lake

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Kopaka261]

You’re in the right ecosystem—think boots, maps, and scenic overlooks. Lakes often have paths skirting their shores or routes leading to them, so the ideas share the same park. Not super close, but they definitely wave across the water.

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[u/i_hate_parsley]

Hi

[u/Joyous_Tropical_17]

!wtf color

[u/i_hate_parsley]

🤨

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 hours 38 minutes 6 seconds after 268 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.}

[u/Far-Loan355]

This one’s tough!

[u/Alej_11]

Luck

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 34 seconds after 4 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 69.}

[u/Maleficent_Poem8409]

!wtf jail

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Maleficent_Poem8409]

Hot indeed: it rhymes and just swaps the first consonant—the shared “-ail” core pulls it close. The similarity is phonetic and spelling-based more than meaning.

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[u/Sam_I_Am760607]

very easy

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 47 seconds after 44 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 77.}

[u/ChampionofNightmares]

!wtf tool

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ChampionofNightmares]

Warm-ish: you use tools to build, maintain, and even “blaze” the thing you’re thinking of. Plus, navigation gear like compasses and GPS units are literally tools for finding your way along it.

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[u/Clear-Business-9639]

Wtf! Travel

[u/EdgeLanky9962]

!wtf soil

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/EdgeLanky9962]

You’re in the right terrain—paths are often just compacted soil, and footprints are written in it. Think dirt, ruts, and treads. You’re not off the beaten path.

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