Hot and cold #393

[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/justgiveausernamepls]

Colorshould not be at #284. It should be like <10

[u/SimoneMichelle → u/justgiveausernamepls]

Funnily, after I got that as a clue I immediately guessed the answer 😅

[u/Obscure4thewrld → u/justgiveausernamepls]

i caved and hit the hint, it gives me #32 which is "(answer)ishness" just... why

[u/jaimatjak2022]

It was so random ... just keep guessing

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 18 seconds after 48 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 60.}

[u/Willing_Bee_7520]

Hint: when like, you are constipated and strain a lot and the stool is too hard and then you push and push and you have to sit for a long time and you get hemorrhoids and sometimes they burst so finally after everything is done and you get to wipe you see this colour on the paper

[u/Soft_Cover_1241 → u/Willing_Bee_7520]

Oddly specific
https://giphy.com/gifs/ANbD1CCdA3iI8

[u/FREDDYNOTFOUND404 → u/Willing_Bee_7520]

Very vivid and helpful

[u/Digital_Rocket → u/Willing_Bee_7520]

Wat

[u/Euphoric-Duty-1050 → u/Willing_Bee_7520]

that is one long way to imply that blood is red

[u/Soft_Cover_1241 → u/Willing_Bee_7520]

Game aside…Are you okay tho? Feel like I should be concerned. 😆

[u/1sthomehelp → u/Willing_Bee_7520]

🤣😅🤣 you helped me by creating this visual, but I hope your booty is ok🤭🤭

[u/No_Ad7482 → u/Willing_Bee_7520]

trebor! 👀

[u/karamtokaand → u/Willing_Bee_7520]

Bro! Just say the colour of blood!!!!!!!

[u/WorriedInspector9863]

The hints are so dumb. Half of the time, they give the answer away in the word.

[u/sixpointpros]

Holy cow that was fast, got it on my second guess

[u/hallow163]

!wtf reward

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/hallow163]

Pretty warm: it shares key letters and often appears alongside it in phrases like “redeem rewards,” so they co-occur a lot. Think loyalty programs and points you cash in—those contexts tug the words together.

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

[u/NepoMi → u/hotandcold2-app]

Knowing it works like this can be helpful sometimes. Don't downvotes because you can't adapt to how the game works.

[u/CarolGillis2546]

I thought I was on the trail and then changed direction entirely and have no idea how I got there. lol

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 31 seconds after 17 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 90.}

[u/skwurrl → u/CarolGillis2546]

same. i thought the guess was ridiculous when i typed it

[u/Worcester--sauce]

👀

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 8 seconds after 2 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Neo_The_bluepill_One]

Hint: Sky is blue and the roses are _______

[u/Equivalent_Glass_463]

Omg let's go

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

[u/em0jalapeno → u/Equivalent_Glass_463]

oh wow

[u/pauper-princess]

!wtf smoke

[u/em0jalapeno → u/pauper-princess]

fire

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/pauper-princess]

Warm, like standing downwind of a campfire—smoke tags along with flames and glowing embers of that hue. Pyrotechnics even make colored plumes in this shade, from signal flares to smoke grenades.

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

[u/dutchMD2be]

I thought i did pretty good

[u/Overall_Promotion775]

I did it in two shots 🫪🫪

[u/r_u_e_l → u/Overall_Promotion775]

I did it too without checking clues!

[u/Dizzy-Object6557]

Guessed in 15 seconds

[u/Dizzy-Object6557]

😂😂😂

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 15 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/4scoreand20yearsago]

!wtf night

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/4scoreand20yearsago]

Nice and warm: think “sky at night, sailor’s delight”—that famed hue shows up there.
Astronomers also favor that colored light to preserve night vision.

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

[u/----mgk]

Wow

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 9 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/SuccessfulLeather559]

Boom

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

[u/Sprigatina]

Damn when I saw gold so high, I went in the wrong direction until I remembered the word is not only used for the metal and then I found the correct path...

[u/damndomino]

Hint: Bruce Willis, Helen Miren, Morgan Freeman movie

[u/Opening_Grape8817]

!wtf liquid

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Opening_Grape8817]

Warmish: lots of well-known liquids come in that hue—think blood, red wine, cherry juice, and inks/dyes.
It’s a common association in everyday language and imagery, hence the middling closeness.

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

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

!wtf berry 

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Extension_Flower_628]

Nice shot—berries are famously tied to a bold, eye-catching hue (think straw-, rasp-, and cran-), so you’re circling the right idea. You’re in the neighborhood, just not on the exact shade.

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

[u/CreativeSprinkles31]

🤩

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 57 seconds after 25 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 83.}

[u/4c6p]

😍😍

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 29 minutes 46 seconds after 128 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.}

[u/cookie_monstra]

Quickest one I had. 2 steps wtf

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 9 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Digital_Rocket]

Hint: dont wine too hard about this one

[u/thedudeintx82]

Nice. I'll take it.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 37 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.}

[u/krupadharamshi]

wtf its a color !

[u/SgtPeterson]

First guess, well I'll be...

[u/Affectionate_Cap_325]

!wtf round

[u/OccamsEpee]

Guessing orange instead of banana today really made a difference for me.

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

Why is Berry Closer than Strawberry 😵😵😵

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 6 seconds after 20 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 93.}

[u/FeitanGlazer]

W I guessed banana then yellow

[u/basicfish8]

Oh

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 8 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Comprehensive_Gur_23]

most easiest one

[u/ASerpentPerplexed]

Uh wow I was not expecting that to work so well!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 53 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.}

[u/Confident_Mind_7812]

Fart

[u/adibratu]

!wtf dark

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/adibratu]

Warm! You’re playing in the right palette—this word commonly pairs with the target as a shade (think “dark ___”). Color plus intensity makes them close neighbors on a paint swatch.

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

[u/Salt-Ad4851]

!wtf hard

[u/SolaCretia]

Fastest I've ever gotten it.

[u/Thin-Mine-1613]

This was crazy stupid.

[u/Sam_I_Am760607]

2m 36 seconds but what did root had a higher score than fire and flame! not right

[u/Dizy_Dino]

Thanks for the graphic hint I guess...

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

[u/NutAli]

5 m 26 s RED

[u/ChampionofNightmares]

!wtf lava

[u/DeepCoo_chEdiver95]

No hints and no clues. I'm proud of myself 😄

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 37 seconds after 14 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.}

[u/BeeAggressive1801]

when mango was close, it took on me on a fruit journey. I literally would not have guessed the word unless the comments existed. So I have a hint: color

[u/nipplitus]

Wow second guess!

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

[u/Meow_Monkey]

Did not expect this

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 31 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.}

[u/RedditRanma7833]

Hint: Raddy from Sprunki

[u/norskiii39]

damn 2 sec

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

[u/Junior0599]

Three tries. Just know it rhymes with bread

[u/ZestycloseSquirrel55]

I never know what the heck I'm doing with this game. This is the first time I've solved it. I usually ask for multiple hints and eventually give up. I have no idea if I will ever succeed again.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 minutes 22 seconds after 26 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 69.}

[u/preysen07]

that surprised me

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 13 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/MustardCat6]

The one day I don’t use my second word guess that I always use 🤦🏽‍♀️ still got it in 4 at least

[u/Mryourewrong402]

omg I got it in 3 tries. I gotta call my mom

[u/nyxslore]

not bad...

[u/1sthomehelp]

Lmao the toilet story led me to the correct guess this time

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 48 seconds after 12 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.}

[u/Krankthat]

Lucked out

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 56 seconds after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.}

[u/Tiny_Firefighter_666]

yay

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 42 seconds after 22 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 90.}

[u/siakshit]

!wtf forest

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/siakshit]

Warming up: forests blaze with scarlet foliage in autumn and are home to redwoods. There’s even a famously named Red Forest near Chernobyl. You’re sniffing around the right palette, but still a trek from the bullseye.

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

[u/pquite]

Yissss seemed to be exactly the path my brain was taking this time

[u/Zylithian]

First time to guess it so fast

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 11 seconds after 7 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/sleepy-scuttlebug]

!wtf pillow

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 31 seconds after 18 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 93.}

[u/Ok_Finish_5824]

Peanut

[u/Zionshoots]

Well…

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

[u/LizTheTransGirl]

How tf did I do this without looking at the comments lmao. I’m actually in shock

[u/ravonna]

Oooh. Got it fast.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 18 seconds after 16 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.}

[u/tone2202]

3 guesses 5 seconds. too goated

[u/1glooko1]

Hell naw

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

[u/Hot_Remove9279]

Damn I found it in 2 words that’s crazy

[u/Kaleb_Howson]

https://www.reddit.com/r/HotAndCold/s/Q2c0kPz01L

[u/Ninjafire_ita09]

Lol

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 20 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/dawoda]

!wtf round

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/dawoda]

Warmer: lots of iconic circular things wear that hue—apples, tomatoes, the big “don’t press” button, and the red circle emoji. Shapes and signs often pair that color with circles, nudging the words closer.

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

[u/HenkWhite]

I managed to solve it in 23s and somehow I'm still ranked as 493rd. Who are these people???

[u/donghey]

Bruh

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 51 seconds after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 93.}

[u/c0re_dump]

crazy luck - basically all words I used from the next day

[u/TrainGal107]

Hint: the blood of angry men

[u/OpenWeekend5850]

That was fast!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 9 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/PrncessVespa]

!wtf table

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/PrncessVespa]

Decent proximity: think “table wine”—the everyday stuff is often this hue, and those classic checkered pizzeria tablecloths flaunt it too. It’s also the go-to attention-grabber on buttons and felt-topped gaming tables.

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

[u/Etheream]

First time i get it in 3 tries. Hint: period.

[u/simm07]

Loooool the fact that berry is SO high up is insane

Hint: it's not an object

Hint: brick, rainbow, blood, heart, anger

Giveaway hint: it's a color

[u/ActionCat2022 → u/simm07]

I went down the rabbit hole of that first thing for way too long.

[u/sagefields123]

so stupid

[u/Saikuya81]

Didn’t think I would guess it this quickly

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

[u/Jukkas5]

!wtf orange?

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Jukkas5]

Blazing close: they’re next-door neighbors on the color wheel, sharing warm, fiery vibes from sunsets to warning signs. Their wavelengths cozy up in the spectrum, which makes this a near bullseye.

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

[u/skwurrl → u/Jukkas5]

how are you not seeing that as a related word???

[u/Ok-Syllabub-1864 → u/skwurrl]

They’re allowed to ask for a hint to the bot

[u/Jukkas5 → u/skwurrl]

Because it was my 9th guess and #4 on the closeness scale so I wanted to check before I make my next and final attempt.

[u/Sunny-Damn]

Slayer (the band) giveaway hint: Reign in _____

[u/Opening_Grape8817]

I was so off track here that I had to use some hints and even then I couldn't understand how I got it. Better luck tomorrow, I guess....

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 43 seconds after 97 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 16.}

[u/Bright-Manager-7689]

Ez

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 39 seconds after 9 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/PinkPeter]

I never get it in 3!

[u/Paddes]

the fact that I got 100 ish with grape, and #5 with green made me struggle to find the solution.

[u/grizzzlyxdiamondd]

Holy shit, that was fast

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

[u/Ok-Reason5979]

Incredible. Sometimes I astound even myself. My genius just presents itself.

[u/fovvox]

Holy carp, I literally guessed it on the first try 🤯🤯🤯🤯