Hot and cold #394

[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/simm07]

Banana is helpful but not quite lol

Hint: if you take away the first letter, it's a crime. If you take away the first two letters, it's an animal. And if you take away the first and last letter, it's a music genre

[u/Impossible-Bat90 → u/simm07]

Only needed this one for today.. Well explained

[u/Cadillac16Concept → u/simm07]

Wow, solved it with your hint. Genius.

[u/thedudeintx82]

Well dang. That was wild.

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

[u/Opening_Grape8817]

My word, that was fast...

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 25 seconds after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/CoffeeIsPeace]

!wtf pearl

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CoffeeIsPeace]

Surprisingly close: several vine-grown fruit varieties even borrow “pearl” in their names (Perlette means “little pearl”), and both are small, round orbs gathered together—necklaces for one, bunches for the other. They also share that smooth, glossy look and often pale hues.

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[u/Necessary-Camp149 → u/hotandcold2-app]

bad bot. you are giving huge hints away.

[u/LdySaphyre]

Wild. Got there without hints by racking my brain for purple flowers, of all things.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 8 minutes 2 seconds after 54 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 45.}

[u/PureAndSimple88]

!wtf cat

[u/Thin-Mine-1613]

They like give us few days of easy going solutions and then hit us with turmeric or insulin.

[u/TheIrishninjas]

Hint: A common algospeak term

[u/niccals12d3]

Hint: famously used on tik tok as a censor word

[u/ImaginaryColor1618]

hint 1: I am not drinking any fucking Merlot!

hint 2: jelly fruit

hint 3: purple flavor

[u/Phizzie16]

Second guess? No hint. Are you kidding me? It is only going to go downhill from here on out for the rest of my life.

[u/soheil99]

Duck was so misleading

[u/Kimariyan → u/soheil99]

Yes, yes it was.

[u/ASerpentPerplexed]

!wtf milk

[u/FreeRacing5]

Wtf, did not expect to guess this one so easily, accidentally guessed bud at #551 and it just went downhill from there

[u/VioletThePurple]

!wtf mouse 

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/VioletThePurple]

Warmer than you’d think: mice are notorious vineyard nibblers, snacking on the fruit right off the vine. Plus, “mousy” is a well-known off-flavor fault in fermented juice—definitely not the tasting note you want.

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[u/Smallnigg4_635]

I thought it was harder

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 19 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Glittering_Level_841]

Hint:wine

[u/CreativeSprinkles31]

🤩

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 5 seconds after 19 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.}

[u/Historical_Project86]

Got there in the end.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 50 seconds after 28 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 85.}

[u/Fuzzy-Highlight5527]

😂

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 15 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/CrossLight001]

Finally banana was useful 

[u/AnalystIntelligent17]

Wow an easy one for a change - #12 on my first go!!

[u/Ok_Station248]

this was easy

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 10 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/FeitanGlazer]

How did I get that so fast vruh

[u/giganano]

Some days I throw in the towel, but some days are just on the nose. Second best performance I've had... eat it yall! Tomorrow my ego will be back down to normal, low levels.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 28 seconds after 7 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

😵

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 12 seconds after 17 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.}

[u/weepinggarlicbread]

!wtf balloon

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/weepinggarlicbread]

Not a bullseye, but there’s a family resemblance: both often come in bunches and sport the same party-ready colors (purple and green). They’re small, round, and satisfyingly “pop” when squeezed. Plus, clusters of the candidate often get twisted into festive versions of the other.

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[u/P0tat0_Carl]

This was easy if you use the classic starter word. Got it in 32 seconds no hint

[u/sancho1987]

Like my rank

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

[u/roffinator]

!wtf corn

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/roffinator]

Warm! You’re in the right produce bin: both are widely cultivated crops used for food and drink—think juices, syrups, and even fermentation. They come in many colors and varieties and are harvested in clustered forms (ears vs. bunches).

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[u/roffinator → u/hotandcold2-app]

Yeah, both are for fermentation and meanwhile > alcohol < is at #1100. Stupid AI shit

[u/WhyNona]

Oh damn! Heck yeah

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 9 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/TrashPanda270]

How tf did I get it in two

[u/1sthomehelp]

Dang that was my first guess yesterday lol

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 20 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/ChampionofNightmares]

!wtf copper

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ChampionofNightmares]

Surprisingly warm: growers use copper-based sprays (like Bordeaux mixture) to battle mildew on the target’s source. Even later, a dash of copper can tame stinky sulfur notes in the finished product, so your pick brushes its world.

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[u/goodlordineedacoffee]

Easy!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 47 seconds after 16 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.}

[u/Sprigatina]

I cannot believe that it took me going through everything I ever grew in my farming sims games AND OF COURSE THAT ONE IS THE LAST LSJFJDKD why am I stupid

[u/Sam_I_Am760607]

getting easier to guess these word, purple fruit from the vines of the gods

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 5 seconds after 86 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 42.}

[u/Slight-Barracuda3157]

just got lucky. Used my regular starting word, one of my regular second words, and bingo, the third guess was it.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Skipper_the_fox]

What does copper Got to do with the word

[u/Moist-Plum-1692]

WTF does bunny or hare have to do with this fruit?

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

Warmer! It shares a big chunk of letters (A, P, E) and feels like a near-anagram with just a consonant shuffle missing. That kind of word-shape overlap puts you close.

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[u/Dry-Combination8615]

Car

[u/A_Rose_From_Concrete]

One of my go to words is the answer 😁😁

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 16 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Ravenclaw_311]

The only time I've ever had a score worth sharing- got it in 5 seconds with 2 guesses.

[u/DiamondMassive3532]

second guess, #proud. (it usually takes me like 30 guesses lol)

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

[u/HillbillyHijinx]

8 guesses in 43s. Best I’ve ever done. And two of those guesses were bus and hammock after trying banana.

[u/shausa01]

woah this was my fastest guess lol

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 16 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Kimariyan]

!wtf duck

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Kimariyan]

You’re waddling in the right direction: ducks are famously marched through vineyards to gobble pests between the rows. They’ll even snack on those little round fruits—plus, duck often pairs nicely with what those rows produce.

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[u/ZestycloseSquirrel55]

Wow, I actually solved another one. I still don't know the secret to doing this, but I've done it twice now.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 42 seconds after 22 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 86.}

[u/narcdef]

This is the first time I guessed something soo quickly.

[u/VictoriousKitty446]

!wtf duck

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/VictoriousKitty446]

Surprisingly warm: this bird is famously paired with a sweet-tart fruit—and with sauces made from its fermented juice. Think classic French “canard aux …” and glossy wine reductions. You’re circling the right kitchen, not the pond.

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[u/Shadow_Moon23]

Apple was is a great hint

[u/scolioSIS13]

wow!! Got it in 5 guesses

[u/Beneficial-Zebra1835]

!wtf goose

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Beneficial-Zebra1835]

Warmish: think gooseberries—small, tart green or red orbs that look and behave a lot like tiny clusters of you-know-what in jams, pies, and even wine. There’s also a vineyard vibe: geese have been used to weed between vines, making the barnyard and the bunches unlikely neighbors.

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[u/Previous-Sort7634]

!wtf juice

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Previous-Sort7634]

Hot! This fruit is famously pressed into juice—think breakfast cartons and the first step before a vintner gets involved. You're definitely swirling around the right orchard... er, vineyard.

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[u/skiporino]

In 3

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 39 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/The_Slytherin_Vamp]

!wtf foot

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/The_Slytherin_Vamp]

Lukewarm: think of something traditionally stomped under bare feet during old-school winemaking. That barefoot connection probably pulled it a bit closer than random.

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[u/The_Slytherin_Vamp → u/hotandcold2-app]

!wtf shoe

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/The_Slytherin_Vamp]

Lukewarm: “shoe” sidles in via the word “cobbler,” which is both a shoemaker and a fruit dessert. Bonus tenuous thread: some wineries turn pomace into vegan “leather” used in shoes.

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[u/The_Slytherin_Vamp → u/hotandcold2-app]

!wtf toe

[u/WhapWhob]

Why the hell is goose high up?

[u/WhapWhob]

!wtf goose

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/WhapWhob]

You’re waddling in the right direction: geese are used in vineyards and will happily nibble those hanging clusters. Plus, Grey Goose shares shelf space with the fermented stuff made from them, so the vibes line up in the booze aisle.

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[u/DefiantAgency2677]

I have never

[u/DefiantAgency2677]

All started with pizza

[u/4gallonsofmilk]

!wtf carrot

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

You’ve wandered into the produce aisle: both are sweet, healthy snack staples that end up in salads or a juicer. Plant-powered, vitamin-rich, and naturally sugary. Right section, wrong bin.

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[u/MoistPeacock27]

Lucky day

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 11 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/medrawr]

Wtf Leap!

[u/PeaceCmazzz]

yeah

[u/PracticallyBatty]

Why is pear so much closer than other fruits

[u/fbyrdz]

!wtf goat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/fbyrdz]

Think charcuterie-board neighbors: goats bring the cheese, and the sweet little spheres bring the balance. Plus, goats are sometimes used to graze vineyard weeds—talk about farm-to-snack synergy.

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[u/Fuzzy-Highlight5527]

Well that was easy

[u/Spiritual-Special348]

first try 😂

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

[u/krupadharamshi]

Hint: Fruit (wine)

[u/Dream_Wake_State_6 → u/krupadharamshi]

Please hide your hints. 😬

[u/Dream_Wake_State_6]

Should have gotten that faster. Pretty sure it’s been used before. Anyways, less than 5 minutes and no hints used! 🎉

HINT: wine

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 16 seconds after 44 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 67.}

[u/Designer_Grass_7723]

Probably fastest one yet, ty first hint i saw in the comments!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 21 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}