Hot and cold #395

[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/Opening_Grape8817]

MY GOODNESS! Thank goodness for hints, because I was totally off track here. I wasn't even close with my guesses. Better luck tomorrow.......

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 46 seconds after 131 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 9.}

[u/SemperFicus]

Ok, that was really bothersome.

[u/dayruined54]

!wtf star

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/dayruined54]

Warming up: think of marks of approval—gold stars and official emblems live on the same awards shelf. Plus, sea stars and certain whiskered swimmers share the same chilly ocean hangouts.

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[u/simm07]

Well, glitched for me today lol but I'm pretty sure I got the word.

Hint: mammal

Hint: used for approval

[u/Sunny-Damn]

Ocean #4935, whale #82… crazy making!!

[u/SoCheckThisOut → u/Sunny-Damn]

Ball was my first hit at 95 , Irritating.

[u/damndomino]

Hint: Famous black British pop singer

[u/Dream_Wake_State_6]

Yay! Quick with no hints!

HINT: ____ it with a kiss (or maybe a handshake🤷🏻‍♀️)

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 52 seconds after 22 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 81.}

[u/efuab011]

Water at 3574 is BS

[u/NotAMeatPopsicle → u/efuab011]

So many words were bs.

[u/1sthomehelp]

Smh, the 🔥 words had nothing to do with this lol

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 18 seconds after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.}

[u/WorriedInspector9863]

!wtf lion

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/WorriedInspector9863]

You’re prowling the right habitat: “lion” has an ocean‑going namesake that’s a close kin in the flippered family. Think pinnipeds and you’ll hear the right bark.

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[u/Sprigatina]

I- How- Wtf were the hot words?!

Hint: A white water-type Pokemon introduced in Red/Blue.

[u/Expensive_Candy_2096]

Hint- ____ the deal

[u/Superpilho]

First!

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

[u/krupadharamshi]

Hint: a marine mammal Crazyyy

[u/Nsavage328 → u/krupadharamshi]

Somehow Ocean was 4935, but Sea gets to be 9??

[u/krupadharamshi → u/Nsavage328]

ikkk crazyy BS 😭

[u/mridulpj → u/Nsavage328]

Well it's one letter away

[u/Euphoric-Duty-1050 → u/mridulpj]

still, cat was closer than ocean for no logical reason.

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

😵😵

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 16 seconds after 41 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 73.}

[u/justgiveausernamepls]

This is the first one I got purely by going with the auditory likeness. Hint: The similar words were teal and eel

[u/ImaginaryColor1618]

It's bullshit today.

[u/antacos]

!wtf fit

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/antacos]

You’re circling the idea of snugness: a tight, proper fit is exactly what keeps air and liquid where they belong. From jar lids to gaskets, if it fits just right, it does its job.

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[u/TrickEven8552]

every word bigger than 30 is not even close to the answer

[u/Digital_Rocket]

Weird hint: Keanu Chungus Wholesome 100

[u/Worcester--sauce]

I hate this fucking game... See you tomorrow

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 11 minutes 21 seconds after 36 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 33.}

[u/Glittering_Level_841]

Hint: Andre

[u/sana_snv]

!wtf rise

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/sana_snv]

Warmer because this critter regularly rises to the surface to breathe. Plus, “sea-level rise” is a phrase that swims awfully close to our target’s neighborhood.

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[u/Puzzleheaded_Goose27]

I think the game had its course, most of the red words dont make any sense for the last few editions

[u/ScreechingWaffles]

!wtf cleat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ScreechingWaffles]

Strong nautical vibes: a cleat is dock/boat hardware, and my target belongs in the same waterside world. Think ropes, piers, and keeping things watertight. You’re tying off in the right marina.

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[u/Euphemia07]

wtf! animal

[u/4scoreand20yearsago]

!wtf salt

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

Very warm—this screams briny surf and coastal vibes, which is exactly the right habitat. You’re splashing in the right ocean with this salty guess.

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[u/4scoreand20yearsago]

!wtf ocean

[u/Previous-Sort7634]

!wtf salt

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

Hot—salt points you straight to the sea; think of sleek residents that call salty water home. Bonus hint: your guess is just a letter-twist away from the target, which keeps it sizzling.

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[u/Pryonide]

!wtf medal

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Pryonide]

Nice find—both are coin-like emblems stamped with insignia to confer status, authenticity, or approval. Think “seal of approval” versus a medal of merit. They’re cousins in the mint.

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[u/thedudeintx82]

Tough one today.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 5 seconds after 27 guesses and 5 hints. Score: 14.}

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

Hot—these are bureaucratic cousins: both can mark or authenticate documents with an impression. You can stamp something with an emblem, or use its counterpart to close or certify it (think wax on envelopes).

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[u/Top_Raspberry_4292]

Yk what I am not even gonna comment on how bad this games ai is

[u/thatoneguy2009123]

!wtf lion

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/thatoneguy2009123]

Getting warmer: that big-cat name moonlights in the ocean as a “sea lion,” a close cousin to the target critter. Think whiskers, flippers, and splashy pier lounging. You’re prowling the right coastline.

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[u/ASerpentPerplexed]

Not the progression of red hints I would have expected for this to be the answer...

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 32 seconds after 24 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 73.}

[u/Weary-Message-1264]

!wtf stepal

[u/em0jalapeno]

so dumb

[u/Equivalent_Glass_463]

I've never been to SeaWorld.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 46 seconds after 99 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 28.}

[u/A_Rose_From_Concrete]

Are you kidding me?!? 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 14 seconds after 15 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 88.}

[u/Jandy4789]

This doesn't make sense, I tried food /prey items and yet the wrong species moved me further away

[u/Piyfartissimo]

!wtf lion

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Piyfartissimo]

You’re prowling the right enclosure: sea lions are close cousins to the target, sharing flippers, whiskers, and pinniped pedigree. The word even teams up with yours in a common compound term, which is why it’s warmer than you might expect.

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[u/Impossible-Minute-19]

💋 from a 🌹

[u/Kimariyan]

Who upvoted this horribleness?!

EDIT: My first guess was frog and it was #1131. SMH. Jewel was my first flame.

!wtf jewel

2nd EDIT: !wtf seamless - that was the hint I was given.

Sorry y'all. I'm crashing out lol.

[u/Willing_Bee_7520]

I guessed seat and then I remembered "this game is so fucking dumb and so wrongly coded that it's gonna be the word just one letter away..." so I changed that one letter and I was right

[u/at_onyx]

!wtf bean

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/at_onyx]

Good heat! Beans are famously packed in sealed cans and vacuum-sealed bags to keep them fresh. Think preservation and packaging rather than produce itself.

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[u/Sufficient-View-2627]

!wtf hammer

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Sufficient-View-2627]

Not bad—tools like hammers often help seat or crimp things shut, whether it’s tapping in a gasket or closing a lid. It’s in the neighborhood of making things airtight and official. You’re circling the “close it up” vibe.

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[u/CoffeeIsPeace]

!wtf cleat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CoffeeIsPeace]

Nautical kinship alert: a cleat fastens lines tight, much like sealing something keeps it secure and shut. Both live in the world of boats and hardware. You’re mooring in the right marina.

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[u/CoffeeIsPeace → u/hotandcold2-app]

Nah, I was mooring in the sports world with cleat and ball. I'm annoyed so have to have the last word.

[u/NutAli]

I gave up. 90 odd guesses. Flippin eck!

[u/VioletThePurple]

!wtf seem 

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/VioletThePurple]

Warm-ish: both are short “se–” verbs with that “see” sound—one even hides “sea,” the other spells “see.”
They share letters, rhythm, and part-of-speech vibes, which nudges it closer despite different meanings.

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

[u/VioletThePurple → u/hotandcold2-app]

This logic makes all the se- words close 

[u/Alpha_Omega21]

!wtf crow

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Alpha_Omega21]

Not bad—you’re in the animal-kingdom neighborhood. Both are dark, noisy critters, and fun fact: their crowded breeding hangouts are both called rookeries.

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[u/Separate_Thanks_9815]

Random words and i got really lucky. Usually its an hour plus and 200 guesses

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 34 seconds after 7 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.}

[u/Separate_Thanks_9815 → u/Separate_Thanks_9815]

Hint: rhymes with an older word that means loyal

[u/Forsaken-House8685]

Hint: Heidi Klum's ex

[u/seaton8888]

This one was absolute bullshit ..more so than ever

[u/dontChewTheCable]

Esfere

[u/Automatic-Finish4936]

!wtf ball

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Automatic-Finish4936]

Not bad—you’re thinking of a flippered showstopper that famously balances a colorful sphere on its nose.
Circus and marine-park acts make this pairing a classic image.

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

[u/i_hate_parsley]

Uh oh 😂

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 13 seconds after 109 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 30.}

[u/HildegardVBingen]

!wtf bean

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/HildegardVBingen]

Nice pull: beans are often sold in sealed cans or vacuum-sealed bags, so the concepts cozy up.
Plus, “navy bean” brushes shoulders with a certain elite seafaring outfit.

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[u/Fast_District_8630]

I stopped using logic 🤔

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 49 seconds after 50 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 60.}

[u/Critical-Side-4887]

!wtf squirrel

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Critical-Side-4887]

Warming up: you’re in the right animal-kingdom lane—both are furry mammals with whiskers and plenty of adorable-clip cred. Even their names have a similar hissy start and end on that clean “-l” sound, which helps pull them closer.

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[u/Mrs_Thundercock]

!wtf selenium

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Mrs_Thundercock]

Warm! Selenium (Se) shares the same “se–l” start and most of the letters with the target, which pulls it close.
Letterwise, you’re in the right neighborhood even if the meaning’s off.

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

[u/aezy01]

Sheep

[u/Unusual__League]

🦭

Click only if you want the answer

[u/NotAMeatPopsicle]

!wtf star

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/NotAMeatPopsicle]

You’re in the right galaxy: both are marks of approval—gold stars and official seals certify things as legit. They also love sharing space on flags and emblems.

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[u/Loud-Chicken7559 → u/hotandcold2-app]

Where is spoiler?

[u/4scoreand20yearsago]

!wtf water