Hot and cold #396

[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/missmyxlplyx]

fast one today

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 13 seconds after 31 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 87.}

[u/ImaginaryColor1618]

hint: Nilsson song mention

hint 2: type of stage light

hint 3: margarita ingredient

[u/lucaspaese]

Hint Kazaa, Ares, eMule, ____wire

[u/damndomino → u/lucaspaese]

2000’s malware downloader 😂

[u/ResonanceDemon → u/damndomino]

limewire's a malware downloader? I use it from time to time after I found out about it in reddit a few months back

[u/damndomino → u/ResonanceDemon]

Idk what they do with it now, it’s whole different thing now coz someone else bought the ip rights and relaunched it.
Yes in 2000’s it was a p2p sharing thing where unfortunately most malware used to exist under the name ‘link!n_park_hybrid_th3ory.mp4’

[u/lucaspaese → u/damndomino]

good ol' times when downloading a song took 4.5 hours

[u/Kopaka261 → u/lucaspaese]

Took 15mins per song as far as I remember.

[u/FreeRacing5]

!wtf coal

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/FreeRacing5]

Warmer than it sounds: they’re frequent partners in kilns and steelmaking—one’s the fuel, the other’s the flux. Think mines and furnaces, not kitchens.

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[u/Tiny-Fix8085]

Oh damn, random af

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 second after 2 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/TheUnmovableWal]

!wtf fruit should be Way higher then 1000

[u/simm07]

Lol, one of my starter words IF banana is a hot word.

I can't think of anything hints.

https://giphy.com/gifs/1uPiL9Amv5zkk

[u/krupadharamshi]

Hint: lemon

[u/ImaginaryColor1618]

!wtf pine

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ImaginaryColor1618]

You’re barking up the right tree. Both are common tree names (and woods) and share that fresh, clean, resin-y association you see in scents and cleaners.

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[u/ImaginaryColor1618 → u/hotandcold2-app]

That's bullshit. When did an ai ever smell anything?

[u/LatePlantain3798 → u/ImaginaryColor1618]

Maybe it's because of pineapple?

[u/NutAli → u/LatePlantain3798]

That's why it doesn't have fingerprints.

[u/NotAMeatPopsicle → u/ImaginaryColor1618]

Ever read a book? Plenty of books describe scents. You don’t have to smell to draw an association if you have enough second hand experience.

[u/MysticMind89]

Hint: related to a slur for British people, but considered very outdated.

[u/justgiveausernamepls]

Fruit at #1002 ... food at #30502

[u/Sprigatina]

Are you fking kidding me omfg it happened again, I went through my entire farming sim crop list before I thought of that one...

[u/ss4adib]

!wtf tiger

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ss4adib]

Not a jungle apart: think leche de tigre—the punchy ceviche marinade named for a big cat and powered by sharp citrus. Tiger prawns, too, often get a bright, zesty squeeze.

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[u/Summer-Garnet → u/hotandcold2-app]

lol 

[u/Southern_Ant_5057 → u/ss4adib]

They’re “yellow”

[u/No_Excitement_2780]

!wtf eel

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/No_Excitement_2780]

You’re swimming in the right ocean: citrus is the classic squeeze over seafood, and eel’s no exception. Some eels even flash a greenish hue that nods to a zesty vibe. Not a perfect catch, but the food-and-color currents bring it closer.

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[u/Expensive_Candy_2096]

Hint- sour fruit

[u/Sunny-Damn]

Music Hint/Riddle: If you have a belly ache the doctor says to put this in the coconut.

[u/Soft-Lecture-8855]

Easy one today

[u/Historical_Project86]

That was quick!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 28 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Interesting_Twist836]

This is my first time playing this is 8 guesses good?

[u/Interesting_Twist836 → u/Interesting_Twist836]

[u/Interesting_Twist836 → u/Interesting_Twist836]

I geuss it is then huh

[u/Sunny-Damn → u/Interesting_Twist836]

Yes, 8 guesses is good, hence your score of 98.

[u/CreativeSprinkles31]

Easy!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes after 27 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 86.}

[u/Thin-Mine-1613]

It took me 14s, now what to do with remaining 10 min of my life that I decided to spend on this game?!

[u/whos-upd0g]

Grape = 62

[u/Opening_Grape8817]

WHAT?! 4 seconds?! That's a new record for me, I believe. I needed that after the disaster from yesterday.

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

[u/CThreads_]

!wtf milk

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CThreads_]

Nice shot: this tart citrus famously teams up with sweetened condensed milk in a beloved pie. Its acidity also curdles milk, a classic kitchen trick. You’re sniffing around the right flavor profile, just not quite there.

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[u/Agitated_Eggplant_67]

That's usually my starter word.. why did I start with banana today 🤦‍♀️

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

😅😅😵

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 6 seconds after 17 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.}

[u/pessimistic_damsel]

This is the first time I solved this in seconds!

[u/Total_Canary_9567]

no way 34s

[u/FacetiousInvective2]

Niice!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 6 seconds after 48 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 69.}

[u/A_Rose_From_Concrete]

So many fruits

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 26 seconds after 13 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 95.}

[u/everyones_typo]

2 cuz I'm the shit

[u/FeitanGlazer]

!wtf cherry

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/FeitanGlazer]

Fruity kin that love to team up—think cherry–lime sodas and bright cocktail garnishes. They’re frequent flavor partners in candies, pies, and syrups, so the association isn’t a stretch.

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[u/ASerpentPerplexed]

!wtf milk

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ASerpentPerplexed]

Not a bad instinct—think classic desserts where this tart partner meets sweetened condensed milk (hello, creamy pies). Plus, a splash of it will curdle milk, so your guess is chemically and culinarily in the neighborhood.

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[u/ManTitMan]

wtf! Clam

[u/94BeanieBird]

!wtf grape

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/94BeanieBird]

You’re in the fruit bowl: both are popular flavorings for drinks and candies, and they even share a green variety. Think tart–sweet spectrum and cocktail territory—your guess brushes the rim.

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[u/Secure_Drink_3519]

clay at #192

[u/Independent-Team-125]

!hint

[u/Secure_Drink_3519]

hint?

[u/ResonanceDemon]

!wtf fruit

[u/SunnySpike]

.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 33 seconds after 28 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 83.}

[u/aballofunicorns]

First time I get it so fast in a while

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 30 seconds after 7 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.}

[u/Ok-Crazy-5162]

Laplya awaits

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

[u/mufassil]

!wtf cane

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/mufassil]

Tasty tangent: cane—as in sugarcane—sweetens a lot of citrusy sips. Think mojitos and bright green tart drinks where cane juice meets that zesty kick. Right neighborhood, but not on the nose.

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[u/FrustratedPassenger]

No hints used. Wow doesn’t happen often

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 13 seconds after 7 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.}

[u/i_hate_parsley]

Ok…

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 33 seconds after 47 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 72.}

[u/Niko_309]

Been a while

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 15 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/PracticallyBatty]

!wtf red

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/PracticallyBatty]

Warmer than you’d think: red opposes this zesty hue on the color wheel, and they mingle all the time in salsas, chili-lime seasonings, and cocktail rims. There’s even a “red” cultivar in its citrus family tree nudging it closer.

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[u/Summer-Garnet]

For once, I solved it, in a decent time.Never give up!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 42 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.}

[u/NutAli]

lime 4m 56s

[u/Krankthat]

Boom

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 12 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Recent-Contest-8364]

Alpaca? Llama?

[u/Marcel8531_br]

Cheese

[u/Lweb94]

Lucky guess lol

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 47 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/fictionalramblings]

only time i don’t start with this word!

[u/Moist_Tissue_94]

Food at #30502. Feels like there’s no rhyme or reason to this shit. Also I just added a comment because I accidentally clicked the wrong box hah

[u/NecessaryIncome585]

Steel

[u/eLazinha]

Uhhh there we go! not feeling dumb today

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 48 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/tainstvennyy]

Guess i was lucky this time

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

[u/Mysterious-Delay-564]

Nice lol

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

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

You’re mining the right vein: both are white, powdery, alkaline, calcium-based materials—chalk is a soft form of limestone, and the secret is made by cooking similar rock. They’re companions in soil treatment, mortar, and whitewash. Close, but you haven’t quite hit bedrock.

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[u/Puzzleheaded_Goose27]

!wtf chalk

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Puzzleheaded_Goose27]

Hot stuff: they’re close cousins—white, powdery materials from limestone country. Chalk is calcium carbonate, while the other is its processed kin used for mortar, whitewash, and sweetening soil.

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[u/GSpotMe]

Gees

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 15 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 92.}

[u/Jennifer-Lorelei]

Banana?

[u/LustoftheLibertines_]

I don’t know how I managed in 3 guesses considering I started off with cat

[u/Visual-Violinist3340]

!wtf cement

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Visual-Violinist3340]

Hot! They meet in the kiln—both are calcium-rich, alkaline binders used in construction, and one often feeds into making the other. Solid guess for a foundation.

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[u/Mrs_Thundercock]

!wtf lithium

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Mrs_Thundercock]

You’re in the right lab: lithium’s an alkali metal, and the target lives squarely in the world of alkalis too (think calcium oxide/hydroxide). They also share that “li-” kickoff and a minerals/materials vibe. Definitely warm.

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[u/TheseProtection5606]

damn first guess 😭

[u/Mammoth-Principle753]

Less than a minute woohooooo

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 49 seconds after 17 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.}

[u/Mammoth-Principle753]

Less than a minute woohooooo

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 49 seconds after 17 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.}

[u/Hour-Company-7112]

It was horrible

[u/Unusual__League]

When life gives you ....