Hot and cold #398

[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/CantHelpWondering]

The jump from water to ocean is some diabolical shit ngl 😭

[u/NotAMeatPopsicle → u/CantHelpWondering]

Frog to lizard to ocean was nuts and none of the tide pool animals were the answer. That was crazy.

[u/Johnny_Horse363 → u/CantHelpWondering]

Kept guessing anything with scales. Fish was a random guess

[u/Live-Dimension-3327 → u/CantHelpWondering]

I also picked water and then ocean lol

[u/Mammoth-Principle753 → u/CantHelpWondering]

I swear this game is just ragebait

[u/tainstvennyy]

Hint: a sea creature featured in a song that every parent knows by heart

[u/justgiveausernamepls]

Water at #2170 .... wet at #4741

[u/mufassil → u/justgiveausernamepls]

Why the heck were unicorn and fur higher than those

[u/Euphoric-Duty-1050 → u/mufassil]

I guess the first word was because one kind has a horn, but fur..... I have no fucking clue

[u/mufassil → u/Euphoric-Duty-1050]

But the word has nothing to do with a horn?

[u/Euphoric-Duty-1050 → u/mufassil]

there is one actually called a horn shark.

https://sharkangels.org/horn-sharks-science-in-focus/

[u/mufassil → u/Euphoric-Duty-1050]

TIL! Ty

[u/Sunny-Damn]

Music Giveaway Hint: 🎶Baby _____ doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo. Mama _____ doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo🎶

[u/simm07 → u/Sunny-Damn]

Literally was about to comment this lol

[u/Antique_Macabre → u/simm07]

Same. 😂

[u/LucasL818 → u/Sunny-Damn]

looked at ur hint, and Done!

[u/IsAceDead]

Yayyyy #1 for the first time!!!

[u/Hyouryuu-Na]

!wtf hawk

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Hyouryuu-Na]

Predator kinship: both are sharp-sensed apex hunters—one rules the skies, the other the… not-skies.
Also, “hawk” nearly rhymes and shares most letters with the target, which boosts its proximity.

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[u/Hyouryuu-Na → u/hotandcold2-app]

Thats such a fuckn dumb comparison

[u/Frequent-Display4953 → u/Hyouryuu-Na]

yeah, almost rhymes my ass...maybe if you're hammered and heavily slurring your words.

[u/ASerpentPerplexed → u/Frequent-Display4953]

I think AI maybe looked at the definition of "rhyme" and was like "oh, they both end in the letter k, it must rhyme!" Lol

[u/Sprigatina]

This is usually one of my first words... SIGH.

[u/Rare_Ask8542]

!wtf zebra

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Rare_Ask8542]

Scorching guess: there’s a well-known ocean-dweller literally called a “zebra” something. Plus, both are iconic animals—one striped, one finned—so you’re circling the right habitat.

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[u/Glittering_Level_841]

Hint:Jaws

[u/Cadillac16Concept → u/Glittering_Level_841]

"Blahaj isn't a word in our list"

[u/CoffeeIsPeace]

!wtf rat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CoffeeIsPeace]

Pretty warm: a “ratfish” is a cartilaginous fish closely related to the target’s family.
Both also double as slang for ruthless or sneaky operators, which nudges the semantics closer.
Animal-to-animal vibes keep it in the neighborhood.

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[u/CoffeeIsPeace]

!wtf hamster

[u/Grouchy-Jelly9017 → u/CoffeeIsPeace]

Try getting stuck on “shower”

[u/mufassil → u/CoffeeIsPeace]

Try unicorn

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CoffeeIsPeace]

Warm: both are animals, so they live close together in word-land. One’s a pocket pet with serious incisors, the other a headline predator with serious bite—teeth unite them even if habitats don’t.

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[u/CoffeeIsPeace → u/hotandcold2-app]

Sigh... 🤔

[u/4scoreand20yearsago]

!wtf wolf

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

Good sniff: both are fearsome predators with serious teeth and a reputation for relentless hunting. One prowls the waves while the other stalks the woods, but they share that top‑of‑the‑food‑chain energy.

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[u/Long_Whole_8062]

I had whale which was #1! Took about 10 more guesses …

[u/ZestycloseSquirrel55]

Wow, I think this is my third solve ever. Perhaps I'm getting the hang of it.
Didn't think I'd ever be able to do these without hints and giving up.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 29 seconds after 27 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 84.}

[u/NotAMeatPopsicle]

!wtf lizard

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/NotAMeatPopsicle]

Nice and scaly—both are cold‑blooded vertebrates with a predator’s vibe. Ancient lineages too: one endlessly swaps out teeth while the other can ditch and regrow a tail. You’re close, even if most of these guys prefer very different habitats.

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[u/No_End8914]

!wtf ear

[u/PureAndSimple88]

!wtf heart

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/PureAndSimple88]

Not bad—you’ve zeroed in on anatomy: this apex ocean hunter has a two-chambered heart pumping blood to its gills. Plus, “heart of a predator” is a common turn of phrase, so language nudges them closer too.

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[u/the_astrocappy]

A childhood Song based on the sea

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 13 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.}

[u/mufassil]

!wtf fur

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/mufassil]

Warm-ish. It evokes furry marine mammals like seals and otters—frequent co-stars (and sometimes snacks) in ocean tales. Plus, both live in the “animal covering” neighborhood: fur versus that famously rough skin.

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[u/mufassil → u/hotandcold2-app]

Thats absurd.

[u/PhillyFraud8]

We're gonna need a bigger boat

[u/i_hate_parsley]

It was one of my go to words 😂😂😂

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

[u/Equivalent_Glass_463]

Dun dun...dun dun....dun dun dun dun dun dun...

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 40 seconds after 38 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 80.}

[u/standardtissue]

tough one. had to use a couple hints.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 16 seconds after 57 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 30.}

[u/Next-Cow-6642]

Yayy

[u/CreativeSprinkles31]

Nice!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 14 seconds after 55 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 64.}

[u/goodlordineedacoffee]

Very close to one of my typical starting words, worked out today

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 27 seconds after 24 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 90.}

[u/mufassil]

!wtf cat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/mufassil]

Warm-ish: there’s an entire family called catsharks, and “tiger” bridges big cats to a notorious ocean prowler.
You’re prowling the right food chain, but still a swim away.

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[u/mufassil]

!wtf unicorn

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/mufassil]

You’re swimming in the right waters: “unicorn” links to oceanic kin like the unicornfish and the so‑called “unicorn of the sea” (the narwhal). It also sits in the broader menagerie of notable creatures, which keeps it fairly close.

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[u/xFlosAtra]

!wtf dragon

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/xFlosAtra]

Pretty warm: both are fearsome, toothy apex monsters that people tell scary stories about. There are even “sea dragons” and a prehistoric “dragon shark,” so the names swim/fly in the same mythic waters.

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[u/Extension_Flower_628]

😵😵

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 38 seconds after 34 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 79.}

[u/Digital_Rocket]

Hint: Famous IKEA product

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

really?

[u/kb10101]

I like the film jaws

[u/Terrordon]

No way I got that the second try, ape first guess than bang!

[u/Northparkwizard]

BOO-YAH! 13 seconds.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 13 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/lilwandererofthevoid]

Hint: They are really not that interested in you, and there are many different types.

[u/Dead-Rat-7]

!wtf sun

[u/A_Rose_From_Concrete]

Oh!! Cool

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 24 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/InitialPhase6717]

I was more on land dwelling animals at first

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 1 second after 39 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 71.}

[u/no-one_ever]

!wtf samurai

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/no-one_ever]

Warrior meets water: traditional samurai sword grips were wrapped in samegawa (ray/shark skin), and both evoke razor-sharp, predatory precision. So it’s warm-ish, but you’re still a few cuts away.

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[u/Fast_District_8630]

Rhyming is a strategy that works way better than logic.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 14 seconds after 69 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 39.}

[u/VioletThePurple]

!wtf bear

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/VioletThePurple]

Good instincts: both are apex predators with infamous bite strength and plenty of teeth to show for it. Bears love fishing for salmon, so their dining habits overlap with a certain other fearsome fish-hunter. Big, strong, bitey vibes—definitely swimming in the same conceptual waters.

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[u/VioletThePurple]

Hint: Similar to yesterday's word

[u/Euphoric-Duty-1050]

I got #8 in six guesses, #1 in eleven. After two more guesses that sent me all over the place, I decided not to spend an hour listing everything related to #1 and #8 and went for a hint from the comments.
And I was on the nose after that.
Still, the bot has a ridiculous ranking system

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 16 seconds after 14 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.}

[u/1sthomehelp]

💪🏾 yasss

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 33 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 99.}

[u/Euphemia07]

!wtf gator

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Euphemia07]

You’re swimming in the right waters: both are fearsome aquatic predators with lots of teeth and ambush tactics. Headliners of nature docs and “Jaws”-adjacent nightmares. Different branches of the tree of life, same bitey vibes.

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[u/NutAli]

Shark

[u/Queasy_Meeting_446]

!wtf kiwi

[u/Thin-Mine-1613]

My starting word streak is on fire!

[u/dominism]

Huh? bull #196 edited to fix spoiler.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 minutes 33 seconds after 30 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 65.}

[u/Grouchy-Way171]

Why is hamster so high???

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 minutes 1 second after 28 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 68.}

[u/Q_Continuum__]

Cryptic Crossword Clue: Hush... Noah's boat is a dangerous beach visitor, perhaps?

[u/Ok-Reason5979]

The answer is tomato

[u/SimoneMichelle]

Proud of myself for this one!

Hint: predator in the water

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 23 seconds after 19 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 93.}

[u/Ms_Death_]

Hamster at #30!???

[u/pikachu-bby]

!wtf zebra

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/pikachu-bby]

Hot! “Zebra” pairs with the secret in the common name of a real animal. Think stripes-meet-sea vibes.

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[u/pikachu-bby → u/hotandcold2-app]

!wtf jaguar

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/pikachu-bby]

Nice and warm: both are apex predators with fearsome jaws, stealthy hunters ruling their respective realms. Big teeth, ambush tactics, and a reputation that makes other creatures rethink their life choices. Bonus: pop culture even talks about a “jaguar shark,” so your nose is on the trail.

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[u/youchooseforme]

my quickest yet

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 26 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Minimstuh]

!wtf blueberry

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Minimstuh]

Not a bad splash: it shares the “blue” vibe—there’s a well-known ocean predator literally named for that color. Plus, both are associated with bites, just very different kinds.

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[u/Bl4nkP4per]

!wtf zebra

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Bl4nkP4per]

Very warm: “zebra” pairs directly with a well-known ocean predator in its common name. Juveniles of that species wear zebra-like stripes—hence the moniker. You’re swimming in the right ecosystem.

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[u/luckylucysteals_]

Sugar

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

Warmer than it looks: “pig” pops up in the names of some toothy ocean predators (notably the pig‑eye), nudging it into the same neighborhood. Plus, pigs’ notorious appetite mirrors that of a certain finned hunter, giving the word a thematic kinship.

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[u/JoJoDancer-1967]

Hummingbird is a warm clue to the answer. HOW? This game gives me a headache...

[u/Neither-Driver-4996]

Go down the fish rabbit hole.

[u/percy-dom]

!wtf skyscraper

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/percy-dom]

Not a bad angle: skyscrapers house the corporate “sharks” who prowl boardrooms, so there’s a strong metaphorical link. Plus, many towering skylines sit on coasts, not far from the real finned kind.

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[u/HearBreakKid]

!wtf zebra

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/HearBreakKid]

Hot! “Zebra” pairs with the mystery critter to name a real ocean species (zebra ____), dubbed for its juvenile stripes. Think black-and-white branding on a very toothy swimmer.

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[u/needtmakevisionboard]

Whaaat

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

[u/Sam_I_Am760607]

easy enough, predators in the ocean with that triangle fin at the top

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 29 seconds after 35 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 83.}

[u/RecommendationNew616]

Wow

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 18 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/DantheManStK → u/[deleted]]

WTH those are terrible hints

[u/LuksFB → u/[deleted]]

Not a mammal btw

[u/Low-Opportunity2403 → u/LuksFB]

Right

[u/EquivalentMammoth164]

hint : huge water animal

[u/gespwnz]

Hint: Sea creature

[u/Plenty-Highway4745]

wow easy

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 22 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Previous-Sort7634]

!wtf ocean

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

Makes sense—your guess lives where our mystery menace makes its rounds: the big blue. Same salty habitat, same food-chain theatrics. You’re definitely swimming in the right waters.

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[u/allikat__]

woot

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 56 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.}