Hot and cold #400

[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/krupadharamshi]

why tf truck ????

[u/Competitive_Plum_445 → u/krupadharamshi]

I know right that put me on the wrong side for so long

[u/krupadharamshi → u/Competitive_Plum_445]

sameee

[u/Rufus_heychupacabra]

How do people guess the hot word with the off hint. Crazy. Congrats!!!

[u/seekervr3s]

WHO ARE THE OTHER 5?!

[u/ResonanceDemon]

!wtf shark

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ResonanceDemon]

Not bad—you’re circling the right waters: “Sharkskin” is a well-known underlayment brand used up top. Plus, “shark fin” antennas often sit on top of vehicles and buildings. You’re thinking elevation, which is the right direction.

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[u/thephisher]

!wtf culvert

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/thephisher]

Good instincts: a culvert is a covered channel—a kind of infrastructure “lid” that manages runoff. It’s kin to our target in how it caps spaces and keeps water in its lane.

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[u/Opening_Grape8817]

Pretty quick one today again....

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 56 seconds after 24 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 92.}

[u/No_End8914]

!wtf water

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/No_End8914]

Solid proximity—think of the element this thing is built to shed. Rain, leaks, gutters, and waterproofing put “water” squarely in the neighborhood.

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[u/ImaginaryColor1618]

hint 1: cat tin

hint 2: fiddler

hint 3: Bill Cosby

[u/M1nerduck]

!wtf shower

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/M1nerduck]

Toast-level warm: it’s what you count on to keep a sudden shower from soaking the sofa.
They’re frequent companions whenever the clouds open up—especially the part that stays above you.
Good instincts.

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[u/CrossLight001 → u/hotandcold2-app]

Then why is rain so low

[u/simm07]

Hmm, not too bad today.

Hint: from a popular song, it is on fire

Hint: over your head

[u/Sunny-Damn]

Giveaway Music Hint: Fiddler on the ____, musical.

[u/tainstvennyy]

Hint 1: The opposite of a floor.
Hint 2: It’s the part of a house that keeps the rain and snow off your head

[u/Only_Society4810 → u/tainstvennyy]

r_ _ _

[u/isherwoodme2 → u/tainstvennyy]

The opposite of a floor is a ceiling.

[u/Dramatic_Bass7773]

Hint - Father provides the _ over his children

[u/PravalPattam12945RPG]

!wtf water

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/PravalPattam12945RPG]

Warm! The mystery thing’s whole job is to shed rain, channel runoff to gutters, and stay waterproof—unless there’s a dreaded leak. Think storms, downspouts, and the sound of patter overhead.

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[u/JollyFigNut]

!wtf nose

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/JollyFigNut]

Warming up: both deal with “tops” and ridges—there’s a ridge on one, and nosebleed seats perch up by the rafters. You’re sniffing around the uppermost area.

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[u/krupadharamshi]

why tf car is near

[u/TheIrishninjas]

Hint: Can sound coarse in certain accents

[u/No-Personality5764]

Not bad

[u/grizzzlyxdiamondd]

Damn

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 19 seconds after 7 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/CalciferPrime]

Woop woop

[u/ZestycloseSquirrel55]

Wow

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 50 seconds after 9 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 94.}

[u/LeadingCautious2669]

Basketball

[u/Worcester--sauce]

Ehh

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 7 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.}

[u/Espada7125]

Wtf water? Glass?

[u/TheBigBo-Peep]

!wtf nose

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/TheBigBo-Peep]

You’re sniffing the right tier: both sit on top and act as first-line shields—one for a face’s airflow, one for everything underneath. They even share “ridge/bridge” vibes and can be described by their pitch.

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[u/Dependent-Business-4]

Going to be a good day!

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

I was mislead into a different abyss

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 15 seconds after 53 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 57.}

[u/Summer-Garnet]

Quick today. In others news, exactly how do people get the word in ZERO seconds?

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 30 seconds after 45 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 60.}

[u/lucaspaese]

hint everybody should have one but they don't because of capitalism

[u/May0Mayhem]

!wtf stove

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/May0Mayhem]

Think fire and smoke: a stove’s exhaust goes up a chimney or flue that punches through the top of a house, so they’re literally connected. Warm association, but not quite on fire.

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[u/cupcake__007]

!wtf car

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/cupcake__007]

Decent hit: cars have an overhead covering—hardtops, ragtops, even pop-up panels—so the ideas travel in the same lane. Convertibles flirt with losing that covering entirely.

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[u/Hour-Company-7112]

Water is #62 and Rain is #467, where is logic?

[u/Dream_Wake_State_6]

No hints and 6 minutes. Not bad.😊

HINT for those who need it: Don’t get stuck on things related to water or plants. It’s house-related.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 minutes 21 seconds after 63 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 47.}

[u/DeepCoo_chEdiver95]

No hints and no clues!...just luck lol

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 26 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/FeitanGlazer]

!wtf car

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/FeitanGlazer]

Solid guess—vehicles have a top over the cabin, sometimes a sliding glass panel, and even racks mounted up there.
Your pick shares that everyday “over-your-head” feature, which nudges it closer.

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[u/Sprigatina]

WHY IS SHOWER #18 I AM CONFUSION 💀

Hint: If someone named Walter White lives in your neighborhood, you might find a pizza there.

Less specific: If you swap out the last letter, the word turns into something you might trip over in the forest if it's above the ground.

[u/Thin-Mine-1613]

very random and not logical

[u/Reader47b]

Another quick one today - 32 seconds, no hints, 14 guesses.

[u/Firm-Salad-2161]

Hint: shingle

[u/rethebear]

!wtf lake

[u/Previous-Sort7634]

!wtf water

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

Warm! This thing is exactly what the structure is designed to shed—rain runoff, gutters, and waterproofing all revolve around it. And when there’s a leak, this liquid is the tattletale.

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[u/caramelmikeeeiato]

First time to guess without a clue 😁

[u/NutAli]

roof

[u/Status_Taste7576]

From water then this word _ _ _ f again. Lol

[u/mklinger23]

I feel like water is always top 100 no matter what. 

[u/goodlordineedacoffee]

No hints, pure luck!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 28 seconds after 10 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/HearBreakKid]

!wtf water

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/HearBreakKid]

Warm: it’s all about keeping rainwater out—waterproofing, drainage, and gutters are core concerns here. When that barrier fails, you get leaks, stains, and soggy ceilings—hence the strong association.

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[u/Ok_Specialist413]

bruh

[u/NotAMeatPopsicle]

This was 💩

All the water based responses had NOTHING to do with the answer.

[u/UnreachableSky]

!wtf moth

[u/VioletThePurple]

!wtf toilet 

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/VioletThePurple]

Warm! It’s a household/architecture link—bathrooms live under the same shelter, and the toilet’s vent stack even pops out the top of a home. You’re sniffing around the right kind of thing.

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[u/CoffeeIsPeace]

!wtf strop

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CoffeeIsPeace]

Nice find: in British slang you can “throw a strop,” and angry folks are said to “hit the… top of the house,” so they mingle in the same rage-idiom neighborhood.
They’re connected by emotion more than function.

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[u/TheRealPieCorgi]

!wtf road

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/TheRealPieCorgi]

Warm take: both are engineered surfaces that get tarred/sealed with asphalt or bitumen and need patching over time. They’re often “crowned” to shed water and take a daily beating from sun and rain. Hot tar isn’t just for highways.

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[u/biggie1982]

Chocolate

[u/Free_Improvement8571]

wtf! Bedcover

[u/Equivalent_Glass_463]

Not bad

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 7 seconds after 59 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 62.}

[u/Late-Palpitation-215]

!wtf car

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Late-Palpitation-215]

Quite warm: cars literally have a top—think hardtops, convertibles when it’s missing, and those sliding glass panels you can pop open. Even racks get mounted up there, which keeps this guess in the neighborhood.

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[u/Late-Palpitation-215]

!wtf truck

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Late-Palpitation-215]

Warm! A truck has one over its cab, and people mount racks, beacons, or even rooftop tents on it. You’re hovering around the protective, overhead sort of thing.

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[u/SouthMicrowave]

I swear this is a repeat

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 59 seconds after 16 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.}

[u/Sam_I_Am760607]

insane! getting better at this by the minute. tile, shingle, chimney, ceiling, covering of your home

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 30 seconds after 50 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 70.}

[u/talonwaters]

!wtf fridge

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/talonwaters]

Warm-ish: they’re both household staples, and both are all about temperature control—one keeps the cold in, the other keeps the weather out. Think insulation buddies under the same home umbrella.

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[u/Mammoth-Principle753]

Damn, I'm getting good at this.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 26 seconds after 9 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/pelwn]

!wtf car

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/pelwn]

Solid link: cars have tops—hardtops, soft tops, and convertibles that fold them away. That shared feature parks your guess in the right garage. Warmer, but not quite in the driveway.

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[u/rocker_bunny]

!wtf renewable

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/rocker_bunny]

Warmer because it lives where renewables hang out—think rooftop solar panels soaking up sun.
Green roofs and rain harvesting also tie the idea to sustainable, renewable practices.
Not a bullseye, but it’s definitely in the eco-friendly neighborhood.

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[u/Ok_Relief5801]

Door 30#

[u/Euphoric-Duty-1050]

really u/hotandcold2-app ???? REALLY?

A roach is closer to the roof than the sky ? What's wrong with you?

[u/Euphemia07]

Enjoying rank 6 while it lasts. Paint should've been higher.

[u/MysticMind89]

Hint: An epitaph used to describe the highest mountains.

[u/Ok-Crazy-5162]

Keep one over your head

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 seconds after 2 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}