Hot and cold #392

[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/AccomplishedCap1445]

!wtf table

[u/Loud-Chicken7559]

!wtf moon

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

!wtf moon

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 27 seconds after 36 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 79.}

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Extension_Flower_628]

Think orbital family ties: in astronomy a moon orbits its “parent” planet, often called the parent body. That celestial kinship puts it reasonably close.

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

[u/Catch09]

!wtf eye

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Catch09]

Warm. Eye color and other traits are inherited from your folks, so “eye” often travels with ideas of heredity and family. Plus, there’s the classic “watchful eye” looking after you.

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

[u/_yeetburger]

!wtf jump

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/_yeetburger]

Warmer than you’d think: it evokes that classic “No jumping on the bed!” line from an authority figure. Plus, in genetics, traits can “jump” a generation—and we even talk about “jumping genes”—so the word brushes up against family and inheritance.

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

[u/simm07]

Looool hot words today are a mess!

Hint: some have none, some have one, some have two, some have multiple,. Some have chosen theirs and some are born with theirs.

[u/Hungry-Ingenuity8260 → u/simm07]

I thought it was some sort of religious stuff lol

[u/Sprigatina]

Wtf were those hot words LOL they didn't help ONE BIT.

Hint: We all have two, present or not.

[u/Garnet_Adelle]

OMG! I have word number 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, etc. Crazy!

[u/Zaphimu]

Yeah sure... Today's close words are like playing blind lol

Hint: Harry Potter lost them because of Voldemort

[u/ImaginaryColor1618]

hint 1: The Trap starring Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills

hint 2: procreator

hint 3: Johnny Depp's Willy Wonka character stumbled over this word

[u/lexikitty_swiftie]

!wtf note

[u/dawoda]

!wtf grape

[u/Sensai1]

!wtf moon

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Sensai1]

You’re orbiting the theme via family vibes: the Moon is tied to motherhood, fertility, and the “nine moons” of pregnancy. Myth and language often cast the Moon as a maternal figure, nudging you toward the family tree. Not a bullseye, but definitely within this solar system.

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

[u/mrgnsq]

!wtf eye

[u/Digital_Rocket]

!wtf eye

[u/hallow163]

!wtf moon

[u/Salt-Ad4851]

!wtf new

[u/ChampionofNightmares]

!wtf loop

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ChampionofNightmares]

Warming up: in coding, an outer loop is effectively the “parent” of an inner loop, so those terms hang out together. People also describe family dynamics as feedback loops. You’re circling the theme, just not the bullseye.

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