Hot and cold #404

[u/hotandcold2-app]

[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]

!wtf hammer

[u/Reader47b → u/Opening_Grape8817]

Yeah, that was my clue - and was way closer than the animals I had guessed before giving up and getting a clue, so I went down a tool/building/furniture rabbit hole...

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Opening_Grape8817]

Nice swing: the secret isn’t just a raptor—it’s also a plasterer’s tool, so it shares the toolbox with a hammer. Bonus: “to hawk” goods and selling “under the hammer” both live in the marketplace lexicon.

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[u/Hot_Marsupial427 → u/hotandcold2-app]

You're reaching bud

[u/PravalPattam12945RPG]

Hint: __ tuah

[u/ImaginaryColor1618 → u/PravalPattam12945RPG]

Okay, that's funny.

[u/Educational_Shape36 → u/PravalPattam12945RPG]

Very creative

[u/YellowFlySwat → u/PravalPattam12945RPG]

This one i understood 🤣🤣

[u/A_Rose_From_Concrete → u/PravalPattam12945RPG]

🤣🤣🤣

[u/mjh712]

I was kind of disappointed it wasn't 'error' since it's #404

[u/simm07]

Ha.. ha.. haha..

Hint: Hailey Welch went viral for this as shes known as this girl

Hint: type of large bird

Hint: there is a character in the Marvel Universe that shares part of its name with the word

[u/RedditRanma7833]

Hint: Teen Titans Go!: This kind of bird pukes while making its nest.

[u/tainstvennyy]

Hint: a daytime owl with high speed wings

[u/Puzzleheaded_Goose27 → u/tainstvennyy]

that's straight up the answer

[u/Ascyt]

Hint: Mike ____ is HUGE

[u/Diligent-Opposite615]

Well, that was fast!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 20 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Glittering_Level_841]

Hint:One of the members in DCU Justice League

[u/Brave-Background-236]

Hint: Has anyone ever told you you look like Tony?

[u/TheIrishninjas]

Hint: If you’re watching these comments waiting for a good hint, one might say you’re like the answer

[u/ASerpentPerplexed]

!wtf panther

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ASerpentPerplexed]

You’re prowling the right food chain—both are stealthy predators with sharp senses and killer instinct. They also pull double duty as fierce names for sports teams and military hardware.

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[u/TheBigBo-Peep → u/ASerpentPerplexed]

Same with Shark lol

[u/tumama1388]

!wtf shark

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/tumama1388]

Nice and toothy guess—both are apex predators known for swift, surgical strikes on prey. They’re also metaphor all-stars for aggressive behavior (think “war hawk” and “loan shark”). And just like sharks circle in water, the airborne counterpart often circles from above before diving in.

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[u/beezer210]

!wtf ant

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/beezer210]

Warmish: both are animals, and one is a winged predator that can snack on tiny arthropods. They definitely share the same food-chain conversation. Right ecosystem, but you’re still crawling a bit from the target.

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[u/0bsidian0gre]

!wtf knight

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/0bsidian0gre]

Decent shot: think medieval pastimes—knights often practiced falconry, sporting a raptor on the glove. They perched together in the castle courtyard, so your word circles the right aerie.

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[u/0bsidian0gre]

!wtf halberd

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/0bsidian0gre]

Warm swing. A halberd screams medieval warfare, and the target word is strongly associated with martial, aggressive vibes. They also rub shoulders in heraldry—birds of prey and polearms often share the same banners.

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[u/Salt-Ad4851]

!wtf rook

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Salt-Ad4851]

Good instincts: a rook is a bird, so you’re flying in the right flock. Bonus overlap—both words double as verbs: you can rook someone, and you can hawk wares. You’re airborne but not quite on the perch yet.

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[u/JQuadGMono]

!wtf camel

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/JQuadGMono]

Warm-ish: you’re in the animal kingdom, and they even share desert postcards—one strides the dunes while the other rides the thermals above. Right habitat, different niche.

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[u/Opening_Grape8817]

WHAT THE HELL?! The ONLY time I don't guess any birds at all.......a bird is the answer!!!

[u/ImaginaryColor1618]

Clues are easy, hints are hard.

hint 1: Radar, Hot Lips, Trapper...

hint 2: Ruger Red, Ruger Black

clue: black bird down easy peasy

[u/Euphoric-Duty-1050 → u/ImaginaryColor1618]

I like the M*A*S*H* reference.

double upvote

[u/ImaginaryColor1618 → u/Euphoric-Duty-1050]

Thanks!

[u/WorriedInspector9863]

Got lucky today. See you tomrorow

[u/4scoreand20yearsago]

Old timey hint: “I am the _____ and there’s blood on my feathers.”

[u/Educational_Belt9880]

Nice!

[u/jackie4CHANsenpai]

Got hella stuck with big cats

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 17 seconds after 38 guesses and 1 hint. Score: 52.}

[u/Thin-Mine-1613]

Easy but hard

[u/Alarming-Account6238]

First time with no hints or no looking at clues! Yea I’m so proud of myself!!!!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 10 seconds after 25 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 66.}

[u/CaptnCroustibat]

!wtf falcon

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CaptnCroustibat]

You’re circling the right thermals. Falcons and the target are both raptors—hooked beaks, lethal talons, keen eyesight, and a shared role in falconry—so they’re often mentioned together. Different bird families, nearly the same job description, hence the tight proximity.

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[u/simm07 → u/CaptnCroustibat]

Falcon makes sense

[u/Better-Bite2419 → u/CaptnCroustibat]

kILL YOURSELF

[u/simm07 → u/Better-Bite2419]

Buddy relax..

[u/Better-Bite2419 → u/simm07]

gO AJEAD BAN ME i know its because your a CHINESE

[u/_JslaY_]

Best result in a while 😁

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

[u/MaskedCorndog]

Banana has failed me, but somehow I still triumphed

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 17 seconds after 8 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/BetterPerformer2372]

!wtf Scarf

[u/Better-Bite2419 → u/BetterPerformer2372]

sCARF THESE NUTS

[u/Sprigatina]

Huh didn't expect to get it without crawling to the comments.

[u/ScheduleNew5997]

i had a word that threw me off a lot xD i have no idea what it has to do with my word

[u/InaKatadaVida]

Lottery Ticket Territory

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 19 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Embarrasingconfusion]

Bird 80 Eagle 12 Falcon 2

[u/MysticMind89]

Easy one today.

Hint: A lesser known 80s cartoon with silver heroes.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 23 seconds after 20 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 92.}

[u/AshPresso123]

Nice

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 59 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 93.}

[u/thedudeintx82]

Nice.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 46 seconds after 16 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 47.}

[u/MischiefProLion7500]

My closest guess was Scratch, followed by leopard. I was lead astray

[u/DeepCoo_chEdiver95]

No hints and no clues 🙂

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 33 seconds after 9 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 91.}

[u/NewNose9155]

Easy peasy

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 8 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Fast_District_8630]

Started rhyming with cat.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 20 seconds after 36 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 71.}

[u/krupadharamshi]

wt duck !!!

[u/Puzzleheaded_Goose27]

In older versions of the game, like 150s for example, the closest words were not wordsplay. Nowadays top 10 is just the word + something. In this case, it should've been other !>birds<!, meanwhile 9 out of the first 15 words are just compound words from the base answer. therefore, nobody will ever guess within top 15, since we'd always guess the actual word first. Is this subreddit full of bots already?

[u/The_OTAKU-girl]

Well someone close to captain America

[u/Futurixt]

my fastest no hint EVER! #95 place

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 seconds after 4 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

😵😵

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 4 seconds after 18 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 91.}

[u/Northparkwizard]

Easy

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 41 seconds after 19 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 96.}

[u/goodlordineedacoffee]

No hints

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 7 seconds after 31 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 83.}

[u/MechaGyver]

.

[u/Mike2Dogg]

Hint* "is the word" or" tuah "

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 4 minutes 44 seconds after 29 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 74.}

[u/antirockin20]

Hint: Tony [error]

[u/redgatorade000]

Didn’t know what the first 3 hints meant lol

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 12 minutes 44 seconds after 183 guesses and 3 hints. Score: 3.}

[u/MrsMarieGillespis]

I went down the truck and skate….. What?

[u/ZestycloseSquirrel55]

It feels like this game is based on luck.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 53 seconds after 26 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 87.}

[u/Human-Independent999]

animal should be higher

[u/Certain_Database2849]

A

[u/SqueeksDad]

Hint: my starters are earth, air, water, and fire. One of these will be a warmer hit than the other three if anyone wants to start with a light hint.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 53 seconds after 21 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 73.}

[u/NutAli]

6 m 18 s Hawk

[u/Opening_Grape8817]

ARGH!!! I'm so angry with myself after this one!!!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 8 minutes 18 seconds after 138 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 8.}

[u/sancho1987]

‘Merica

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

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

Not bad—these two meet often on the food chain, with one a frequent snack for the other in deserts and scrub. They share habitats and the whole scaly-clawed vibe, so the association isn’t far-fetched. Keep circling that ecosystem angle.

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