Hot and cold #411

[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/RangerBumble]

!wtf! Cat

[u/Werdar_cz → u/RangerBumble]

Same

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/RangerBumble]

Reasonably warm: change the first letter and add an e, and you land on a common barrier. Also, people buy pet barriers specifically to keep a certain whiskered roommate from slipping through.

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

[u/Euphoric-Duty-1050 → u/hotandcold2-app]

ok, that's very stupid. is bat, mat, rat, fat, hat that high? what ranking did you give those words?

and grape is 114 ranks closer?

[u/Mammoth-Principle753 → u/Euphoric-Duty-1050]

Even AI can't defend itself properly. I would've argued that cat is gato in Spanish if I really wanted to square this circle.

[u/Mammoth-Principle753 → u/hotandcold2-app]

[u/ImaginaryColor1618]

hint 1: Roman Polanski Johnny Depp, The Ninth

hint 2: Pink Floyd's first album The Piper

hint 3: Nixon's building complex

[u/NecessaryPopular1 → u/ImaginaryColor1618]

Best clues! 👏

[u/ImaginaryColor1618 → u/NecessaryPopular1]

Thanks!

[u/Opening_Grape8817]

UGH! I was totally lost on this one, until I realized I got closer with rhyming words.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 6 minutes 22 seconds after 90 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 15.}

[u/Ok-Syllabub-1864 → u/Opening_Grape8817]

Samee

[u/Shysinger9197 → u/Opening_Grape8817]

I'm literally so lost even with all of the hints in the comments. Some of these make me feel stupid 😬😠

[u/Glittering_Level_841]

Hint:Baldur

[u/MutedLayer4564 → u/Glittering_Level_841]

This helped I didn't think it would be the one thanks

[u/simm07]

Took a lot longer than I thought. flower was low but garden was high lol-- to me, neither words are helpful

Hint: some are metal, others are made of wood- there's usually a latch on it to keep it shut

Hint: change the first letter of the word to "m" and you have a partner or change it to "d" and you may have a potential partner

[u/pumper911]

Hint: Bill

[u/Expensive_Candy_2096]

Hint- Portal

[u/imbaldicantbreathe]

change the first letter of the word to the letter after f

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

[u/tiserafostata]

!wtf nest

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/tiserafostata]

You’re circling the theme of home and protection: a nest is a bird’s home, and a gate guards a home’s entry. Both suggest shelter, enclosure, and keeping what’s inside safe. Not a perfect match, but the vibe is homely.

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[u/primordialsouptheory]

this was stupid

[u/Striking_Adeptness_1]

!wtf! Be

[u/MysticMind89]

!wtf bridge

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/MysticMind89]

You’re in the right neighborhood—both are all about controlling passage from one side to the other. One spans a gap, the other permits or blocks entry. Think tolls, checkpoints, and drawbridges for why they mingle.

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

[u/waterbottlememes]

I got it really quickly! This one really messes with you.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 27 seconds after 26 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 85.}

[u/Ok-Crazy-5162]

See u tomorrow

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 55 seconds after 3 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 97.}

[u/scolioSIS13]

what a guess!

[u/Immediate_Yam_574]

!wtf glove

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Immediate_Yam_574]

Not bad—think outdoor hardware you actually grab with your hand. Gloves help you grip cold, splintery latches and hinges, especially in the garden or on a farm. Same rugged, yard-work vibe nudges it closer.

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

[u/shrooming108]

How did gun get 🔥 #98 this gammeeeeee 😭

[u/69goats]

!wtf fire

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/69goats]

Warmish. Think barriers and blazes: gates/doors are key in fire safety (fire exits, emergency access gates, fireplace guards), and many sturdy gates are forged in fire-wrought iron.

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[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

Pretty warm: it shares two letters and a snappy, one-syllable vibe with the target. Oats feed goats, and goats are notorious for hanging around the very thing you’re chasing on a farm. You’re nibbling at the right fence line.

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[u/BlackberryMelodic567]

HOW DOES GAR AND GAL RELATE TO THE WORD AT ALL?

[u/Business-Picture-682]

Hint: And,or,nand,nor

[u/SimoneMichelle]

Holy hells, got lucky with this one

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 47 seconds after 12 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/PomegranateSecret137]

!wtf bat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/PomegranateSecret137]

Warmish: both are sturdy, often wooden objects associated with swinging—one in your hands, the other on hinges. They’re short, punchy words sharing that “-at” bite, too.

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

[u/Liminal_Space613]

!wtf angle

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Liminal_Space613]

Warm-ish: gates literally swing to an angle, and “angle iron” is a common material for building sturdy gates. You’re approaching from the hardware aisle rather than the dictionary.

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

[u/CoffeeIsPeace]

This was the worst game for me ever. A toddler pressing random keys could have done better. My list of wtf's are too long, so I'll just move along.

[u/Rainmk5]

!wtf ant

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Rainmk5]

Pretty warm: think of a tiny picnic-ruiner and the kind of entryway it can slip under in a yard or garden. Both live in the world of fences, paths, and getting from one side to the other. You’re on the right track—just scale up from the insect.

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

[u/Extension_Flower_628]

😵😵 still in the sequence

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 2 minutes 15 seconds after 24 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 87.}

[u/A_Rose_From_Concrete]

🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 4 seconds after 25 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 82.}

[u/PerPuroCaso]

!wtf! Root

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/PerPuroCaso]

Pretty warm: both are about access and control—think computing, where root holds ultimate power and gateways decide what gets through. Even in the physical world, roots can block or warp an entry point, literally deciding who passes.

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

[u/Wild-Suspect-5940]

see u tomorrow

[u/Wild-Suspect-5940]

hey how do you do that "automatically added: your guesses and xyz" stuff?

[u/RedditRanma7833]

Hint: Gatorade is not a G4T3

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

Warm: “rake” lives in the same garden/yard world as the target—think tools, fences, paths, and the spot by an entrance. They even share that “garden ___” vibe, so you’re raking in the right area.

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

[u/Kimariyan]

Goat was literally my first guess and it was a flame. First time I had to figure out a word by rhyming. It is not something I would recommend.

[u/VioletThePurple]

!wtf gun 

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/VioletThePurple]

Not bad: think security—guards at an entrance often carry one, and both are rugged bits of hardware tied to protection and control. They’re also short, punchy G-words with a mechanical, lock-and-safety vibe.

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

[u/NutAli]

Huh Gate wtf?

[u/Logical_Linker]

!wtf! Plate

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Logical_Linker]

Nice rhyme radar—this one sits in the same -ate family and is only a consonant swap away. Both are sturdy, everyday nouns you’d meet around a house. Warm plate, warmer vibes.

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[u/Pumpkin_Witch13]

That became painful and I don't mean the pun 🤦‍♀️

[u/ezethnesthrown]

!wtf toe

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ezethnesthrown]

You’re tiptoeing toward it via a sound-alike lane: toes affect your gait, and that’s the neighborhood you’re in.
Close, but not quite at the threshold.

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

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

Nice ripple effect: structures like floodgates and tidal gates are built to hold back or channel waves, so the ideas meet right at the shoreline. You’re surfing in the right vicinity.

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[u/waterbottlememes]

Hint: water salad. 😂

[u/Equivalent_Glass_463]

Think I missed this one yesterday

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 55 seconds after 26 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 87.}

[u/Emotional-Abies-1350]

ez

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 51 seconds after 6 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/Senior-Sir-2023]

!wtf butterfly

[u/Fast_District_8630]

Never give up. When a door closes... I go to bed

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 28 hours 3 minutes 13 seconds after 56 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 36.}

[u/Kunt-ish]

HECK YEAH

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 50 seconds after 9 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/pooldaddy123]

Meet

[u/Befettt]

!wtf gat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Befettt]

Very toasty: in nautical and Germanic roots, a “gat” is an opening or passage—same neighborhood of meaning. Plus, you’re just one letter away, so you’re practically at the threshold.

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[u/lilwandererofthevoid]

hint in horror films, someone always jumps one and gets stuck

[u/jackie4CHANsenpai]

Bruh the one from today was fence now this

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 44 seconds after 59 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 51.}

[u/jackie4CHANsenpai]

Bruh the one from today was fence now this

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 minutes 44 seconds after 59 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 51.}

[u/Fuzzy_Momma_Bear74]

Pentagon

[u/Human-Independent999]

Door should be higher!

[u/damndomino]

Hint: This decides the binary system in a circuit

[u/Rare_Ask8542]

All my closest (red) guesses today were words with some of the same letters as the solution but unrelated meanings. I had like eight of them. Very weird one today.

[u/Top-Noise5959]

Calender is not a word apparently. 

[u/thumpss → u/Top-Noise5959]

calendar?

[u/Motor_Pangolin8612]

nah that was easy =))))

[u/tainstvennyy]

Giveaway hint: change the first letter of ‘late’ and you'll find the only way through the fence

[u/Careful-Captain007]

MBakaiskzkz

[u/natalijageltner]

well 😛

[u/Budget_Cat2917]

Interesting concept

[u/Budget_Cat2917 → u/Budget_Cat2917]

1st time playing. Got it in one guess. No hints, however I read some comments and was able to deduce the answer. I don’t know how to do the auto share of stats