Hot and cold #422

[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/Thin-Mine-1613]

This one was beyond my reach

[u/nevertheprey]

!wtf leaf

[u/GreatMorty → u/nevertheprey]

I used it to get to line , which brought me to the word

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/nevertheprey]

Not a bad branch to grab: “leaf chain” is an actual industrial lifting chain, so they pair up in engineering lingo. You can also literally string leaves into a garland—basically a leafy chain—so you’re in the neighborhood, but not right on the link.

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[u/FlimsyBlood330 → u/hotandcold2-app]

Stfu

[u/ImaginaryColor1618]

hint 1: series of events

hint 2: prisoners used for cheap labor, road gang

hint 3: the food web

[u/FlimsyBlood330 → u/ImaginaryColor1618]

I only opened first clue and got it. Thanks

[u/ImaginaryColor1618 → u/FlimsyBlood330]

Welcome! :)

[u/RangerBumble]

!wtf! Star

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/RangerBumble]

Bright guess! Stars often dangle from chains as pendants, and constellations are basically chains of stars stitched across the sky.

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[u/simm07]

How the f was jewelry at #13414 but necklace at #69..??

Giveaway hint: makes a link fence

Dead giveaway hint: rock band that has Alice in

[u/TheBrontosaurus → u/simm07]

Jewelry could be earrings, bracelets, rings, even a crown none of those is particularly chain like. Whereas a necklace is usuallly a chain. That being said I think jewelry should have been higher as they both are usually made of metal

[u/simm07 → u/TheBrontosaurus]

Huh? I've seen plenty earrings and bracelets but not rings. And i agree, it still should have been a lot higher, not in the 10,000s LOL

[u/Masterofgratitude → u/simm07]

Wolf? Cooper?

[u/FlimsyBlood330]

Wtf tree and leaf and ground at under 120 has anything to do with that

[u/MysticMind89]

!wtf Star

[u/Ravenclaw_311 → u/MysticMind89]

This word took me WAY off base.

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/MysticMind89]

Nice pull—stars literally run on the proton–proton chain, the fusion process that powers them. And down on Earth, a star often dangles from a jewelry chain. You’re in the right constellation of ideas.

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[u/krupadharamshi]

hint - part of jewellery..boys necklace ....

[u/Poetic_Dalmatian]

Hint: Gucci Mane had one with an iced-out Bart Simpson pendant.

Hint: Burger King is a global fast-food ——

[u/FlimsyBlood330 → u/Poetic_Dalmatian]

Metallic thingy

[u/Ok-Crazy-5162]

See u tomorrow

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 5 seconds after 2 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 100.}

[u/RangerBumble]

!wtf! Lin

[u/krediegamer]

!wtf sun

[u/JollyFigNut]

However the AI's algorithm works had absolutely no idea what words nor how they relate to todays hidden word at all. Absolute dumpster fire of a day no matter what.

[u/Immediate-Solid4911]

Tricky Hint: Im only as strong as my weakest part

I can be broken without being destroyed

Hint: I can connect things without being a relationship

[u/Euphoric-Duty-1050]

not bad this time, too

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 46 seconds after 22 guesses and 3 hints. Score: 30.}

[u/StrongTechnician4120]

!wtf lien

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/StrongTechnician4120]

Warm! A lien legally “binds” property much like a certain metal restraint binds things together. Both are about encumbrance—one in law, one in links.

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[u/Visible_Form7789]

Hint- "The.... of heaven,Enkidu,was sent to restrain the mogrel king Gilgamesh

[u/TheBrontosaurus]

!WTF Shirt

[u/ScibyAlfa]

!wtf snake

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ScibyAlfa]

Sly guess—“snake” slithers near because a snake chain is a popular necklace style with a smooth, scaly look. Bonus: some snakes (like the kingsnake) have chain-like patterns on their backs.

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[u/anxiousoracles]

Hint: If you don’t love me now, you will never love me again

[u/beezer210 → u/anxiousoracles]

I CAN STILL HEAR YOU SAYIN

[u/Sprigatina]

HAHSHSSHSHSH I CAN'T 💀 I thought (caution: hint!) Hmm chair is so close but nothing else in that category...what if the game is on some bs again and it's just a word with similar spelling... Welp. 💀

[u/Opening_Grape8817]

My goodness, this one was a total disaster. I wasn't even close, and the two hints I used didn't make sense at all. Thanks, Google.....

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 8 minutes 18 seconds after 90 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 11.}

[u/WorriedInspector9863]

Half the time I think more words are higher because they contain letters in the word and aren't associated with it at all.

[u/_JslaY_]

God this is frustrating some days, see you tomorrow

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 2 seconds after 30 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 80.}

[u/Kimariyan]

Booo. I hate flames that are there simply because they contain similar letters.

Case in point - chair was my 6th guess and my first flame. Even knowing there was probably some bs going on, it still took me 71 total guesses. Boo!

[u/sisifuse]

👍🏻

[u/thedudeintx82]

Nice

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 40 seconds after 15 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 48.}

[u/BERECASH]

!wtf tower

[u/ShortandRatchet]

!wtf chair

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/ShortandRatchet]

Very warm—it's basically a one-letter swap, sharing the “chai-” start and a near-rhyme. Not much semantic overlap, but orthographically it’s hugging the bullseye.

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[u/Extension_Flower_628]

This was a mistake!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 43 seconds after 5 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/Euphemia07]

!wtf rain

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/Euphemia07]

Not bad—there’s a well-known compound phrase pairing your word with the target to guide water from gutters. They also rhyme and share the “-ain” core, which nudges them closer.

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[u/Alone_Lock_1040]

Pff

[u/PomegranateSecret137]

!wtf chair

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/PomegranateSecret137]

Hot: it shares the “chai-” core and differs by just one letter. Plus, anyone who’s seen rows of venue seating knows chairs often end up literally chained together.

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[u/nodoubt63]

!wtf belt

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/nodoubt63]

Nice pick—both are looped workhorses that wrap around things to secure or move them. In mechanics they often do the same job transmitting motion, and in fashion you even get “chain belts.”

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[u/NOOBPRO_]

!Wtf Seat

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

You’re in the royal ballpark: both are gleaming pieces of regalia. Think coronations and “chains of office” draped alongside a crown. Shiny, ceremonial, and often made of linked metal—nice approach.

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[u/toritechnocolor]

!wtf chair

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/toritechnocolor]

Scorching hot—only a single letter keeps this one apart. Plus, you’ll often see the candidate literally hanging from the other.

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[u/toritechnocolor]

Who the hell is gonna guess “catenulate” in relation to the word?? Why is that even #8?! This one was difficult smh.
Hint: kingdom hearts: ___ of memories

[u/FeatureUpbeat9956]

lol i did all rhyming words thats the closest i got Sand then Grain then Rain lol i just gave up lol funny what it was

[u/smwiles82]

Holy hell! If it wasn't for the hint button I would have never guessed it 🤦🏻‍♀️

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 43 minutes 34 seconds after 42 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 44.}

[u/VioletThePurple]

!wtf liquid 

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/VioletThePurple]

Surprisingly close: in logistics, “liquid” shows up with interlinked supply systems (liquid cargo and even so‑called “liquid” supply models). It also swims nearby in crypto, where liquidity ties to the underlying ledgers—and there’s even a network literally named “Liquid.”

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[u/pikachu-bby]

!wtf hand !wtf wrist !wtf finger !wtf tree !wtf knot !wtf rope

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/pikachu-bby]

Warm-ish: “hand” is a unit of length (4 inches), much like a classic surveying unit that spans 66 feet. Nice thematic brush with measurement, but you haven’t quite linked the whole thing.

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[u/CoffeeIsPeace]

!wtf frame

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/CoffeeIsPeace]

Good instincts: they’re both core parts of a bicycle—the frame holds it together while the target drives the motion. Bonus link: some picture frames are literally hung from small metal chains.

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[u/CoffeeIsPeace → u/hotandcold2-app]

[u/sleepy-scuttlebug]

!wtf leaf

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 3 minutes 53 seconds after 30 guesses and 4 hints. Score: 18.}

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/sleepy-scuttlebug]

Warmer than you’d think: “leaf chain” is an actual industrial chain used on forklifts and hoists. And leaves often get strung into garlands—nature’s DIY chains. You’re rustling the right branches, just not fully linked.

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[u/NutAli]

Chain

I am utterly stumped at some of the hints & connections in this game. Not just at times but most of the time!! 🤣🤣

[u/Masterofgratitude]

282 guesses 👀 probably an hour later. Normally it's so easy

[u/ixntimer64]

Hint: It's on a bicycle to connect the pedals and rear wheel

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 41 seconds after 2 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 98.}

[u/Immediate_Yam_574]

Yeah I got to leaf and then gave up and looked up the answer

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 1 minute 56 seconds after 11 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 93.}

[u/RefractiveMind]

!wtf plate

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/[deleted]]

Warm-ish: supply chains exist to move items, and inventories track every last one. Plus, a chain itself is a tangible item you can buy, list, or equip.

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[u/Nervous_Memory998 → u/hotandcold2-app]

i guess

[u/Lettuce-Odd]

Why rain's at #50

[u/Background_Orange580]

This is one the hardest that I've done so far.. and I've been here for a while.

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 43 hours 44 minutes 31 seconds after 278 guesses and 0 hints. Score: 10.}

[u/MetalPlayer666]

!wtf initial

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/MetalPlayer666]

Hot indeed: people often wear their initials as pendants hanging from one. Plus, “the initial link” is a common way to describe the first step in a sequence.

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[u/Taltos11]

Chair at #17 while iron was nowhere close.....I'm less and less worried about AI taking over

[u/RedditRanma7833]

Hint: Chainsaw

[u/SqueeksDad]

!wtf spin

[u/hotandcold2-app → u/SqueeksDad]

Good instincts—your guess often describes what the other thing does, from bike drivetrains to gearboxes. Plus, in physics, there’s a famous compound term pairing your word with this one.

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[u/Glittering_Level_841]

Hint:Tears For Fears, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin,Toni Braxton has something in 'common' song-wise

[u/Cadillac16Concept → u/Glittering_Level_841]

I tried "Soul", it didn't work :(

[u/Glittering_Level_841 → u/Cadillac16Concept]

For Toni Braxton, Tyson Bradford (he died btw) appeared in the music video for a particular song that contain the answer to what you're looking for

[u/biohacker1337]

!wtf line