Hot & Cold Semantic Word Game

Hot & Cold is a free daily word game where meaning beats spelling. Each guess gets a heat rank from 🧊 freezing to 🔥 blazing — closer in meaning is hotter. Like Wordle, but semantic.

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Daily puzzle

One new secret each UTC day. Sign in to claim your spot on the global leaderboard, or play anonymously.

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Endless practice

Each round picks a new secret, so you can keep practicing and experimenting between dailies.

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Challenges

Share a link so everyone plays the same secret in one room — room options are in the app.

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Challenge a bot Mobile only

Race a local bot offline — runs entirely on your device, no connection needed. Available in the iOS & Android app.

How to play

  1. Type any word. Real words, common nouns work best.
  2. Watch the heat. Each guess gets a rank among the whole word list: #1 is the secret’s slot (hottest). Your guess shows how far down you are — lower numbers are hotter, bigger numbers are colder.
  3. Follow the gradient. When a guess is hotter than your last, you're on the right track. Pivot when you cool down.
  4. Solve the secret. Type the actual word to win.