Past puzzles
Last updated: 2026-07-26
The archive in Hot & Cold lets you replay any recent daily word game you missed, or go back to one you cleared and try it in fewer guesses. Every past puzzle is the exact board everyone played that day, with the same secret word and the same ~15,000-word ranking by meaning running from 🧊 freezing to 🔥 blazing.
Catch up on the days you missed
This is the archive of past daily puzzles, not endless rounds, which pull a new random secret each time. The server keeps daily records for roughly the last 30 days, so there's always a rolling window to work through. Each one plays exactly as it did on its release date, so a puzzle you catch up on today is no easier than it was for anyone who played it live.
- Replay any recent day. Pick a date from the window and play that day's secret on demand.
- Retry your wins. Already solved it? Go again and chase a tighter solve or a higher score.
- A rolling archive. Records stick around about a month, so the oldest days gradually roll off as new ones arrive.
- The real board. Same secret and same heat ladder as the day it ran, with nothing about the puzzle watered down for latecomers.
The archive is good practice
Replaying a puzzle whose answer you already know is better practice than it sounds: you stop guessing blind and start noticing how the ranking clusters words by meaning, which words come back 🌶️ hot within roughly the top 24, and how to climb from ❄️ cold to 🎯 solved on purpose rather than by luck. Scoring works just like the live daily. A finished round is worth up to 1,000 points, your first 4 guesses are free, and up to 3 hints are available if you want a nudge. The full ruleset lives on how to play, and strategy tips break down how to solve in fewer moves.
When you've cleared the backlog and want something without a calendar attached, the endless word game gives you unlimited fresh rounds, and the live daily word game is always waiting when today's puzzle rolls over at midnight UTC.