Hot & Cold: Word Challenge

Hot & Cold is a word game where meaning beats spelling.

Type any word. The game tells you how close your guess is to the secret — from freezing all the way to blazing. Keep refining until you nail it.

It's like Wordle, but instead of matching letters you're zeroing in on meaning. "dog" is hotter than "fence" when the answer is "puppy." Follow the heat, pivot when you cool down, and solve the word.

DAILY PUZZLE
One new secret every UTC day — everyone plays the same word. Build a streak, then share your result (no spoilers).

ENDLESS PRACTICE
Unlimited rounds with random words. Great between dailies or when you want to keep playing. Optional timer and hint settings per round.

CHALLENGE A FRIEND
Share a link and play the same secret together. Async — no one has to be online at the same time. Rounds stack into F1-style points across a series, so a room keeps going as long as you want.

PLAY A BOT
Offline rounds against a local bot for practice runs.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Type any word.
2. See its rank against the full word list. #1 is the secret (hottest). Bigger numbers mean colder.
3. Your heat meter moves as you get closer. Follow the gradient.
4. Type the actual secret word to win.

FEATURES
- Daily puzzle with streaks and a shareable result
- Endless mode with optional timer and hint settings
- Async multiplayer via shared link — F1-style points across rounds
- Local-bot rounds for solo practice
- No ads. No accounts. No sign-in.

PRIVACY
Your guesses stay on your device. Multiplayer rooms only see player display names and heat scores — never the secret word or the words you typed.

Terms of Service: https://hotandcold.app/terms
Apple Standard EULA (App Store): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://hotandcold.app/privacy