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A word game in Crux

# Heat Cue

> Heat Cue is a word game in Crux, free on iPhone and iPad with no ads. Find the hidden noun. You have unlimited guesses. Each guess scores from zero to one hundred. Higher is closer in meaning.

Warmer, warmer, got it. Best feeling in the app.

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Free on iPhone and iPad. No ads.

## How to play Heat Cue

- **Heat Cue.** Find the hidden noun. You have unlimited guesses.
- **Hotter Or Colder.** Each guess scores from zero to one hundred. Higher is closer in meaning.
- **Best Match.** Your strongest guess sticks. Compare new ones against it.

## How it fits your day

Heat Cue is one of a ton of games in Crux, with a new set of daily puzzles every day, no ads and nothing you have to buy to play. Your streak grows each day you play, and you can compare results with friends (friends are off under 13). Crux has a No Wifi section with practice rounds you can play offline; the daily games download each day's puzzle when you are online.

## Who it suits

If you like Semantle, Contexto or Semantle Junior, Heat Cue will feel familiar. It suits people who like word games and a short daily puzzle.

## Similar games you may know

- **Semantle**: guess word by meaning similarity.
- **Contexto**: word ranked by semantic closeness.
- **Semantle Junior**: easier semantic word guessing.
- **Pimantle**: a Semantle variant with a visual map.

These are other games, listed so you know what Heat Cue is like. Crux is not connected to them.

## About Crux

Crux is a free iPhone and iPad app from Pizzart Pte. Ltd. with a ton of daily word, logic, number, geography, trivia, colour and arcade games, and no ads. Every game is free to play and none needs a purchase: some open after a few days of play, or sooner with coins you earn by playing. Optional Crux Plus costs $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year in the US. [The facts](https://crux.quest/ai) · [Questions](https://crux.quest/faq) · [What no ads means](https://crux.quest/no-ads)

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- [Quartet](https://crux.quest/games/quartet/)
- [Letter Swap](https://crux.quest/games/letter-swap/)
- [Bracket Peel](https://crux.quest/games/bracket-peel/)
- [Quad](https://crux.quest/games/quad/)
- [Word Hunt](https://crux.quest/games/word-hunt/)
- [Hex Hunt](https://crux.quest/games/hex-hunt/)

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