Contexto hints for Sunday, September 20, 2026

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Contexto #1463

Sunday, September 20, 2026

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Updated Sep 20, 2026, 3:45 AM EDT

Today's hints

Length band

Min: 2
Max: 4

The answer is no shorter than 2 letters and no longer than 4.

Difficulty: 4

This band is shown with every input used to compute it.

coarse length band
archive length distribution

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Yesterday's full result

2026-09-19

Puzzle Number

1462

Answer

PLIERS

Word Info

Word: PLIERS
Scrabble Score: 8
Wwf Score: 10
Part Of Speech: n
Definition: a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws
Look Alikes: FLIERS, PLYERS, PRIERS

Source verification

Sources: 1
Agreement: single
Confidence: confirmed

1: verified (0 ms)

Checked 2026-09-20T07:40:01.861Z

Recent answers

2026-09-19 — puzzleNumber: 1462 · answer: PLIERS · length: 6 · firstLetter: P · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 3
2026-09-18 — puzzleNumber: 1461 · answer: MILESTONE · length: 9 · firstLetter: M · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 3
2026-09-17 — puzzleNumber: 1460 · answer: BISON · length: 5 · firstLetter: B · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 5
2026-09-16 — puzzleNumber: 1459 · answer: ANECDOTE · length: 8 · firstLetter: A · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
2026-09-15 — puzzleNumber: 1458 · answer: BANDANA · length: 7 · firstLetter: B · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-09-14 — puzzleNumber: 1457 · answer: ENVIRONMENT · length: 11 · firstLetter: E · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-09-13 — puzzleNumber: 1456 · answer: JARGON · length: 6 · firstLetter: J · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-09-12 — puzzleNumber: 1455 · answer: BADMINTON · length: 9 · firstLetter: B · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-09-11 — puzzleNumber: 1454 · answer: KEG · length: 3 · firstLetter: K · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
2026-09-10 — puzzleNumber: 1453 · answer: GRIEF · length: 5 · firstLetter: G · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 3
2026-09-09 — puzzleNumber: 1452 · answer: GECKO · length: 5 · firstLetter: G · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 2
2026-09-08 — puzzleNumber: 1451 · answer: CARDIGAN · length: 8 · firstLetter: C · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-09-07 — puzzleNumber: 1450 · answer: BRISKET · length: 7 · firstLetter: B · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 4
2026-09-06 — puzzleNumber: 1449 · answer: MANTEL · length: 6 · firstLetter: M · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 3

Archive statistics

Part Of Speech Distribution

N: 380
Adj: 2
V: 3
Unknown: 5

Word Length Distribution

3: 18
4: 57
5: 81
6: 71
7: 70
8: 42
9: 30
10: 13
11: 6
12: 2

First Letter Frequency

A: 23
B: 29
C: 47
D: 14
E: 11
F: 26
G: 19
H: 14
I: 8
J: 4
K: 6
L: 15
M: 18
N: 8
O: 11
P: 40
Q: 2
R: 14
S: 38
T: 18
U: 2
V: 8
W: 12
X: 0
Y: 3
Z: 0

Concrete Vs Abstract

Unknown: 390

Average Look Alike Family Size

3.2

Month Table

Date
2026-09-19
Puzzle Number
1462
Answer
PLIERS
Length
6
First Letter
P
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
3
Date
2026-09-18
Puzzle Number
1461
Answer
MILESTONE
Length
9
First Letter
M
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
3
Date
2026-09-17
Puzzle Number
1460
Answer
BISON
Length
5
First Letter
B
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
5
Date
2026-09-16
Puzzle Number
1459
Answer
ANECDOTE
Length
8
First Letter
A
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-09-15
Puzzle Number
1458
Answer
BANDANA
Length
7
First Letter
B
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-09-14
Puzzle Number
1457
Answer
ENVIRONMENT
Length
11
First Letter
E
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-09-13
Puzzle Number
1456
Answer
JARGON
Length
6
First Letter
J
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-09-12
Puzzle Number
1455
Answer
BADMINTON
Length
9
First Letter
B
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-09-11
Puzzle Number
1454
Answer
KEG
Length
3
First Letter
K
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
8
Date
2026-09-10
Puzzle Number
1453
Answer
GRIEF
Length
5
First Letter
G
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
3
Date
2026-09-09
Puzzle Number
1452
Answer
GECKO
Length
5
First Letter
G
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
2
Date
2026-09-08
Puzzle Number
1451
Answer
CARDIGAN
Length
8
First Letter
C
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-09-07
Puzzle Number
1450
Answer
BRISKET
Length
7
First Letter
B
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
4
Date
2026-09-06
Puzzle Number
1449
Answer
MANTEL
Length
6
First Letter
M
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
3
Date
2026-09-05
Puzzle Number
1448
Answer
DOWNTOWN
Length
8
First Letter
D
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-09-04
Puzzle Number
1447
Answer
ANCHOR
Length
6
First Letter
A
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-09-03
Puzzle Number
1446
Answer
SKILL
Length
5
First Letter
S
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
7
Date
2026-09-02
Puzzle Number
1445
Answer
MASCARA
Length
7
First Letter
M
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-09-01
Puzzle Number
1444
Answer
HAVOC
Length
5
First Letter
H
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0

How this brief was computed

Hint classes: computed

Generated lines used: 0

Verification run: 20260920T074502Z

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Contexto is a daily word game where you guess the secret word and, instead of letter clues, you get a rank: how semantically close your guess is to the answer. A rank of 1 means you found it; a rank of 5,000 means your word is barely related. The game uses an AI language model to measure how often words appear in similar contexts, so synonyms and closely related ideas score best.

There are no letter or length hints — only meaning. That makes it a very different solve from Wordle: you are exploring a web of related concepts rather than narrowing down spelling.

Strategy tips

Start broad: try common, general words (time, people, water, money) to map the territory.
Follow the gradient: when a guess ranks well, try its synonyms and related words to climb closer.
Switch senses: if you stall, jump to a totally different topic — you may be stuck in the wrong neighborhood.
Think category, not spelling: the answer is about meaning, so verbs, abstract nouns, and concepts are all fair game.

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