Contexto Answer — January 12, 2026

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Contexto #1212

Monday, January 12, 2026

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Updated Oct 6, 2026, 9:15 PM EDT

Today's hints

Length band

Min: 2
Max: 4

You're looking in the 2-to-4-letter band.

Difficulty: 4

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

coarse length band
archive length distribution

Contexto answer

Monday, January 12, 2026 · #1212

FOAM

The Contexto answer for Monday, January 12, 2026 was FOAM.

Yesterday's full result

2026-01-11

Puzzle Number

1211

Answer

CLEAVER

Word Info

Word: CLEAVER
Scrabble Score: 12
Wwf Score: 15
Part Of Speech: n
Definition: a butcher's knife having a large square blade
Look Alikes: CLEANER, CLEARER, CLEAVED, CLEAVES

Source verification

Sources: 1
Agreement: single
Confidence: confirmed

1: verified (0 ms)

Checked 2026-06-18T16:15:23.000Z

Recent answers

2026-01-11 — puzzleNumber: 1211 · answer: CLEAVER · length: 7 · firstLetter: C · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 4
2026-01-10 — puzzleNumber: 1210 · answer: PERJURY · length: 7 · firstLetter: P · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
2026-01-09 — puzzleNumber: 1209 · answer: SCALLOP · length: 7 · firstLetter: S · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 2
2026-01-08 — puzzleNumber: 1208 · answer: BASEMENT · length: 8 · firstLetter: B · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 4
2026-01-07 — puzzleNumber: 1207 · answer: FLU · length: 3 · firstLetter: F · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 6
2026-01-06 — puzzleNumber: 1206 · answer: ATLAS · length: 5 · firstLetter: A · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 5
2026-01-05 — puzzleNumber: 1205 · answer: VAMPIRE · length: 7 · firstLetter: V · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 2
2026-01-04 — puzzleNumber: 1204 · answer: COBBLER · length: 7 · firstLetter: C · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 7
2026-01-03 — puzzleNumber: 1203 · answer: GARAGE · length: 6 · firstLetter: G · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 4
2026-01-02 — puzzleNumber: 1202 · answer: DISINFECTANT · length: 12 · firstLetter: D · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-01-01 — puzzleNumber: 1201 · answer: MILL · length: 4 · firstLetter: M · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
2025-12-31 — puzzleNumber: 1200 · answer: RAISIN · length: 6 · firstLetter: R · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2025-12-30 — puzzleNumber: 1199 · answer: FLAME · length: 5 · firstLetter: F · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
2025-12-29 — puzzleNumber: 1198 · answer: BEETLE · length: 6 · firstLetter: B · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1

Archive statistics

Part Of Speech Distribution

N: 239
Unknown: 2
V: 2

Word Length Distribution

3: 11
4: 48
5: 49
6: 44
7: 43
8: 24
9: 12
10: 6
11: 3
12: 2
13: 1

First Letter Frequency

A: 12
B: 17
C: 27
D: 11
E: 3
F: 13
G: 7
H: 7
I: 2
J: 2
K: 2
L: 15
M: 8
N: 7
O: 5
P: 30
Q: 2
R: 11
S: 18
T: 21
U: 2
V: 9
W: 8
X: 0
Y: 2
Z: 2

Concrete Vs Abstract

Unknown: 243

Average Look Alike Family Size

3.7

Month Table

Date
2026-01-11
Puzzle Number
1211
Answer
CLEAVER
Length
7
First Letter
C
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
4
Date
2026-01-10
Puzzle Number
1210
Answer
PERJURY
Length
7
First Letter
P
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-01-09
Puzzle Number
1209
Answer
SCALLOP
Length
7
First Letter
S
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
2
Date
2026-01-08
Puzzle Number
1208
Answer
BASEMENT
Length
8
First Letter
B
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
4
Date
2026-01-07
Puzzle Number
1207
Answer
FLU
Length
3
First Letter
F
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
6
Date
2026-01-06
Puzzle Number
1206
Answer
ATLAS
Length
5
First Letter
A
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
5
Date
2026-01-05
Puzzle Number
1205
Answer
VAMPIRE
Length
7
First Letter
V
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
2
Date
2026-01-04
Puzzle Number
1204
Answer
COBBLER
Length
7
First Letter
C
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
7
Date
2026-01-03
Puzzle Number
1203
Answer
GARAGE
Length
6
First Letter
G
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
4
Date
2026-01-02
Puzzle Number
1202
Answer
DISINFECTANT
Length
12
First Letter
D
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-01-01
Puzzle Number
1201
Answer
MILL
Length
4
First Letter
M
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
8

How this brief was computed

Hint classes: computed

Generated lines used: 0

Verification run: 20261007T011538Z

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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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