Contexto Answer — February 12, 2026

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Contexto #1243

Thursday, February 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

Thursday, February 12, 2026 · #1243

EMU

The Contexto answer for Thursday, February 12, 2026 was EMU.

Yesterday's full result

2026-02-11

Puzzle Number

1242

Answer

FERN

Word Info

Word: FERN
Scrabble Score: 7
Wwf Score: 8
Part Of Speech: n
Definition: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
Look Alikes: DERN, FEEN, FERE, FERM, FIRN, HERN, KERN, PERN

Source verification

Sources: 1
Agreement: single
Confidence: confirmed

1: verified (0 ms)

Checked 2026-06-18T16:15:10.000Z

Recent answers

2026-02-11 — puzzleNumber: 1242 · answer: FERN · length: 4 · firstLetter: F · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
2026-02-10 — puzzleNumber: 1241 · answer: WAITRESS · length: 8 · firstLetter: W · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-02-09 — puzzleNumber: 1240 · answer: CLUE · length: 4 · firstLetter: C · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 7
2026-02-08 — puzzleNumber: 1239 · answer: PRESCRIPTION · length: 12 · firstLetter: P · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-02-07 — puzzleNumber: 1238 · answer: ROUTINE · length: 7 · firstLetter: R · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 2
2026-02-06 — puzzleNumber: 1237 · answer: TENT · length: 4 · firstLetter: T · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
2026-02-05 — puzzleNumber: 1236 · answer: SUNSET · length: 6 · firstLetter: S · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 2
2026-02-04 — puzzleNumber: 1235 · answer: STAGE · length: 5 · firstLetter: S · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
2026-02-03 — puzzleNumber: 1234 · answer: PASSWORD · length: 8 · firstLetter: P · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-02-02 — puzzleNumber: 1233 · answer: CHEMISTRY · length: 9 · firstLetter: C · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
2026-02-01 — puzzleNumber: 1232 · answer: SCONE · length: 5 · firstLetter: S · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 5
2026-01-31 — puzzleNumber: 1231 · answer: SAND · length: 4 · firstLetter: S · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
2026-01-30 — puzzleNumber: 1230 · answer: BARTENDER · length: 9 · firstLetter: B · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
2026-01-29 — puzzleNumber: 1229 · answer: SKIRT · length: 5 · firstLetter: S · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8

Archive statistics

Part Of Speech Distribution

N: 270
Unknown: 2
V: 2

Word Length Distribution

3: 12
4: 56
5: 53
6: 48
7: 45
8: 28
9: 15
10: 9
11: 4
12: 3
13: 1

First Letter Frequency

A: 12
B: 19
C: 32
D: 14
E: 5
F: 15
G: 8
H: 8
I: 2
J: 2
K: 2
L: 16
M: 9
N: 7
O: 5
P: 33
Q: 2
R: 13
S: 24
T: 22
U: 2
V: 9
W: 9
X: 0
Y: 2
Z: 2

Concrete Vs Abstract

Unknown: 274

Average Look Alike Family Size

3.6

Month Table

Date
2026-02-11
Puzzle Number
1242
Answer
FERN
Length
4
First Letter
F
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
8
Date
2026-02-10
Puzzle Number
1241
Answer
WAITRESS
Length
8
First Letter
W
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-02-09
Puzzle Number
1240
Answer
CLUE
Length
4
First Letter
C
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
7
Date
2026-02-08
Puzzle Number
1239
Answer
PRESCRIPTION
Length
12
First Letter
P
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-02-07
Puzzle Number
1238
Answer
ROUTINE
Length
7
First Letter
R
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
2
Date
2026-02-06
Puzzle Number
1237
Answer
TENT
Length
4
First Letter
T
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
8
Date
2026-02-05
Puzzle Number
1236
Answer
SUNSET
Length
6
First Letter
S
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
2
Date
2026-02-04
Puzzle Number
1235
Answer
STAGE
Length
5
First Letter
S
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
8
Date
2026-02-03
Puzzle Number
1234
Answer
PASSWORD
Length
8
First Letter
P
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-02-02
Puzzle Number
1233
Answer
CHEMISTRY
Length
9
First Letter
C
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-02-01
Puzzle Number
1232
Answer
SCONE
Length
5
First Letter
S
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
5

How this brief was computed

Hint classes: computed

Generated lines used: 0

Verification run: 20261007T011542Z

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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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