Contexto Answer — February 27, 2026

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    Contexto #1258

    Friday, February 27, 2026

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    Today's hints

    Length band
    Min
    5
    Max
    8

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    Difficulty: 3

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

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    Contexto answer

    Friday, February 27, 2026 · #1258
    YELLOW

    The Contexto answer for Friday, February 27, 2026 was YELLOW.

    Yesterday's full result

    2026-02-26

    Puzzle Number
    1257
    Answer
    FLORA
    Word Info
    Word
    FLORA
    Scrabble Score
    8
    Wwf Score
    9
    Part Of Speech
    n
    Definition
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
    Look Alikes
    FLORS, FLORY, FLOTA

    Source verification

    Sources
    1
    Agreement
    single
    Confidence
    confirmed
    • 1: verified (0 ms)

    Checked 2026-06-18T16:15:04.000Z

    Recent answers

    • 2026-02-26 — puzzleNumber: 1257 · answer: FLORA · length: 5 · firstLetter: F · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 3
    • 2026-02-25 — puzzleNumber: 1256 · answer: HONEYDEW · length: 8 · firstLetter: H · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
    • 2026-02-24 — puzzleNumber: 1255 · answer: FISHERMAN · length: 9 · firstLetter: F · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
    • 2026-02-23 — puzzleNumber: 1254 · answer: TORTOISE · length: 8 · firstLetter: T · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
    • 2026-02-22 — puzzleNumber: 1253 · answer: AISLE · length: 5 · firstLetter: A · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 2
    • 2026-02-21 — puzzleNumber: 1252 · answer: PARCEL · length: 6 · firstLetter: P · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 4
    • 2026-02-20 — puzzleNumber: 1251 · answer: OPAL · length: 4 · firstLetter: O · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 4
    • 2026-02-19 — puzzleNumber: 1250 · answer: SHERIFF · length: 7 · firstLetter: S · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
    • 2026-02-18 — puzzleNumber: 1249 · answer: PIER · length: 4 · firstLetter: P · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
    • 2026-02-17 — puzzleNumber: 1248 · answer: ECLIPSE · length: 7 · firstLetter: E · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
    • 2026-02-16 — puzzleNumber: 1247 · answer: WEDNESDAY · length: 9 · firstLetter: W · lookAlikeCount: 0
    • 2026-02-15 — puzzleNumber: 1246 · answer: CAB · length: 3 · firstLetter: C · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
    • 2026-02-14 — puzzleNumber: 1245 · answer: OATMEAL · length: 7 · firstLetter: O · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
    • 2026-02-13 — puzzleNumber: 1244 · answer: MORNING · length: 7 · firstLetter: M · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 6

    Archive statistics

    Part Of Speech Distribution
    N
    283
    Unknown
    4
    V
    2
    Word Length Distribution
    3
    14
    4
    58
    5
    55
    6
    49
    7
    49
    8
    30
    9
    17
    10
    9
    11
    4
    12
    3
    13
    1
    First Letter Frequency
    A
    13
    B
    19
    C
    33
    D
    14
    E
    7
    F
    17
    G
    8
    H
    9
    I
    2
    J
    2
    K
    2
    L
    16
    M
    10
    N
    7
    O
    7
    P
    35
    Q
    2
    R
    13
    S
    25
    T
    23
    U
    2
    V
    9
    W
    10
    X
    0
    Y
    2
    Z
    2
    Concrete Vs Abstract
    Unknown
    289
    Average Look Alike Family Size
    3.6
    Month Table
    • Date
      2026-02-26
      Puzzle Number
      1257
      Answer
      FLORA
      Length
      5
      First Letter
      F
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Look Alike Count
      3
    • Date
      2026-02-25
      Puzzle Number
      1256
      Answer
      HONEYDEW
      Length
      8
      First Letter
      H
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Look Alike Count
      0
    • Date
      2026-02-24
      Puzzle Number
      1255
      Answer
      FISHERMAN
      Length
      9
      First Letter
      F
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Look Alike Count
      1
    • Date
      2026-02-23
      Puzzle Number
      1254
      Answer
      TORTOISE
      Length
      8
      First Letter
      T
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Look Alike Count
      1
    • Date
      2026-02-22
      Puzzle Number
      1253
      Answer
      AISLE
      Length
      5
      First Letter
      A
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Look Alike Count
      2
    • Date
      2026-02-21
      Puzzle Number
      1252
      Answer
      PARCEL
      Length
      6
      First Letter
      P
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Look Alike Count
      4
    • Date
      2026-02-20
      Puzzle Number
      1251
      Answer
      OPAL
      Length
      4
      First Letter
      O
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Look Alike Count
      4
    • Date
      2026-02-19
      Puzzle Number
      1250
      Answer
      SHERIFF
      Length
      7
      First Letter
      S
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Look Alike Count
      1
    • Date
      2026-02-18
      Puzzle Number
      1249
      Answer
      PIER
      Length
      4
      First Letter
      P
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Look Alike Count
      8
    • Date
      2026-02-17
      Puzzle Number
      1248
      Answer
      ECLIPSE
      Length
      7
      First Letter
      E
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Look Alike Count
      1
    • Date
      2026-02-16
      Puzzle Number
      1247
      Answer
      WEDNESDAY
      Length
      9
      First Letter
      W
      Look Alike Count
      0
    • Date
      2026-02-15
      Puzzle Number
      1246
      Answer
      CAB
      Length
      3
      First Letter
      C
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Look Alike Count
      8
    • Date
      2026-02-14
      Puzzle Number
      1245
      Answer
      OATMEAL
      Length
      7
      First Letter
      O
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Look Alike Count
      0
    • Date
      2026-02-13
      Puzzle Number
      1244
      Answer
      MORNING
      Length
      7
      First Letter
      M
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Look Alike Count
      6
    • Date
      2026-02-12
      Puzzle Number
      1243
      Answer
      EMU
      Length
      3
      First Letter
      E
      Look Alike Count
      8
    • 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: 20261007T011544Z

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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

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    • Follow the gradient: when a guess ranks well, try its synonyms and related words to climb closer.
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