Contexto Answer — July 17, 2026

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Contexto #1398

Friday, July 17, 2026

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Updated Oct 6, 2026, 9:16 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

Friday, July 17, 2026 · #1398

ICON

The Contexto answer for Friday, July 17, 2026 was ICON.

Yesterday's full result

2026-07-16

Puzzle Number

1397

Answer

BADGE

Word Info

Word: BADGE
Scrabble Score: 9
Wwf Score: 11
Part Of Speech: n
Definition: an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
Look Alikes: BARGE, BODGE, BUDGE, CADGE, FADGE, GADGE, MADGE, RADGE

Source verification

Sources: 1
Agreement: single
Confidence: confirmed

1: verified (0 ms)

Checked 2026-07-17T07:10:02.000Z

Recent answers

2026-07-16 — puzzleNumber: 1397 · answer: BADGE · length: 5 · firstLetter: B · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
2026-07-15 — puzzleNumber: 1396 · answer: CROCODILE · length: 9 · firstLetter: C · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-07-14 — puzzleNumber: 1395 · answer: EVIDENCE · length: 8 · firstLetter: E · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-07-13 — puzzleNumber: 1394 · answer: LARD · length: 4 · firstLetter: L · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
2026-07-12 — puzzleNumber: 1393 · answer: IDIOM · length: 5 · firstLetter: I · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
2026-07-11 — puzzleNumber: 1392 · answer: SYRUP · length: 5 · firstLetter: S · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
2026-07-10 — puzzleNumber: 1391 · answer: HERRING · length: 7 · firstLetter: H · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 6
2026-07-09 — puzzleNumber: 1390 · answer: PANTRY · length: 6 · firstLetter: P · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 5
2026-07-08 — puzzleNumber: 1389 · answer: CHARM · length: 5 · firstLetter: C · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
2026-07-07 — puzzleNumber: 1388 · answer: WHISKER · length: 7 · firstLetter: W · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 5
2026-07-06 — puzzleNumber: 1387 · answer: CEMENT · length: 6 · firstLetter: C · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
2026-07-05 — puzzleNumber: 1386 · answer: HEADBOARD · length: 9 · firstLetter: H · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-07-04 — puzzleNumber: 1385 · answer: ORBIT · length: 5 · firstLetter: O · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 2
2026-07-03 — puzzleNumber: 1384 · answer: GOSSIP · length: 6 · firstLetter: G · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1

Archive statistics

Part Of Speech Distribution

N: 382
Unknown: 5
Adj: 1
V: 2

Word Length Distribution

3: 18
4: 65
5: 85
6: 67
7: 67
8: 38
9: 28
10: 12
11: 6
12: 3
13: 1

First Letter Frequency

A: 18
B: 28
C: 47
D: 17
E: 9
F: 26
G: 16
H: 14
I: 7
J: 2
K: 4
L: 19
M: 13
N: 8
O: 11
P: 45
Q: 3
R: 15
S: 35
T: 26
U: 2
V: 8
W: 12
X: 0
Y: 4
Z: 1

Concrete Vs Abstract

Unknown: 390

Average Look Alike Family Size

3.4

Month Table

Date
2026-07-16
Puzzle Number
1397
Answer
BADGE
Length
5
First Letter
B
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
8
Date
2026-07-15
Puzzle Number
1396
Answer
CROCODILE
Length
9
First Letter
C
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-07-14
Puzzle Number
1395
Answer
EVIDENCE
Length
8
First Letter
E
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-07-13
Puzzle Number
1394
Answer
LARD
Length
4
First Letter
L
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
8
Date
2026-07-12
Puzzle Number
1393
Answer
IDIOM
Length
5
First Letter
I
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-07-11
Puzzle Number
1392
Answer
SYRUP
Length
5
First Letter
S
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-07-10
Puzzle Number
1391
Answer
HERRING
Length
7
First Letter
H
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
6
Date
2026-07-09
Puzzle Number
1390
Answer
PANTRY
Length
6
First Letter
P
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
5
Date
2026-07-08
Puzzle Number
1389
Answer
CHARM
Length
5
First Letter
C
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
8
Date
2026-07-07
Puzzle Number
1388
Answer
WHISKER
Length
7
First Letter
W
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
5
Date
2026-07-06
Puzzle Number
1387
Answer
CEMENT
Length
6
First Letter
C
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-07-05
Puzzle Number
1386
Answer
HEADBOARD
Length
9
First Letter
H
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-07-04
Puzzle Number
1385
Answer
ORBIT
Length
5
First Letter
O
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
2
Date
2026-07-03
Puzzle Number
1384
Answer
GOSSIP
Length
6
First Letter
G
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-07-02
Puzzle Number
1383
Answer
NEWBORN
Length
7
First Letter
N
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-07-01
Puzzle Number
1382
Answer
CUP
Length
3
First Letter
C
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
8

How this brief was computed

Hint classes: computed

Generated lines used: 0

Verification run: 20261007T011608Z

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