Contexto Answer — August 19, 2026

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Contexto #1431

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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Updated Oct 6, 2026, 9:16 PM EDT

Today's hints

Length band

Min: 5
Max: 8

The answer is no shorter than 5 letters and no longer than 8.

Difficulty: 3

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

coarse length band
archive length distribution

Contexto answer

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 · #1431

GLOVE

The Contexto answer for Wednesday, August 19, 2026 was GLOVE.

Yesterday's full result

2026-08-18

Puzzle Number

1430

Answer

CARDBOARD

Word Info

Word: CARDBOARD
Scrabble Score: 15
Wwf Score: 17
Part Of Speech: n
Definition: a stiff moderately thick paper
Look Alikes: HARDBOARD

Source verification

Sources: 1
Agreement: single
Confidence: confirmed

1: verified (0 ms)

Checked 2026-08-19T07:40:02.000Z

Recent answers

2026-08-18 — puzzleNumber: 1430 · answer: CARDBOARD · length: 9 · firstLetter: C · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
2026-08-17 — puzzleNumber: 1429 · answer: NOODLE · length: 6 · firstLetter: N · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 5
2026-08-16 — puzzleNumber: 1428 · answer: EMBROIDERY · length: 10 · firstLetter: E · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
2026-08-15 — puzzleNumber: 1427 · answer: JOURNAL · length: 7 · firstLetter: J · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-08-14 — puzzleNumber: 1426 · answer: CLONE · length: 5 · firstLetter: C · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
2026-08-13 — puzzleNumber: 1425 · answer: POPSICLE · length: 8 · firstLetter: P · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-08-12 — puzzleNumber: 1424 · answer: ALARM · length: 5 · firstLetter: A · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
2026-08-11 — puzzleNumber: 1423 · answer: SHORTCUT · length: 8 · firstLetter: S · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-08-10 — puzzleNumber: 1422 · answer: GOGGLE · length: 6 · firstLetter: G · partOfSpeech: v · lookAlikeCount: 8
2026-08-09 — puzzleNumber: 1421 · answer: APPETIZER · length: 9 · firstLetter: A · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 3
2026-08-08 — puzzleNumber: 1420 · answer: VACCINE · length: 7 · firstLetter: V · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
2026-08-07 — puzzleNumber: 1419 · answer: COLLAR · length: 6 · firstLetter: C · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 4
2026-08-06 — puzzleNumber: 1418 · answer: SALSA · length: 5 · firstLetter: S · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 4
2026-08-05 — puzzleNumber: 1417 · answer: ARCH · length: 4 · firstLetter: A · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 3

Archive statistics

Part Of Speech Distribution

N: 381
V: 3
Unknown: 5
Adj: 1

Word Length Distribution

3: 18
4: 66
5: 83
6: 66
7: 67
8: 38
9: 30
10: 13
11: 6
12: 3

First Letter Frequency

A: 20
B: 25
C: 48
D: 16
E: 10
F: 26
G: 16
H: 14
I: 8
J: 3
K: 6
L: 15
M: 14
N: 8
O: 12
P: 41
Q: 3
R: 16
S: 40
T: 21
U: 2
V: 9
W: 12
X: 0
Y: 4
Z: 1

Concrete Vs Abstract

Unknown: 390

Average Look Alike Family Size

3.4

Month Table

Date
2026-08-18
Puzzle Number
1430
Answer
CARDBOARD
Length
9
First Letter
C
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-08-17
Puzzle Number
1429
Answer
NOODLE
Length
6
First Letter
N
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
5
Date
2026-08-16
Puzzle Number
1428
Answer
EMBROIDERY
Length
10
First Letter
E
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-08-15
Puzzle Number
1427
Answer
JOURNAL
Length
7
First Letter
J
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-08-14
Puzzle Number
1426
Answer
CLONE
Length
5
First Letter
C
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
8
Date
2026-08-13
Puzzle Number
1425
Answer
POPSICLE
Length
8
First Letter
P
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-08-12
Puzzle Number
1424
Answer
ALARM
Length
5
First Letter
A
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-08-11
Puzzle Number
1423
Answer
SHORTCUT
Length
8
First Letter
S
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-08-10
Puzzle Number
1422
Answer
GOGGLE
Length
6
First Letter
G
Part Of Speech
v
Look Alike Count
8
Date
2026-08-09
Puzzle Number
1421
Answer
APPETIZER
Length
9
First Letter
A
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
3
Date
2026-08-08
Puzzle Number
1420
Answer
VACCINE
Length
7
First Letter
V
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-08-07
Puzzle Number
1419
Answer
COLLAR
Length
6
First Letter
C
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
4
Date
2026-08-06
Puzzle Number
1418
Answer
SALSA
Length
5
First Letter
S
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
4
Date
2026-08-05
Puzzle Number
1417
Answer
ARCH
Length
4
First Letter
A
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
3
Date
2026-08-04
Puzzle Number
1416
Answer
ROW
Length
3
First Letter
R
Part Of Speech
v
Look Alike Count
8
Date
2026-08-03
Puzzle Number
1415
Answer
OFFICER
Length
7
First Letter
O
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-08-02
Puzzle Number
1414
Answer
STY
Length
3
First Letter
S
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
8
Date
2026-08-01
Puzzle Number
1413
Answer
PENDULUM
Length
8
First Letter
P
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0

How this brief was computed

Hint classes: computed

Generated lines used: 0

Verification run: 20261007T011614Z

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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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