What is Contexto?
Contexto is a guessing game about how words relate to each other. There's one secret word each day, and every guess you make is given a position number that shows how close it is to the answer in meaning, where the secret word itself is number one. A guess at number 5,000 is far away; one at number 30 is very warm. The ranking comes from a computer model that has learned which words appear in similar contexts, so closeness follows usage and association rather than spelling or dictionary definitions. You start broad, notice which areas of meaning give low numbers, and narrow in step by step. If you get stuck, you can ask for a hint word that brings you closer. Contexto is friendlier than similar games because the position number is easy to read. It suits players who enjoy Semantle-style puzzles and anyone who likes thinking in associations.
How to play
- Guess any word. It gets a number: the lower, the closer.
- The secret word is number 1. Follow the low numbers.
- Ask for a hint if you get stuck.
