Contexto 816 answer: Dec. 12 hints

Contexto is one of the nerdiest word games out there. The game tasks you with finding the word of the day by showing how close other words you guess are to it. This is measured by analyzing thousands of texts to find similarities between words.

How to play Contexto

You play Contexto by typing a word into the text box—anything that comes to mind. When you submit your guess, it will appear under the text box with a number next to it and a bar that can be red, yellow, or green. The lower the number of the word you guessed is, the more it’s related to today’s Contexto solution. The higher it is, the worse your guess is.

That’s why if you make a good guess, indicated by a low number and a green color bar, you should keep guessing similar words—for example, if “internet” is green, I would try “connection” or “computer.”

Conversely, try something totally different if it’s a high number and red. Using the same example, if “internet” was red, I would try “dog” or “eyes.”

Contexto 816 hints (Dec. 12)

The answer for the Contexto puzzle for Dec. 12, Contexto 816, is a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.

If you’re not sure about the answer, I’ll give you a quick hint–it starts with a “A.”

Contexto 816 answer (Dec. 12)

Today’s solution to Contexto 816 is ARCHIVE. You get close if you guess “library,” “newsletter,” “link,” “gallery,” and “article.”

Past Contexto answers

Here are the answers to recent Contexto puzzles. You can replay them using the game settings.

• Contexto 815: VOICE
• Contexto 814: BELL
• Contexto 813: PAGE
• Contexto 812: SNAKE
• Contexto 811: QUIET
• Contexto 810: CREDIT
• Contexto 809: SQUIRREL
• Contexto 808: LEG
• Contexto 807: TAIL
• Contexto 806: CUSHION
• Contexto 805: CAVE
• Contexto 804: RUST
• Contexto 803: NEURON
• Contexto 802: SAUCE
• Contexto 801: CROW
• Contexto 800: BONSAI
• Contexto 799: RHYME
• Contexto 798: CROWN
• Contexto 797: VAULT
• Contexto 796: FLOUR
• Contexto 795: ARENA
• Contexto 794: SKI
• Contexto 793: COLUMN
• Contexto 792: RAKE
• Contexto 791: EYE
• Contexto 790: LOGIC
• Contexto 789: BELT
• Contexto 788: VERB
• Contexto 787: CLUTCH
• Contexto 786: CARPENTER
• Contexto 785: WARMTH
• Contexto 784: VITAMIN
• Contexto 783: THUNDER
• Contexto 782: CONE
• Contexto 781: LEGEND
• Contexto 780: PEPPER
• Contexto 779: BRUNCH
• Contexto 778: COUNTER
• Contexto 777: NUT
• Contexto 776: FIREWORK
• Contexto 775: BEAN
• Contexto 774: LOUNGE
• Contexto 773: SHOULDER
• Contexto 772: COMB
• Contexto 771: USER
• Contexto 770: CHAPTER
• Contexto 769: GOLF
• Contexto 768: SIGNAL
• Contexto 767: CLARINET
• Contexto 766: IMPOSSIBLE
• Contexto 765: LAKE
• Contexto 764: NEST
• Contexto 763: LEASE
• Contexto 762: WOOD
• Contexto 761: COLLECTION
• Contexto 760: HILL
• Contexto 759: EXPERT
• Contexto 758: UNION
• Contexto 757: BREAD
• Contexto 756: INVESTMENT
• Contexto 755: EAR
• Contexto 754: RINK
• Contexto 753: STRATEGY
• Contexto 752: CROWD
• Contexto 751: DEPTH
• Contexto 750: ANALYST
• Contexto 749: MIDNIGHT
• Contexto 748: ATTITUDE
• Contexto 747: DIRECTOR
• Contexto 746: GUIDE
• Contexto 745: PROPERTY
• Contexto 744: OPPORTUNITY
• Contexto 743: TREASURY
• Contexto 742: STEW
• Contexto 741: BRINE
• Contexto 740: MOP
• Contexto 739: SUSHI
• Contexto 738: CART
• Contexto 737: VEHICLE
• Contexto 736: TAP
• Contexto 735: FABLE
• Contexto 734: FLAN
• Contexto 733: GLACIER
• Contexto 732: SLIPPER
• Contexto 731: CAP
• Contexto 730: SIDEWALK
• Contexto 729: SUGAR
• Contexto 728: CHIP
• Contexto 727: MONUMENT

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