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, shown 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, if it’s a high number and red, try something totally different. Using the same example, if “internet” was red, I would try “dog” or “eyes.”
Contexto 619 hints (May 29)
The solution to the May 29 puzzle, Contexto 619, relates to sound. It took until my 12th guess, “listen,” before I even began cracking the top 500, so this one definitely took some time to work out. Sticking with the more “human” element cost me a few more guesses, with “ear” and “hearing” not doing much better.
Instead, I switched to the creation of music with “instrument,” and I was back on track. “Orchestra,” “music,” and “sound,” got me close to the top score, but it was specific instruments that really broke new ground with “piano” (15), “string” (seven), and “guitar” (two) all but assuring the win. Sure, I might have guessed “acoustic” first, but what’s the next most common guitar type out there?
Contexto 619 answer (May 29)
Today’s solution to Contexto 619 is BASS. You can get close to this answer if you guess “guitar,” “drum,” “percussion,” and “acoustic.” Funnily enough, the closest EDM or dance-type word that comes in is “synths” at 10 or “keyboard” at nine, but bass guitars are that much more common, I suppose!
Past Contexto answers
Here are the answers to recent Contexto puzzles. You can use the game settings to replay them if you want.
- Contexto 618: PRODUCT
- Contexto 617: MUD
- Contexto 616: GRAVY
- Contexto 615: HAMSTER
- Contexto 614: HISTORIAN
- Contexto 613: STEAK
- Contexto 612: POETRY
- Contexto 611: CLIMATE
- Contexto 610: PROFESSOR
- Contexto 609: PASSENGER
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