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 661 hints (July 10)
The solution to the July 10 puzzle, Contexto 661, relates to technology. After my “water” opening I went through “science” and tried “tech”—and immediately landed the number two word! What a start!
I assumed the word has tech in it given its high ranking already, but we have seen synonyms in the past. “Computer” and “communication” weren’t exactly what I was looking for, so I tried “job” and sure enough, I was back in the green. It was pretty clear to me now what today’s word was, but in case you’re struggling, here are a few words that could help: “Electrician,” “maintenance,” and “engineer.”
Contexto 661 answer (July 10)
Today’s solution to Contexto 661 is TECHNICIAN. You can get close if you guess “tech,” “engineer,” “specialist,” “professional,” and “technologist.” I won’t get as good of a Contexto win again, I assure you!
Past Contexto answers
Here are the answers to recent Contexto puzzles. You can use the game settings to replay them if you want.
- Contexto 661: TURF
- Contexto 660: QUEST
- Contexto 658: EDUCATION
- Contexto 657: SERVICE
- Contexto 656: BREEZE
- Contexto 655: BEIGE
- Contexto 654: TEAM
- Contexto 653: PIZZA
- Contexto 652: TRANSACTION
If you enjoy word games, you can also check out some of our other articles on Wordle or Strands.
