Type a word, read its rank, aim for number 1. The ranking comes from how words are used across thousands of texts, so the list sometimes points somewhere you would not have looked.
Opening move
Contexto opens on a plain screen. A line says Find the secret word, a Daily game panel shows a date and a strip of the current week, and an Unlimited panel sits beneath it. Pick Daily game, press Play, and a single box asks for a word.
Type anything and press Enter. What comes back is a number. The secret word is number 1, so smaller means closer. A first guess usually lands in the thousands, and that is normal rather than a bad start. The page also has a Previous games button for older boards.
The first ten minutes
Start wide. Everyday nouns and feelings make good probes because they sit near plenty of other words. The list reorders itself as you go, so the best guess floats to the top and the bar beside each word fills as the position improves. In the screenshots above, long green bars mark the close ones and short pink bars mark the far ones.
Once a word drops below a few hundred, change the question. Stop hunting synonyms and ask what would sit in the same sentence. The game's FAQ explains why: the order reflects how near words are used on the internet, which is not the same as meaning. Its own example is a word that ends up close to both love and the universe, because people use it in both settings.
Stuck? The three-dot menu holds a Hint, and the FAQ says it reveals one word.
Why the numbers pull you in
Each guess is a measurement. When music comes back at 2571 and table at 3260, as in the first screenshot, you learn that the secret word lives nearer to music, even if you cannot say why yet. After five or six entries the list starts to read like a rough map.
There is no guess counter pushing you to stop, only a tally near the top. The page states that guesses are unlimited, which suits slow thinkers and makes it easy to lose half an hour.
Ads and accounts
Sponsored slots frame the board, and the home page carries a Remove ads button. An account button sits next to it. Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Refund Policy are linked from the foot of the home page, so read those before paying for anything.
A Language option and a Theme option live on the home page too.
Who it suits
Readers who enjoy association and can live without letter clues. Contexto never shows spelling hints, so it is a poor match for anyone who wants a letter-by-letter puzzle. It rewards lateral thinking over vocabulary size.
Where it runs
In a browser tab at contexto.me. The copyright line names Daydash. Everything about prices, refunds and data is on the developer's own pages.