Contexto ranks every guess by how close it is in meaning to the secret word. These hints give you real words from today's ranking, from far away to very close.
Hint 1: A word ranked 300
Try WRITE. It is number 300 on today's list, where the answer is number 1.
Hint 2: A word ranked 100
Try PLAY. It is number 100 on today's list, where the answer is number 1.
Hint 3: A word ranked 30
Try SLIDE. It is number 30 on today's list, where the answer is number 1.
Hint 4: A word ranked 10 (very close)
Try DISPLAY. It is number 10 on today's list, where the answer is number 1.
Hint 5: A word ranked 3 (very close)
Try BLINK. It is number 3 on today's list, where the answer is number 1.
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FLASH
The answer to Contexto #1494 is flash.
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The closest words to the answer
The words ranked nearest to today's answer.
- 1. light
- 2. camera
- 3. blink
- 4. screen
- 5. strobe
- 6. clip
- 7. video
- 8. usb
- 9. mode
- 10. display
- 11. firework
- 12. animate
What the answer means
flash: (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
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