This page covers Contexto puzzle #1508 for November 4, 2026. The eight hints come first, each closer to the answer than the one before, followed by the answer.
Contexto #1508 Hints for November 4, 2026
Open the hints one at a time; each gives away more than the one before it. Some hints name a word with its rank in today’s game; the answer is number 1, so a lower number means a word closer to the answer.
Hint 1 · word category
A noun in the field of books and literature.
Hint 2 · a distant clue word
In today’s game, the word AMERICAN has rank 181.
Hint 3 · a nearer clue word
In today’s game, the word PUBLISH has rank 61.
Hint 4 · letters and vowels
The answer has 6 letters. The word has two vowels and at least one letter appears more than once.
Hint 5 · a close clue word
In today’s game, the word READ has rank 13.
Hint 6 · common setting
You may see this role credited on a book cover.
Hint 7 · first letter
The word starts with the letter W.
Hint 8 · plain definition
A person who creates literary works, such as books or poems.
Contexto #1508 Answer for November 4, 2026
The answer is hidden in the fold below. Open it after you have finished guessing.
Contexto #1508 answer
WRITER
Part of speech: noun
A writer is a person who produces text or literary work.
Example: The writer spent the morning working on her novel.
The fold below lists the ten words the game ranks closest to today’s answer, with their ranks.
the ten closest words today
- #2 AUTHOR
- #3 WRITE
- #4 NOVELIST
- #5 JOURNALIST
- #6 LITERARY
- #7 POET
- #8 EDITOR
- #9 READER
- #10 FICTION
- #11 FREELANCE
Yesterday’s Contexto answer (#1507, November 3, 2026)
BEAST
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How is Contexto played?
Find one secret word with unlimited guesses. After each guess, the game shows the word’s position in a list of words sorted by similarity to the secret word, based on how words are used in a large body of text. The secret word is number 1.
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