This page covers Contexto puzzle #1518 for November 14, 2026. The eight hints come first, each closer to the answer than the one before, followed by the answer.
Contexto #1518 Hints for November 14, 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 type
It is a noun for a type of food.
Hint 2 · a distant clue word
In today’s game, the word GRAVY has rank 181.
Hint 3 · a nearer clue word
In today’s game, the word WATERMELON 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 SPINACH has rank 13.
Hint 6 · kitchen use
You might grate it into a salad or bake it into a cake.
Hint 7 · first letter
The word starts with the letter C.
Hint 8 · food definition
A vegetable with a sweet, juicy root that is often orange.
Contexto #1518 Answer for November 14, 2026
The answer is hidden in the fold below. Open it after you have finished guessing.
Contexto #1518 answer
CARROT
Part of speech: noun
A carrot is a vegetable with a nutritious, sweet, juicy root that is often orange.
Example: She peeled a carrot for lunch.
The fold below lists the ten words the game ranks closest to today’s answer, with their ranks.
the ten closest words today
- #2 CELERY
- #3 ZUCCHINI
- #4 ONION
- #5 CABBAGE
- #6 BROCCOLI
- #7 CAULIFLOWER
- #8 POTATO
- #9 SPROUT
- #10 CUCUMBER
- #11 BEET
Yesterday’s Contexto answer (#1517, November 13, 2026)
HAWK
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Questions about Contexto
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.
When does Contexto change to a new puzzle?
A new puzzle arrives at midnight in the player’s own time zone.
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