Contexto Answer and Hints Today, #1499 for Monday, Oct. 26, 2026: Close Words Before the Secret Word

Today’s Contexto is game #1499, for Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. The secret word is a short, everyday noun, six letters long, and it sits near verbs about deciding. The hints below go from broad to strong, followed by words that rank close to it; the answer waits at the end.

How Contexto works

Contexto ranks every guess by how close its meaning is to the secret word, which sits at number 1. Spelling and letters do not matter, only how words are used together. A guess in the top 300 or so shows green, a middling one yellow, and a distant one red. Steer each new guess with your best-ranked words.

Hints, broad to strong

1. It is a noun with six letters.
2. It is about deciding, not about objects or places.
3. When you have more than one option, you make this.
4. A restaurant menu or a multiple-choice test gives you plenty of them.

Words that rank close

These words rank in the game’s top 60 for today, from Contexto’s own word ranking: option, selection, decide, decision, variety, offer, pick, alternative, prefer and preference. If “option” or “selection” sits in your top 10, the answer is a near neighbor of both.

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More of today’s puzzles: Wordle hints, Connections hints, Mini Crossword answers, Quordle hints and Blossom answers. Sunday’s word is on our Contexto #1498 page.

Today’s Contexto answer (spoilers)

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The secret word for Contexto #1499 is Choice.

A choice is the act of picking between options, or the thing you pick, which is why Choose ranks second and Option third. Yesterday’s word, for game #1498, was Conclusion. The answer and the close words come from Contexto’s own data. Game #1500 starts at 11 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).