Wordle is for dummies. Play this word game instead

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February 19, 2026 — 10:00am

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It’s generally hard to know what my nine-year-old does at school, if anything.

Sometimes I want to sneak a GoPro onto his backpack and track him like a cat in the night.

“How was school today?”“I dunno.”

“Did you do art?”“Nah.”

“Did you do maths?”“Nah.”

“Did you do science?”“Not really ”

“Did you go to the library?”[Shrugs.]

“Was it sports day?”“Oh, yeah.”

“What did you play?”“I dunno.”

“Did you eat your lunch?”[Silence.]

“Was it a good day?”“I dunno.”

“Cool, good talk, son.” And then I solemnly hum Cat’s in the Cradle to myself.

And so, it was intriguing when he came home one recent afternoon during the first week of the school year and mentioned that his teacher had introduced the class to a fun word game called Contexto.........

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