New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The Contexto answer for Thursday, August 13, 2026 is POPSICLE, puzzle #1425. The word's semantic field clusters around frozen desserts, summer, and childhood treats, but its identity as a genericized brand name gives it a wider reach than most food words in the algorithm.

Contexto Hints - August 13, 2026

Hint 1: Today's answer is a noun. It describes a specific type of frozen confection served on a stick, distinct from ice cream because it contains no dairy. It is the original mass-market version of what many countries call an ice lolly or a freeze pop.

Hint 2: The word began as a registered trademark in the 1920s before entering common use as the generic term most English speakers now use for the thing it describ...