Today’s Hurdle hints and answers for October 26, 2026

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.

An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.

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If you find yourself stuck at any step of today’s Hurdle, don’t worry! We have you covered.

Hurdle Word 1 hint

A hole where a small piece of ground was removed.

Hurdle Word 1 answer

DIVOT

Hurdle Word 2 hint

To improve writing.

Hurdle Word 2 Answer

EMEND

Hurdle Word 3 hint

A feeling of fear or anxiety.

Hurdle Word 3 answer

DREAD

Hurdle Word 4 hint

A meal often had in the middle of the day.

Hurdle Word 4 answer

LUNCH

Final Hurdle hint

A smell that indicates something aged, perhaps moldy.

Hurdle Word 5 answer

MUSTY

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