How Hurdle Builds on the Wordle Format
Hurdle is a daily word game designed for players who enjoy challenges similar to Wordle. The game consists of five rounds, beginning with a standard word-guessing challenge. After each attempt, letters are identified as correct, misplaced or incorrect, allowing players to use the feedback to narrow down the answer.
A correct guess moves the player into the next hurdle, with the previous answer automatically supplied as the first guess. Depending on the words involved, that repeated answer may provide several useful clues or offer little assistance. For the final hurdle, Hurdle displays all the correct answers from the preceding rounds and clearly identifies their correct and misplaced letters.
Repeated highlights should be treated as clues rather than exact counts. The number of times a letter appears highlighted in previous guesses does not necessarily indicate how many times that letter occurs in the final answer.
Hurdle Answers and Hints for All Five Words
Today’s solution sequence begins with SOOTY for the clue Ashy, followed by PRIZE for Reward. The third answer is SLEET, corresponding to Cold precipitation, and the fourth is STOLE for Jacked. The final hurdle is completed with NYLON, the answer to Stocking material.
| Round | Hint | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Hurdle Word 1 | Ashy. | SOOTY |
| Hurdle Word 2 | Reward. | PRIZE |
| Hurdle Word 3 | Cold precipitation. | SLEET |
| Hurdle Word 4 | Jacked. | STOLE |
| Final Hurdle | Stocking material. | NYLON |
The final answer brings together the clues gathered throughout the game. By that stage, the earlier solutions—SOOTY, PRIZE, SLEET and STOLE—are visible in the final grid, giving players additional information that was not available at the start.
More Puzzle Coverage from Mashable
Mashable’s related coverage includes Hurdle: Everything you need to know to find the answers, its Wordle answers and hints page for October 21, 2026, and guides to NYT Connections Sports Edition and NYT Connections for the same date. The publication’s games hub also features Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword puzzles and more.
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Why This Matters
Hurdle offers a longer-form alternative for players who enjoy Wordle and other daily word games. Its five-round structure creates a gradual progression: early answers establish the available letters, while the completed words from earlier rounds become visible clues for the final challenge. The hints and full answer sequence provide a direct route for players who are stuck, while the related coverage from Mashable and the NYT Connections guides points to further puzzle options.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are today’s Hurdle answers?
The answers, in order, are SOOTY, PRIZE, SLEET, STOLE and NYLON.
How many rounds are in Hurdle?
Hurdle has five rounds. The first four must be solved before the player reaches the final hurdle.
How do previous guesses help with the final Hurdle?
Each solved word becomes the first guess in the following round, and the previous correct answers are displayed for the final hurdle. However, repeated letter highlights do not necessarily indicate the number of times a letter appears in the final word.
