Hurdle hints and answers for January 18, 2026

January 18, 2026

Hurdle game on a smartphone

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.

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

Hurdle Word 1 hint

Commotion.

Hurdle Word 1 answer

NOISE

Hurdle Word 2 hint

Tight.

Hurdle Word 2 Answer

TENSE

Hurdle Word 3 hint

To put up.

Hurdle Word 3 answer

ERECT

Hurdle Word 4 hint

A long-necked bird.

Hurdle Word 4 answer

HERON

Final Hurdle hint

To prop up.

Hurdle Word 5 answer

BORNE

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