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Why this answer
What the word means, where the trap was, and how the solve unfolds.
The ladder runs STRAY → RHYME → AXING → EERIE → PIGGY. The carry-over help is thin today: RHYME shares no letters at all with AXING, so round 3 opens with a fully gray guess and has to be built from scratch, and the X is the kind of letter most solvers never try. EERIE then hides a triple E. The Final Hurdle is more generous than it looks. STRAY places a green Y at the end, AXING and EERIE flag the I and the G, and with S, T, R, A, H, M, E, X and N all ruled out, the double G in PIGGY is the only way to finish the frame.
Recent Hurdle answers
Two weeks of solutions, newest first. Handy for a broken streak or a missed day.
Catching up? Here are the most recent solutions.
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|---|---|---|
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| Thu, Sep 10, 2026 | Hurdle | EXALT, SHEAR, BOTCH, GULCH, CRAZE. |
| Wed, Sep 9, 2026 | Hurdle | CREST, FANCY, BEING, HAZEL, THUMB. |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Hurdle | OBESE, ALLOW, ADMIT, MATCH, TREAD. |
| Mon, Sep 7, 2026 | Hurdle | AGING, STOOD, WIDEN, CLERK, TOTAL. |
| Sun, Sep 6, 2026 | Hurdle | BRUIN, BEGET, GRIFT, UNITE, ALLOT. |
| Sat, Sep 5, 2026 | Hurdle | SCOOP, WHERE, MINCE, BYWAY, CHEAP. |
| Fri, Sep 4, 2026 | Hurdle | STAIN, CATCH, COATI, DIVER, AMAZE. |
| Thu, Sep 3, 2026 | Hurdle | DENIM, CLEAR, GROWL, LEGAL, CORNY. |
| Wed, Sep 2, 2026 | Hurdle | ATTIC, WHISK, CIGAR, REACH, SHELF. |
| Tue, Sep 1, 2026 | Hurdle | TIBIA, TEACH, LATCH, CLOUT, GREET. |
| Mon, Aug 31, 2026 | Hurdle | PHASE, UDDER, SABRE, SNARE, HEDGE. |
Solve notes
The opener that would have found it, and what to carry into tomorrow.
Round-by-round approach
Read each finished word for what it eliminates. RHYME tells you round 3 contains none of R, H, Y, M or E, which is unusual and worth trusting: it steers you toward the less common letters that make up AXING. When a round hands you a repeated letter, as EERIE does, count the highlighted tiles from your own guesses rather than the carried-over ones, because the previous answers only show whether a letter is present, not how many times. In the Final Hurdle, place the confirmed Y last, put the I second, and let the two Gs fill the middle.
Questions people ask
The things readers search about today's Hurdle, answered plainly.
What are today’s Hurdle answers for September 14, 2026?
The five answers are STRAY, RHYME, AXING, EERIE and PIGGY.
What is the final Hurdle answer today?
The final answer is PIGGY.
How difficult is today’s Hurdle?
It is medium difficulty. Round 3 starts with no carried-over letters and needs an X, and EERIE has three Es, but the final round is nearly forced once the Y, I and G are placed.
When does the next Hurdle release?
The next Hurdle releases at midnight ET on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
How do you play Hurdle?
Solve five Wordle-style rounds in order. Each solved word becomes the opening guess in the following round, and all four appear as guesses in the final round.
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