Hurdle hints and answers for January 20, 2026
Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

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.
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After two.
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THREE
Hurdle Word 2 hint
To submit.
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APPLY
Hurdle Word 3 hint
Worn out.
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SPENT
Hurdle Word 4 hint
To spin quickly.
Hurdle Word 4 answer
WHIRL
Final Hurdle hint
A mythical Greek creature.
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HARPY
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