Hurdle Hints and Answers for October 3, 2025

Highlights

• Game Format: Hurdle consists of five rounds, where players guess words based on letter feedback.
• Letter Clue: The frequency of highlighted letters from guesses does not indicate their occurrence in the final word.
• Support: Players can find assistance if they get stuck at any point in the game.
• Final Challenge: The last round utilizes answers from previous hurdles as clues.

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

A flat dish.

Hurdle Word 1 answer

PLATE

Hurdle Word 2 hint

Fire.

Hurdle Word 2 Answer

BLAZE

Hurdle Word 3 hint

Royal.

Hurdle Word 3 answer

REGAL

Hurdle Word 4 hint

A heavy steel tool.

Hurdle Word 4 answer

ANVIL

Final Hurdle hint

Often used to describe a cranky baby.

Hurdle Word 5 answer

FUSSY

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