Today’s Hurdle hints and answers for May 16, 2026
If you enjoy playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.
The game has five rounds. In the first round, you try to guess the word, with correct, misplaced and incorrect letters displayed in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it will take you to the next obstacle, providing the answer to the last obstacle as your first guess. This may give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final obstacle, each correct answer from the previous obstacles is displayed, with the correct and misplaced letters clearly displayed.
An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses necessarily indicates the number of times that letter appears in the final obstacle.
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Obstacle word clue 1
A preference for coffee.
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Obstacle word answer 1
DECAFFEINATED COFFEE
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Hurdle Word Clue 2
A mass.
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Obstacle word answer 2
TUMOR
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Hurdle Word Clue 3
Emotional.
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Obstacle word answer 3
FULL OF SAP
Hurdle Word Clue 4
Cloudy water.
Obstacle word answer 4
SWAMP
Final obstacle index
Desiring too much.
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Obstacle word answer 5
VERY WANT TO
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