{
  "id": 15345576,
  "title": "Hurdle hints and answers for October 18, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/hurdle-hints-and-answers-for-october-18-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-18T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/hurdle-hints-answers-october-18-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hurdle is a word game similar to Wordle, consisting of five rounds. In the first round, players guess a word and are shown correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters. Getting the correct answer leads to the next hurdle, where the previous answer serves as the first guess. The final hurdle provides all correct answers from previous rounds, with correct and misplaced letters clearly identified. It's worth noting that the number of times a letter is highlighted doesn't indicate how many times it appears in the final word.\n\nFor today's Hurdle, the hints and answers are as follows:\n\nHurdle Word 1: A sleep condition. The answer is APNEA.\nHurdle Word 2: Foreign. The answer is ALIEN.\nHurdle Word 3: Picture. The answer is PHOTO.\nHurdle Word 4: Divided. The answer is SPLIT.\nFinal Hurdle: Range. The answer is SCOPE.\n\nIf players get stuck at any point, help is available.",
  "summary": "Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "outlet": "TechRadar",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/quordle-hints-and-answers-for-saturday-october-17-game-1727",
        "published": "2026-10-16T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for October 17, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-october-17",
        "published": "2026-10-17T06:28:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}