{
  "id": 22106,
  "title": "Hurdle hints and answers for August 2, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/hurdle-hints-and-answers-for-august-2-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-02T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/hurdle-hints-answers-august-2-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hurdle is a word game with five rounds, similar to Wordle. In each round, you receive hints about the correct word, with feedback on correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters. If you guess the answer correctly, you proceed to the next hurdle and receive the previous round's answer as your starting point. The final hurdle shows all correct answers from previous rounds, with highlighted letters indicating their position in the final word. When stuck, users can refer to provided hints. On August 2, 2026, the hints for each word in Hurdle were released. For the first word, the hint was \"Meaner,\" and the answer was \"RUDER.\" The second word's hint was \"Peanut butter brand,\" and the answer was \"JIFFY.\" The third word's hint was \"Cozy restaurant,\" with the answer being \"DINER.\" The fourth word's hint was \"Junk,\" and the answer was \"SCRAP.\" The final hint was \"Fad,\" and the answer was \"TREND.\" Should players need additional puzzle options, Mashable offers a variety of games, including Mahjong, Sudoku, and free crossword puzzles, available on their games hub.",
  "summary": "Hurdle is a daily word game that consists of five rounds. In the first round, players try to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If the correct answer is guessed, it takes the player to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as the first guess.\n\nMashable reports that for the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown. According to Mashable, the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does not necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.\n\nMashable provides hints and answers for the Hurdle game, with the answers being RUDER for Word 1, JIFFY for Word 2, DINER for Word 3, SCRAP for Word 4, and TREND for the final hurdle. The hints provided by Mashable are Meaner for Word 1, Peanut butter brand for Word 2, Cozy restaurant for Word 3, Junk for Word 4, and Fad for the final hurdle.",
  "key_points": [
    "First Hurdle hint: \"Meaner,\" answer \"RUDER\"",
    "Second Hurdle hint: \"Peanut butter brand,\" answer \"JIFFY\"",
    "Final Hurdle answer: \"TREND\""
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Wordle today: Answer, hints for August 2, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/wordle-today-answer-hints-for-august-2-2026",
        "published": "2026-08-02T02:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Quordle hints and answers for Monday, August 3 (game #1652)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/quordle-hints-and-answers-for-monday-august-3-game-1652",
        "published": "2026-08-02T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}