Hurdle Hints and Answers for April 13, 2026

Each day, a small ritual of language unfolds for word game enthusiasts around the world — five puzzles chained together, each answer unlocking the next, asking players to hold pattern and possibility in mind simultaneously. Hurdle, a cousin to the now-ubiquitous Wordle, distinguishes itself through this architecture of accumulation: what you solve becomes the tool with which you must solve again. On April 13th, the chain runs from authority to grooming to science to speed to new life — PROXY, BRUSH, PETRI, RAPID, PUPPY — a quiet reminder that meaning, like language itself, is always built upon