Today’s Hurdle answers put a gnome on the lawn
Mashable’s July 23, 2026 Hurdle guide lists GNOME, AWARE, STARK, RETCH and HOARD as the day’s five solutions.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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The July 23, 2026 Hurdle is solved, and Mashable’s daily puzzle guide says the run begins with a garden oddball and ends with a stash.
For players who want the answers without tapping through another clue, Mashable lists the five solutions as GNOME, AWARE, STARK, RETCH and HOARD. The final answer, according to the guide, is HOARD.
Hurdle is a daily word game in the same broad lane as Wordle, according to Mashable, with players working through five rounds. Each guess shows which letters are right, which letters belong somewhere else, and which letters do not fit the word.
Mashable explains that solving one round sends the player to the next one, with the previous answer used as the opening guess. That handoff can offer useful letters, or it can leave players with very little help, depending on how the words line up.
The last round uses every answer from the earlier hurdles, Mashable says, with correct and misplaced letters shown for the final puzzle.
July 23 Hurdle answers
Here is the full answer set from Mashable’s July 23, 2026 Hurdle guide:
- Word 1: GNOME
- Word 2: AWARE
- Word 3: STARK
- Word 4: RETCH
- Word 5: HOARD
Clues before the reveal
For anyone checking their grid against the clues, Mashable’s hint for the first word was a lawn decoration. The answer was GNOME.
The second clue was “alert,” according to Mashable, leading to AWARE.
For the third hurdle, Mashable gave the clue “severe.” The answer was STARK.
The fourth clue was “to vomit,” with RETCH listed as the solution.
The final clue was “stockpile,” according to Mashable. The last answer was HOARD.
How the game works
Mashable describes Hurdle as a five-stage word challenge. A correct solve in one stage feeds directly into the next, making earlier answers part of the later strategy.
That structure means the final round can look crowded with information from previous words. Mashable notes that the final hurdle displays the earlier answers, marking letters that are correct or misplaced.
Players looking for more daily puzzles can find Hurdle through Mashable’s games hub, which the site says also includes Mahjong, Sudoku, a free crossword and other games.
This story draws on original reporting from Mashable.