Hurdle hints and answers for September 5, 2025

Each day, a small ritual of language unfolds for word game enthusiasts — a five-round puzzle called Hurdle asks players not merely to guess words, but to carry what they've learned forward, round by round, until a final answer emerges from the accumulated weight of everything that came before. On September 5, 2025, that journey moves through devotion, dessert, place, kitchen, and path — from PIOUS to BYWAY — reminding us that in games as in life, prior knowledge is both a gift and a potential misdirection.