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Linguistic hurdle

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USA Today Up & Down Words clue · answer #3 in the chain · last seen August 11, 2026

Answer
LANGUAGE
BARRIER
LANGUAGE BARRIER · 15 letters · two-word phrase

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The Up & Down Words clue “Linguistic hurdle” has the answer LANGUAGE BARRIER. It is answer #3 in the chain — in this puzzle, the second word of each answer becomes the first word of the next. See the full August 11, 2026 chain for all seven answers, or browse every Up & Down Words puzzle.