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# Words of Hanoi #2: 13 Sep 2026

> The Words of Hanoi daily for Sunday 13 Sep 2026: 5 tubes, 3 four-letter words, par 28 moves. See the starting board, then tap for a hint, the words and every move.

This is the Words of Hanoi puzzle Crux set for Sunday 13 Sep 2026 (UTC), number 2 since the game started on 12 Sep 2026. The board has 5 tubes, four tiles tall. Sort the letters into 3 four-letter words. Par is 28 moves.

## The starting board

- LUR
- AA
- LBID

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- DLB

Tube 1: L U R. Tube 2: A A. Tube 3: L B I D. Tube 4: empty. Tube 5: D L B. The top of each tube is its first letter.

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## Hints and answer

Each one opens on a tap, so you only see what you ask for.

Hint 1: the first letters

The setter's words start with B, B, L.

Hint 2: one word

One of the words is **BLUR**.

The answer: all 3 words

**BLUR**, **BALD**, **LAID**. Any arrangement where every full tube spells a word from the list also counts, so you may finish with different words.

- BLUR
- BALD
- LAID

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The full solution in 28 moves

- Move **D** from tube 5 to tube 1.
- Move **A** from tube 2 to tube 5.
- Move **D** from tube 1 to tube 5.
- Move **L** from tube 3 to tube 4.
- Move **A** from tube 2 to tube 4.
- Move **A** from tube 4 to tube 3.
- Move **D** from tube 5 to tube 2.
- Move **L** from tube 1 to tube 4.
- Move **A** from tube 3 to tube 1.
- Move **D** from tube 2 to tube 3.
- Move **A** from tube 5 to tube 1.
- Move **D** from tube 3 to tube 2.
- Move **L** from tube 4 to tube 5.
- Move **A** from tube 1 to tube 3.
- Move **L** from tube 5 to tube 4.
- Move **L** from tube 5 to tube 2.
- Move **L** from tube 4 to tube 2.
- Move **A** from tube 1 to tube 5.
- Move **L** from tube 2 to tube 1.
- Move **A** from tube 3 to tube 2.
- Move **L** from tube 1 to tube 3.
- Move **L** from tube 4 to tube 1.
- Move **L** from tube 3 to tube 2.
- Move **B** from tube 3 to tube 5.
- Move **B** from tube 5 to tube 1.
- Move **A** from tube 5 to tube 3.
- Move **L** from tube 2 to tube 3.
- Move **B** from tube 5 to tube 2.

## How to play Words of Hanoi

- **Lift the top letter.** Tap a tube to pick up its top tile. Only the top tile moves.
- **Make some room.** Tap another tube that has space. Any letter may sit on any other.
- **Read top to bottom.** Finish when every tube with letters spells a four-letter word from the list. Spare tubes may stay empty.

## Tips for this board

- Start with the word that has the most letters already in order. The top letters right now are L, A, L, D.
- Keep a tube empty as long as you can. This board has 2 spare tubes, and an empty one is where you park a letter you need later.
- Build each word from the bottom up: the last letter goes in first.

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