Words of Hanoi daily archive # Words of Hanoi #6: 17 Sep 2026 > The Words of Hanoi daily for Thursday 17 Sep 2026: 5 tubes, 3 four-letter words, par 21 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 Thursday 17 Sep 2026 (UTC), number 6 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 21 moves. ## The starting board - ISIL - - OAD - ETDA - S Tube 1: I S I L. Tube 2: empty. Tube 3: O A D. Tube 4: E T D A. Tube 5: S. The top of each tube is its first letter. [Play today's Words of Hanoi in your browser](https://crux.quest/hanoi) ## 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 S, S, T. Hint 2: one word One of the words is **SAIL**. The answer: all 3 words **SAIL**, **SIDE**, **TOAD**. Any arrangement where every full tube spells a word from the list also counts, so you may finish with different words. - SAIL - SIDE - TOAD - - The full solution in 21 moves - Move **E** from tube 4 to tube 2. - Move **T** from tube 4 to tube 3. - Move **E** from tube 2 to tube 4. - Move **T** from tube 3 to tube 5. - Move **I** from tube 1 to tube 4. - Move **I** from tube 4 to tube 3. - Move **E** from tube 4 to tube 2. - Move **I** from tube 3 to tube 2. - Move **S** from tube 1 to tube 3. - Move **I** from tube 2 to tube 5. - Move **D** from tube 4 to tube 1. - Move **D** from tube 1 to tube 2. - Move **I** from tube 1 to tube 4. - Move **I** from tube 4 to tube 2. - Move **I** from tube 5 to tube 1. - Move **A** from tube 4 to tube 1. - Move **T** from tube 5 to tube 4. - Move **S** from tube 5 to tube 1. - Move **S** from tube 3 to tube 2. - Move **T** from tube 4 to tube 5. - Move **T** from tube 5 to tube 3. ## 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 I, O, E, S. - 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. [#5, 16 Sep 2026](https://crux.quest/hanoi/2026-09-16) · [All past puzzles](https://crux.quest/hanoi/archive) · [#7, 18 Sep 2026](https://crux.quest/hanoi/2026-09-18) Get Crux Words of Hanoi plus a ton of other daily games, free on iPhone and iPad. No ads.