Words of Hanoi daily archive # Words of Hanoi #28: 9 Oct 2026 > The Words of Hanoi daily for Friday 9 Oct 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 Friday 9 Oct 2026 (UTC), number 28 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 - ET - DA - SKE - NR - AIM Tube 1: E T. Tube 2: D A. Tube 3: S K E. Tube 4: N R. Tube 5: A I M. 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 M, R, S. Hint 2: one word One of the words is **SEAT**. The answer: all 3 words **SEAT**, **MIND**, **RAKE**. Any arrangement where every full tube spells a word from the list also counts, so you may finish with different words. - SEAT - MIND - RAKE - - The full solution in 28 moves - Move **D** from tube 2 to tube 3. - Move **A** from tube 5 to tube 1. - Move **A** from tube 2 to tube 5. - Move **D** from tube 3 to tube 2. - Move **N** from tube 4 to tube 2. - Move **A** from tube 1 to tube 5. - Move **E** from tube 1 to tube 4. - Move **E** from tube 4 to tube 3. - Move **A** from tube 5 to tube 4. - Move **A** from tube 4 to tube 1. - Move **A** from tube 5 to tube 2. - Move **I** from tube 5 to tube 4. - Move **E** from tube 3 to tube 2. - Move **E** from tube 2 to tube 5. - Move **E** from tube 5 to tube 1. - Move **I** from tube 4 to tube 3. - Move **A** from tube 2 to tube 1. - Move **I** from tube 3 to tube 2. - Move **R** from tube 4 to tube 3. - Move **A** from tube 1 to tube 5. - Move **A** from tube 5 to tube 2. - Move **R** from tube 3 to tube 5. - Move **S** from tube 3 to tube 1. - Move **R** from tube 5 to tube 3. - Move **R** from tube 3 to tube 4. - Move **A** from tube 2 to tube 3. - Move **M** from tube 5 to tube 2. - Move **R** from tube 4 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 E, D, S, N, A. - 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. [#27, 8 Oct 2026](https://crux.quest/hanoi/2026-10-08) · [All past puzzles](https://crux.quest/hanoi/archive) · [#29, 10 Oct 2026](https://crux.quest/hanoi/2026-10-10) Get Crux Words of Hanoi plus a ton of other daily games, free on iPhone and iPad. No ads.