Words of Hanoi daily archive # Words of Hanoi #48: 29 Oct 2026 > The Words of Hanoi daily for Thursday 29 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 Thursday 29 Oct 2026 (UTC), number 48 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 - TLF - OSE - P - P - GOEK Tube 1: T L F. Tube 2: O S E. Tube 3: P. Tube 4: P. Tube 5: G O E K. 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 G, K, S. Hint 2: one word One of the words is **GOLF**. The answer: all 3 words **GOLF**, **KEEP**, **STOP**. Any arrangement where every full tube spells a word from the list also counts, so you may finish with different words. - GOLF - KEEP - STOP - - The full solution in 28 moves - Move **G** from tube 5 to tube 3. - Move **P** from tube 4 to tube 1. - Move **O** from tube 5 to tube 3. - Move **P** from tube 1 to tube 5. - Move **O** from tube 3 to tube 1. - Move **P** from tube 5 to tube 4. - Move **G** from tube 3 to tube 5. - Move **O** from tube 1 to tube 3. - Move **T** from tube 1 to tube 3. - Move **P** from tube 4 to tube 1. - Move **G** from tube 5 to tube 4. - Move **P** from tube 1 to tube 4. - Move **E** from tube 5 to tube 4. - Move **E** from tube 4 to tube 3. - Move **O** from tube 2 to tube 1. - Move **K** from tube 5 to tube 2. - Move **K** from tube 2 to tube 4. - Move **S** from tube 2 to tube 1. - Move **K** from tube 4 to tube 5. - Move **E** from tube 3 to tube 5. - Move **E** from tube 2 to tube 3. - Move **P** from tube 4 to tube 2. - Move **E** from tube 5 to tube 2. - Move **G** from tube 4 to tube 5. - Move **E** from tube 3 to tube 2. - Move **S** from tube 1 to tube 3. - Move **G** from tube 5 to tube 1. - Move **K** 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 T, O, P, P, G. - 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. [#47, 28 Oct 2026](https://crux.quest/hanoi/2026-10-28) · [All past puzzles](https://crux.quest/hanoi/archive) · [#49, 30 Oct 2026](https://crux.quest/hanoi/2026-10-30) Get Crux Words of Hanoi plus a ton of other daily games, free on iPhone and iPad. No ads.