Words of Hanoi daily archive # Words of Hanoi #57: 7 Nov 2026 > The Words of Hanoi daily for Saturday 7 Nov 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 Saturday 7 Nov 2026 (UTC), number 57 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 - JIT - BANG - EAS - S - F Tube 1: J I T. Tube 2: B A N G. Tube 3: E A S. Tube 4: S. Tube 5: F. 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 B, F, J. Hint 2: one word One of the words is **JEST**. The answer: all 3 words **JEST**, **FANG**, **BIAS**. Any arrangement where every full tube spells a word from the list also counts, so you may finish with different words. - JEST - FANG - BIAS - - The full solution in 21 moves - Move **B** from tube 2 to tube 5. - Move **J** from tube 1 to tube 3. - Move **J** from tube 3 to tube 5. - Move **E** from tube 3 to tube 5. - Move **A** from tube 2 to tube 3. - Move **E** from tube 5 to tube 1. - Move **A** from tube 3 to tube 2. - Move **S** from tube 4 to tube 5. - Move **E** from tube 1 to tube 2. - Move **E** from tube 2 to tube 4. - Move **I** from tube 1 to tube 3. - Move **E** from tube 4 to tube 2. - Move **S** from tube 5 to tube 1. - Move **E** from tube 2 to tube 1. - Move **J** from tube 5 to tube 2. - Move **B** from tube 5 to tube 4. - Move **J** from tube 2 to tube 1. - Move **B** from tube 4 to tube 2. - Move **F** from tube 5 to tube 4. - Move **B** from tube 2 to tube 3. - Move **F** from tube 4 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 J, B, E, S, F. - 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. [#56, 6 Nov 2026](https://crux.quest/hanoi/2026-11-06) · [All past puzzles](https://crux.quest/hanoi/archive) · [Today's puzzle](https://crux.quest/hanoi) Get Crux Words of Hanoi plus a ton of other daily games, free on iPhone and iPad. No ads.