Queens Grid

Daily Queens Puzzle — January 8, 2026

Thursday · 11×11 · Tricky · Easy · 11 deductions

11 queens left to place.

Tap once to rule a cell out, twice to place a queen. Right-click marks an exclusion directly. Arrow keys move between cells.

A 11x11 board split into 11 colour regions, needing 11 queens: one per row, one per column, one per region, none touching. Regions run from 1 to 51 cells.

The daily board is the same for everyone and gets harder as the week goes on: Thursday is set to tricky. Every daily puzzle has one solution and needs no guessing.

How this board is solved

Solving this 11x11 board takes 11 deductions and needs only the basic deductions, drawing on 2 distinct techniques. The first queen you can place for certain is B1. The queens resolve in the order B1 → K3 → E8 → F11 → A4 → C6 → D10 → H9 → G7 → I2 → J5. Every step follows by logic, so you never have to guess.

Techniques this board needs

Full solution, step by step (11 deductions)
  1. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at B1.

  2. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at K3.

  3. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at E8.

  4. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at F11.

  5. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at A4.

  6. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at C6.

  7. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at D10.

  8. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at H9.

  9. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at G7.

  10. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at I2.

  11. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at J5.

Answer: queens at B1, K3, E8, F11, A4, C6, D10, H9, G7, I2, J5.