Queens Grid

Daily Queens Puzzle — January 18, 2026

Sunday · 15×15 · Toughest · Easy · 15 deductions

15 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 15x15 board split into 15 colour regions, needing 15 queens: one per row, one per column, one per region, none touching. Regions run from 1 to 46 cells.

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

How this board is solved

Solving this 15x15 board takes 15 deductions and needs only the basic deductions, drawing on 2 distinct techniques. The first queen you can place for certain is O2. The queens resolve in the order O2 → H7 → D9 → L11 → F12 → B14 → N6 → G10 → I1 → E15 → C3 → K4 → J8 → A5 → M13. Every step follows by logic, so you never have to guess.

Techniques this board needs

Full solution, step by step (15 deductions)
  1. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at O2.

  2. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at H7.

  3. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at D9.

  4. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at L11.

  5. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at F12.

  6. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at B14.

  7. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at N6.

  8. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at G10.

  9. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at I1.

  10. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at E15.

  11. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at C3.

  12. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at K4.

  13. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at J8.

  14. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at A5.

  15. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at M13.

Answer: queens at O2, H7, D9, L11, F12, B14, N6, G10, I1, E15, C3, K4, J8, A5, M13.