Queens Grid

Daily Queens Puzzle — February 4, 2026

Wednesday · 9×9 · Steady · Hard · 10 deductions

9 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 9x9 board split into 9 colour regions, needing 9 queens: one per row, one per column, one per region, none touching. Regions run from 1 to 26 cells.

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

How this board is solved

Solving this 9x9 board takes 10 deductions and needs expert techniques, including testing a queen, drawing on 3 distinct techniques. The first queen you can place for certain is E4. The queens resolve in the order E4 → G5 → I6 → C9 → A3 → B1 → H8 → D7 → F2. Every step follows by logic, so you never have to guess.

Techniques this board needs

Full solution, step by step (10 deductions)
  1. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at E4.

  2. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at G5.

  3. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at I6.

  4. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at C9.

  5. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at A3.

  6. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at B1.

  7. Ruled out either way expert

    Ruled out either way. These cells are ruled out no matter where this colour's queen goes. Rules out F7.

  8. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at H8.

  9. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at D7.

  10. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at F2.

Answer: queens at E4, G5, I6, C9, A3, B1, H8, D7, F2.