Queens Grid

Daily Queens Puzzle — April 26, 2026

Sunday · 14×14 · Toughest · Easy · 17 deductions

14 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 14x14 board split into 14 colour regions, needing 14 queens: one per row, one per column, one per region, none touching. Regions run from 1 to 31 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 14x14 board takes 17 deductions and needs only the basic deductions, drawing on 3 distinct techniques. The first queen you can place for certain is N1. The queens resolve in the order N1 → H4 → A12 → J11 → I9 → G13 → D10 → M7 → B6 → L5 → K14 → F3 → C2 → E8. Every step follows by logic, so you never have to guess.

Techniques this board needs

Full solution, step by step (17 deductions)
  1. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at N1.

  2. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at H4.

  3. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at A12.

  4. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at J11.

  5. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at I9.

  6. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at G13.

  7. Region line lock essential

    Region line lock. This colour must use column 2, so nothing else can. This reasons over column 2. Rules out B2, B3, B5, B8, B10, B14.

  8. Region line lock essential

    Region line lock. This colour must use row 14, so nothing else can. This reasons over row 14. Rules out C14, D14, E14.

  9. Forced queen essential

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

  10. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at M7.

  11. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at B6.

  12. Region line lock essential

    Region line lock. This colour must use row 8, so nothing else can. This reasons over row 8. Rules out K8.

  13. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at L5.

  14. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at K14.

  15. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at F3.

  16. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at C2.

  17. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at E8.

Answer: queens at N1, H4, A12, J11, I9, G13, D10, M7, B6, L5, K14, F3, C2, E8.