Daily Queens Puzzle — June 28, 2026

Sunday · 14×14 · Toughest · Hard · 24 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 36 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 24 deductions and needs expert techniques, including testing a queen, drawing on 9 distinct techniques. The first queen you can place for certain is I5. The queens resolve in the order I5 → D7 → N13 → B6 → F3 → K4 → J8 → H14 → G1 → M11 → L2 → C10 → A9 → E12. Every step follows by logic, so you never have to guess.

Techniques this board needs

Full solution, step by step (24 deductions)

Single-cell region essential
Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at I5.
Single-cell region essential
Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at D7.
Single-cell region essential
Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at N13.
Region line lock essential
Region line lock. This colour must use column 1, so nothing else can. This reasons over column 1. Rules out A1, A2, A3, A4, A6, A8, A12, A14.
Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out L1.
Shared diagonal neighbour intermediate
Shared diagonal neighbour. Every remaining option for this colour touches these cells, so they are out. Rules out B10.
Two-region group lock intermediate
Two-region group lock. 2 colours fit in only 2 rows, reserving them. This reasons over row 1 and row 2. Rules out B1, C1, E1, F1, K1, B2, C2, E2 and 4 more.
Two-region group lock intermediate
Two-region group lock. 2 colours fit in only 2 columns, reserving them. This reasons over column 13 and column 12. Rules out M3, M4, M6, M8, M9, M10, L3, L4 and 6 more.
Two-region group lock intermediate
Two-region group lock. 2 colours fit in only 2 rows, reserving them. This reasons over row 3 and row 4. Rules out B3, C3, E3, B4, C4, E4, F4.
Line uses one region intermediate
Line uses one region. 1 columns can only be filled by 1 colours, using them up. This reasons over column 5. Rules out B12, B14, C12, C14, F11, F12, F14, G12 and 1 more.
Lines use the same regions intermediate
Lines use the same regions. 2 columns can only be filled by 2 colours, using them up. This reasons over column 2 and column 3. Rules out F6, F8, G6, G8, H8.
Ruled out either way expert
Ruled out either way. These cells are ruled out no matter where this colour's queen goes. Rules out B8, B9.
Line uses one region intermediate
Line uses one region. 1 rows can only be filled by 1 colours, using them up. This reasons over row 8. Rules out K6, F9, G9, H9, J9, K9, F10, G10 and 9 more.
Last cell in a line essential
Last cell in a line. Row 6 has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at B6. This reasons over row 6.
Last cell in a line essential
Last cell in a line. Column 6 has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at F3. This reasons over column 6.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at K4.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at J8.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at H14.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at G1.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at M11.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at L2.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at C10.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at A9.
Forced queen essential
Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at E12.

Answer: queens at I5, D7, N13, B6, F3, K4, J8, H14, G1, M11, L2, C10, A9, E12.