Queens Grid

Daily Queens Puzzle — August 5, 2026

Wednesday · 9×9 · Steady · Hard · 11 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 28 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 11 deductions and needs expert techniques, including testing a queen, drawing on 5 distinct techniques. The first queen you can place for certain is E6. The queens resolve in the order E6 → G5 → H1 → A7 → C8 → F9 → B2 → D4 → I3. 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 E6.

  2. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at G5.

  3. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at H1.

  4. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at A7.

  5. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at C8.

  6. Region line lock essential

    Region line lock. This colour must use column 9, so nothing else can. This reasons over column 9. Rules out I9.

  7. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at F9.

  8. Ruled out either way expert

    Ruled out either way. These cells are ruled out no matter where this colour's queen goes. Rules out D2, B3.

  9. Last cell in a line essential

    Last cell in a line. Row 2 has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at B2. This reasons over row 2.

  10. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at D4.

  11. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at I3.

Answer: queens at E6, G5, H1, A7, C8, F9, B2, D4, I3.