Queens Grid

Daily Queens Puzzle — August 9, 2026

Sunday · 14×14 · Toughest · Medium · 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 48 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 the intermediate group-lock techniques, drawing on 4 distinct techniques. The first queen you can place for certain is H5. The queens resolve in the order H5 → B8 → N11 → G1 → M2 → I14 → L7 → E9 → A10 → C3 → D13 → J12 → K4 → F6. 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 H5.

  2. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at B8.

  3. Single-cell region essential

    Single-cell region. This colour covers only one cell, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at N11.

  4. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at G1.

  5. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at M2.

  6. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at I14.

  7. 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 3. Rules out A4, C4, D4, E4, F4, A6, C6, D6 and 1 more.

  8. 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 4. Rules out K6, L6.

  9. 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 6. Rules out E7, F7, J7, K7, D9, F9, C10, D12.

  10. Last cell in a line essential

    Last cell in a line. Row 7 has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at L7. This reasons over row 7.

  11. Last cell in a line essential

    Last cell in a line. Row 9 has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at E9. This reasons over row 9.

  12. Last cell in a line essential

    Last cell in a line. Row 10 has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at A10. This reasons over row 10.

  13. Last cell in a line essential

    Last cell in a line. Column 3 has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at C3. This reasons over column 3.

  14. Last cell in a line essential

    Last cell in a line. Column 4 has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at D13. This reasons over column 4.

  15. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at J12.

  16. Forced queen essential

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

  17. Forced queen essential

    Forced queen. This colour has one legal cell left, so its queen goes there. Place a queen at F6.

Answer: queens at H5, B8, N11, G1, M2, I14, L7, E9, A10, C3, D13, J12, K4, F6.