The Patches Game puzzle for September 17, 2026 is a 6 × 6 medium board split into 6 patches, from 3 to 12 cells; the largest is 6 × 2.
Its clues: 1 Square, 4 Wide and 1 Tall. 3 show a number (Square 4, Wide 12 and Wide 6); the other 3 show only a shape (2 Wide and 1 Tall), so you work out those sizes from the grid.
Area budget: the numbered patches cover 22 of the 36 cells, which leaves 14 for the 3 shape-only clues.
Starting hint: no clue is forced at the start, so first look for cells only one clue can reach; after that, the Tall clue toward the top-right corner is the first forced placement, a 1 × 3 patch.
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Puzzle details
- Grid: 6 × 6
- Difficulty: Medium
- Patches: 6 (1 square, 4 wide, 1 tall)
- Numbered clues: 3 of 6
- Patch sizes: 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 12 cells
- Board ID:
6M0099(this site's own daily, the same for everyone who opens this date; not LinkedIn's puzzle)