The Patches Game puzzle for October 22, 2026 is a 7 × 7 medium board split into 8 patches, from 4 to 10 cells; the largest is 2 × 5.
Its clues: 1 Square, 1 Wide, 1 Tall and 5 Freeform. 3 show a number (Freeform 7, Tall 8 and Freeform 4); the other 5 show only a shape (1 Square, 1 Wide and 3 Freeform), so you work out those sizes from the grid.
Area budget: the numbered patches cover 19 of the 49 cells, which leaves 30 for the 5 shape-only clues.
Starting hint: the numbered Freeform clue toward the left edge has only one possible rectangle, a 1 × 7 patch, so place it first.
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Puzzle details
- Grid: 7 × 7
- Difficulty: Medium
- Patches: 8 (1 square, 1 wide, 1 tall, 5 freeform)
- Numbered clues: 3 of 8
- Patch sizes: 4, 4, 4, 4, 7, 8, 8, 10 cells
- Board ID:
7M-d2-0257(this site's own daily, the same for everyone who opens this date)