The Patches Game puzzle for November 5, 2026 is a 7 × 7 medium board split into 10 patches, from 3 to 7 cells; the largest is 7 × 1.
Its clues: 1 Square, 4 Wide, 1 Tall and 4 Freeform. 7 show a number (Wide 5, Tall 5, Wide 3, Freeform 6, Wide 6, Freeform 4 and Wide 7); the other 3 show only a shape (1 Square and 2 Freeform), so you work out those sizes from the grid.
Area budget: the numbered patches cover 36 of the 49 cells, which leaves 13 for the 3 shape-only clues.
Starting hint: the numbered Wide clue toward the left edge has only one possible rectangle, a 3 × 1 patch, so place it first.
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Puzzle details
- Grid: 7 × 7
- Difficulty: Medium
- Patches: 10 (1 square, 4 wide, 1 tall, 4 freeform)
- Numbered clues: 7 of 10
- Patch sizes: 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7 cells
- Board ID:
7M-d2-0085(this site's own daily, the same for everyone who opens this date)