LinkedIn Patches #233 Answer (November 5, 2026)

6×6 grid · 6 pieces · Nov 5, 2026

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Hints and the full solution for the LinkedIn Patches puzzle of November 5, 2026.

Patches #233, redrawn. Cut the grid into rectangles: each holds one clue, with that many cells if a number is shown, and the clue's shape (wide, tall or square) if one is drawn.

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Hint 1Where to start

Start with the 6 in row 1, column 1 (a wide rectangle): it fits only 2 ways without covering another clue. Every piece holds exactly one clue, so pieces near the edges and corners often have the fewest options.

Hint 2The first two pieces

The pieces for the 6 in row 1, column 1 and the 6 in row 6, column 6.

Hint 3The biggest pieces

The 3 biggest pieces; 3 more to place.

Patches #233 answer

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Every piece, top to bottom (height × width):

The 6 in row 1, column 1: 1×6, row 1, columns 1–6
The 8 in row 3, column 1: 4×2, rows 2–5, columns 1–2
The 8 in row 2, column 4: 2×4, rows 2–3, columns 3–6
The 4 in row 4, column 6: 1×4, row 4, columns 3–6
The 4 in row 5, column 3: 1×4, row 5, columns 3–6
The 6 in row 6, column 6: 1×6, row 6, columns 1–6

✓ Checked Nov 5, 12:02 AM Pacific: our solver cut the board on its own and confirmed this is the only way. How we check

How to solve Patches #233, step by step

Our solver's reasoning, in an order you can follow without guessing. In each picture the outlined piece is the one that step places; dashed circles mark the cells it points at.

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No piece but the 4 at row 4, column 6 can reach row 4, column 5, so its piece must cover that cell. That leaves it 3 possible placements instead of 5.
No piece but the 8 (wide) at row 2, column 4 can reach row 2, column 6, so its piece must cover that cell. That leaves it 2 possible placements instead of 4.
No piece but the 6 (wide) at row 6, column 6 can reach row 6, column 3, so its piece must cover that cell. Only one of its placements does.
The 6 (wide) at row 6, column 6 now fits only one way: the 1×6 rectangle covering row 6, columns 1–6. Its other placement is gone: it overlaps a piece already placed or was ruled out in an earlier step.
Every way of placing the 6 (wide) at row 1, column 1 covers row 1, columns 1–3, so no other piece can use those cells.
The 8 (wide) at row 2, column 4 now fits only one way: the 2×4 rectangle covering rows 2 and 3, columns 3–6. Its other 3 placements are gone: each overlaps a piece already placed or was ruled out in an earlier step.
The 6 (wide) at row 1, column 1 now fits only one way: the 1×6 rectangle covering row 1, columns 1–6. Its other placement is gone: it overlaps a piece already placed or was ruled out in an earlier step.
The 8 at row 3, column 1 now fits only one way: the 4×2 rectangle covering rows 2–5, columns 1 and 2. Its other 2 placements are gone: each overlaps a piece already placed or was ruled out in an earlier step.
The 4 (wide) at row 5, column 3 now fits only one way: the 1×4 rectangle covering row 5, columns 3–6. Its other 2 placements are gone: each overlaps a piece already placed or was ruled out in an earlier step.
The 4 at row 4, column 6 now fits only one way: the 1×4 rectangle covering row 4, columns 3–6. Its other 4 placements are gone: each overlaps a piece already placed or was ruled out in an earlier step.