LinkedIn Patches #221 Answer
LinkedIn Patches #221 answer (Saturday, October 24, 2026) is the solved board below.
The answer
12 rectangles to draw, one for each clue. 12 steps. Press Next step to begin.
The finished board: 12 rectangles, one for each clue, covering every square.
Solution as text
- Rectangle A: 2 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 6, contains the ? (wide) at row 1, column 3).
- Rectangle B: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 1, column 4 (area 4, contains the ? (square) at row 1, column 4).
- Rectangle C: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 1, column 6 (area 2, contains the ? (tall) at row 2, column 6).
- Rectangle D: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 1, column 7 (area 4, contains the 4 (square) at row 2, column 7).
- Rectangle E: 2 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 3, column 1 (area 2, contains the 2 (any shape) at row 4, column 1).
- Rectangle F: 2 tall by 7 wide, top-left at row 3, column 2 (area 14, contains the ? (wide) at row 4, column 8).
- Rectangle G: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 5, column 1 (area 4, contains the ? (square) at row 5, column 1).
- Rectangle H: 4 tall by 1 wide, top-left at row 5, column 8 (area 4, contains the 4 (any shape) at row 5, column 8).
- Rectangle I: 1 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 7, column 1 (area 2, contains the 2 (wide) at row 7, column 2).
- Rectangle J: 3 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 5, column 3 (area 9, contains the ? (square) at row 7, column 3).
- Rectangle K: 1 tall by 5 wide, top-left at row 8, column 1 (area 5, contains the ? (wide) at row 8, column 5).
- Rectangle L: 4 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 5, column 6 (area 8, contains the ? (tall) at row 8, column 6).
Other LinkedIn games today: Mini Sudoku · Wend · Zip · Queens · Tango · Pinpoint · Crossclimb.
Today's board is 8 by 8 with 2 "any shape" clues and 8 hidden areas. The 2-cell "wide" clue at row 7, column 2 has only one legal rectangle, so it is the obvious first cut. Every cell has to end up covered: a cell only one clue can reach belongs to that clue. The primes today are the 2 at row 4, column 1 and the 2 at row 7, column 2; each is a single strip.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 2-cell "wide" clue at row 7, column 2 fits exactly one way: it must be 2 across and 1 down, so draw it first.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
The hidden-area clue marked "square" at row 1, column 4 covers rows 1–2 and columns 4–5.
Hint 3: nearly there
Draw the 4 marked "square" at row 2, column 7 as a block 2 tall by 2 wide whose top-left corner is row 1, column 7. After those, every remaining clue has one shape that fits.