LinkedIn Patches #231 Answer
LinkedIn Patches #231 answer (Tuesday, November 3, 2026) is the solved board below.
The answer
8 rectangles to draw, one for each clue. 8 steps. Press Next step to begin.
The finished board: 8 rectangles, one for each clue, covering every square.
Solution as text
- Rectangle A: 2 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 1, column 1 (area 4, contains the 4 (any shape) at row 2, column 2).
- Rectangle B: 2 tall by 4 wide, top-left at row 1, column 3 (area 8, contains the ? (wide) at row 2, column 5).
- Rectangle C: 1 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 3, column 1 (area 3, contains the 3 (any shape) at row 3, column 2).
- Rectangle D: 1 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 3, column 4 (area 3, contains the ? (wide) at row 3, column 5).
- Rectangle E: 1 tall by 2 wide, top-left at row 4, column 1 (area 2, contains the 2 (any shape) at row 4, column 2).
- Rectangle F: 1 tall by 4 wide, top-left at row 4, column 3 (area 4, contains the ? (wide) at row 4, column 5).
- Rectangle G: 2 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 5, column 1 (area 6, contains the 6 (any shape) at row 5, column 2).
- Rectangle H: 2 tall by 3 wide, top-left at row 5, column 4 (area 6, contains the ? (wide) at row 5, column 5).
Other LinkedIn games today: Mini Sudoku · Wend · Zip · Queens · Tango · Pinpoint · Crossclimb.
#231 packs 8 clues into 36 cells; the biggest asks for 6 of them. Primes go first: the 3 marked "any shape" at row 3, column 2 has to be a 3-long strip. Every cell has to end up covered: a cell only one clue can reach belongs to that clue.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The 3 marked "any shape" at row 3, column 2 has only 2 possible rectangles; list them and see which one leaves the neighbours room.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
The 3-cell "any shape" clue at row 3, column 2 covers row 3 and columns 1–3.
Hint 3: nearly there
Draw the 2-cell "any shape" clue at row 4, column 2 as a block 1 tall by 2 wide whose top-left corner is row 4, column 1. After those, every remaining clue has one shape that fits.