Queens · No. 840 · Tuesday edition
LinkedIn Queens #840 Answer (Aug 18, 2026)
Hint: Start with the smallest colored region — its queen has the fewest possible squares.
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R1C7, R2C5, R3C3, R4C6, R5C2, R6C4, R7C1
About Queens #840
- Queens #840 is played on a 7×7 grid with 7 colored regions.
- The smallest region covers 2 squares and the largest covers 16.
- 3 regions lie entirely inside a single row or column, which reserves that line for it.
- It has 7 regions, fewer than the average of 8.3 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- The only 3-square region lies entirely in row 1, so row 1's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 1 is ruled out, including R1C1.
- The 2-square region in rows 2–3 lies entirely in column 3, so column 3's queen belongs to that region and the rest of column 3 is ruled out, including R4C3.
- The 2-square region in row 2 lies entirely in that row, so row 2's queen belongs to that region and the rest of row 2 is ruled out, including R2C1.