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PATCHES · ANSWER · TODAY
Today's LinkedIn
Patches
solved & explained
Patches is LinkedIn's daily spatial puzzle: slice the grid into rectangles that don't overlap, with each rectangle wrapping exactly one clue — the number is the area, the background locks the shape. We post the full solve, the reasoning, and the archive every single day.
Patches Answer · Today
Today's LinkedIn Patches Answer
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Today's Patches answer
Same puzzle, fully solved — compare with your sketch on the left.
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The full split
All 25 cells split cleanly into four rectangles — no overlaps, no gaps. Below you'll find each patch's size, shape constraint, and anchor position (rows and columns numbered from 1).
How we cracked it
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LinkedIn posts a new puzzle every day at midnight Pacific.
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Past LinkedIn Patches answers
The Patches archive
Missed a day? Jump into any past puzzle for the full breakdown — every Patches answer, archived.
About LinkedIn Patches
So, what is LinkedIn Patches?
Patches is LinkedIn's seventh daily mini-game, riffing on the classic Japanese logic puzzle Shikaku (rectangle division). Players slice a grid — anywhere from 5×5 to 10×10 — into rectangles that don't overlap, with exactly one clue inside each rectangle. A clue is two parts: the number sets the area in cells, and the background pattern locks the shape — square, wide, tall, or any.
- 1A new puzzle every day, anywhere from 5×5 to 10×10
- 2Cut it into rectangles — no overlaps, no gaps
- 3Exactly one clue inside every patch
- 4Number = area · background = shape
- 5Trains spatial reasoning and "work-backwards" thinking
Why this site
Three things you'll want
Three things you'll want
when solving Patches
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Today's full solve, verified before we hit publish
The second LinkedIn opens the new board, we sync today's full layout. A script checks the solution is unique before it goes live.
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Every patch's size, shape, and anchor
Not just a screenshot. Each rectangle's cell count, shape rule, and anchor coordinates are spelled out and highlighted on the board.
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Archive + a solving playbook
Every past puzzle, tagged by difficulty. Plus a repeatable playbook — lock the only-fit clues, pin the corner squares, backfill the rest — so next time you can solve it solo.
Three moves to crack any Patches puzzle
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Start with the only-fit clues
Prime clues (3, 5, 7, 11) can only form a 1×N strip — there's basically no wiggle room. Clues near the edges get squeezed even tighter. Lock these first.
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Lean on the shape constraint
A 4 with the square pattern can only be 2×2; a 9 with the square pattern can only be 3×3. Either one locks down a big chunk of the board fast. Tall and Wide work the same way.
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Reason from the empty space
Once most of the grid is pinned, the leftover empty shape usually leaves only one place for a remaining patch to land. That click-into-place moment is the best part of Patches.
FAQ · About today's Patches
Frequently asked
Quick answers about today's LinkedIn Patches puzzle and how this site works.
How do you play LinkedIn Patches?
Cut the grid into non-overlapping rectangles. Each rectangle has to wrap exactly one clue: the number is its area in cells, and the background tells you whether it has to be square, wide, tall, or any shape. Cover the whole grid with no gaps and you've solved it.
Where can I find today's LinkedIn Patches answer?
Right here. LinkedIn drops a new Patches every day at midnight Pacific (3 or 4 a.m. Eastern, depending on DST). The moment the new puzzle goes live, today's answer is at the top of this page — no scrolling required.
What if a clue is just a ?
On harder boards, LinkedIn replaces some numbers with shapes or just a question mark. Solve it by working backwards from coverage — pin everything else first, and the leftover empty shape forces the question-mark patch into a single size and orientation.
Is this site affiliated with LinkedIn?
Nope. This is an independent fan project with no affiliation to LinkedIn. Every solution is hand-verified, and the site is here for learning and discussion only.
How are the solutions verified?
For every Patches puzzle, a script enumerates every valid rectangle layout, then a human double-checks the result: one clue per rectangle, area matches the number, shape matches the background, and full coverage with no overlaps.
Ready to take on today's Patches?
Start in the corners, knock out the prime clues, and slice your way across the grid one cell at a time. Build your Patches streak today.
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