Patches #62 answer board
Monday, May 18, 2026 — the day this LinkedIn patch went live as that day's daily board.
Stuck on Patches #62? Below is the full colored board, the deductions that get you there, and the lessons you can carry to tomorrow's grid.
Monday, May 18, 2026
The answer is hidden until you ask for it. Work through the board, then hit Reveal the solution to compare your work — or pick another day.
One puzzle a day from LinkedIn isn't enough to call yourself good at this. Patches Unlimited hides the answer on every past board so you can replay them blind — and find out how much of your read on the grid actually held up.
Each step closes one rectangle. The order matters: every placement narrows what the next clue can be.
The most logical place to start is the Yellow 4 in the top-right corner. Given its position in the corner cell, it cannot be a 1x4 or 4x1 strip, as those would extend off the grid. Therefore, it must be a 2x2 square. This is our anchor point.
Placing the 2x2 Yellow square immediately defines the space for the Cyan 2. Its clue is on the far-right edge, and with the Yellow 4 above it, its only possible configuration is a 1x2 vertical piece directly underneath.
This sequence creates a contained 2x3 empty space in the bottom-right corner. Looking at our remaining pieces, only the Dark Green 6 can fit into this slot. This placement is a important step that unlocks the entire bottom row.
With the Dark Green 6 placed, the Red 6 is now forced into a 3x2 horizontal rectangle to its left. This action leaves a small 1x2 gap in the bottom-left corner, which is the only possible home for the Purple 2.
The puzzle now solves itself. The Light Green 2 must be a 2x1 vertical piece above the Purple 2. This carves out the top-left corner, forcing the Orange 6 into the remaining 2x3 space. The last large gap, a 2x4 vertical slot, is filled by the Blue 8.
Patches #62 ran on Monday, May 18, 2026 as part of LinkedIn's daily mini-game lineup. The board is no longer playable on LinkedIn itself, but the original colored grid lives at the source linked below.
8 patches need to be placed. Each rectangle wraps exactly one clue, and the numbers on the clues add up to every cell on the grid.
Yes — we replay the puzzle on LinkedIn Games every morning, capture the start and solved boards, and only publish once the colored solution matches LinkedIn's official reveal. If the LinkedIn server changes the daily puzzle mid-day, we reflect the change here within minutes.