LinkedIn Queens answer for Thursday, November 5: #919
LinkedIn Queens #919 is the puzzle for Thursday, November 5, 2026: an 9x9 board with 9 color regions, and one queen to place in every row, column and region.
Updated 12:03 AM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Thursday, November 5
The board
Purple14 squares
Orange5 squares
Blue10 squares
Green7 squares
Yellow6 squares
Red4 squares
Pink5 squares
Teal25 squares
Gray5 squares
Start with the Green region. It sits entirely in column 4, so no other queen can go in column 4.
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Queens solution, step by step
Each LinkedIn Queens step places one queen and closes its row, its column, its region and the squares touching it.
Step 1: The Green region sits entirely in column 4, so no other queen can go in column 4. The Red, Pink and Gray regions sit entirely in columns 1, 2 and 3, so no other queen can go in those columns. The Purple region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 1, column 5 (R1C5).
Step 2: The Orange region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 2, column 9 (R2C9).
Step 3: The Blue region sits entirely in column 6, so no other queen can go in column 6. The Blue and Yellow regions sit entirely in rows 3 and 4, so no other queen can go in those rows. The Red region sits entirely in column 1, so no other queen can go in column 1. The Gray region sits entirely in row 9, so no other queen can go in row 9. A queen in row 3, column 7 would leave the Blue region with no open square, so that square is out. Row 3 has only one open square left, so its queen goes in column 6 (Blue region) (R3C6).
Step 4: The Yellow region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 4, column 8 (R4C8).
Step 5: A queen in row 5, column 2 would leave the Red region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 6, column 2 would leave the Red region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 8, column 2 would leave the Gray region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 7, column 4 would leave the Pink region with no open square, so that square is out. A queen in row 8, column 3 would leave the Gray region with no open square, so that square is out. The Pink region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 7, column 2 (R7C2).
Step 6: The Red region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 5, column 1 (R5C1).
Step 7: The Gray region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 9, column 3 (R9C3).
Step 8: The Green region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 6, column 4 (R6C4).
Step 9: The Teal region has only one open square left, so its queen goes in row 8, column 7 (R8C7).
Put the queens on R1C5, R2C9, R3C6, R4C8, R5C1, R6C4, R7C2, R8C7, R9C3. That is one queen in every row, every column and every one of the 9 color regions, and no two queens touch.
Which region do you start with in Queens #919?
Start with the Green region. It sits entirely in column 4, so no other queen can go in column 4.
What are the coordinates of the queens in Queens #919?
R1C5, R2C9, R3C6, R4C8, R5C1, R6C4, R7C2, R8C7, R9C3. In words: row 1 is column 5, row 2 is column 9, row 3 is column 6, row 4 is column 8, row 5 is column 1, row 6 is column 4, row 7 is column 2, row 8 is column 7, row 9 is column 3.
