LinkedIn Patches 228 answer, Answered
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Patches 228 Solution
Patches 228 is LinkedIn's daily Patches puzzle of 31 October 2026: a 7x7 grid, 6 clues, 4 with a size, 2 with a shape, 6 rectangles, solved below in 13 steps.
Patches 228 hints
Three hints for Patches 228, weakest first: click a card to reveal one hint at a time, use them in order, and the daily Patches answer is above.
Patches hint 1 · reveal the patch count
The grid splits into 6 patches: 1 square, 2 wider than tall, 3 taller than wide.
Patches hint 2 · reveal the largest patch
The largest patch covers 15 cells.
Patches hint 3 · reveal the corner patch
The patch in the top-left corner is 1 cells wide and 3 tall.
Patches rules, the same for every daily puzzle: Fill the whole grid with shapes, the patches: rectangles that never overlap. Every patch is one region that holds exactly one clue, and no cell is left outside a patch. The numbers in the clues are the patches' sizes in cells. The shapes a clue can ask for: square, wider than tall, taller than wide, or any rectangle at all. The full guide: How to play Patches.
Play the official Patches on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/games/patches. More hints and tips for any Patches: Patches tips that solve it faster. Past Patches answers, every LinkedIn Patches since #1: LinkedIn Patches Answers and Archive.
Step by step
Patches 228, step by step
Patches 228, step by step: the patches one by one. Each step is found by logic, the way a solver would, never by guessing; click Step by step on the board to reveal the next step, one at a time, from the puzzle's starting position, and use Back to undo a step.
| Step | Move | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1x3 at rows 1-3, col 1 | only the green 3 can reach row 1, col 1 |
| 2 | row 1, col 2 | only the yellow 15 can reach row 1, col 2: it must cover it |
| 3 | row 1, col 7 | only the blue dot can reach row 1, col 7: it must cover it |
| 4 | row 4, col 1 | only the purple dot can reach row 4, col 1: it must cover it |
| 5 | row 4, col 7 | only the coral 6 can reach row 4, col 7: it must cover it |
| 6 | row 6, col 5 | only the orange 12 can reach row 6, col 5: it must cover it |
| 7 | row 7, col 1 | only the purple dot can reach row 7, col 1: it must cover it |
| 8 | row 7, col 6 | only the orange 12 can reach row 7, col 6: it must cover it |
| 9 | 6x2 at rows 6-7, cols 2-7 | only the orange 12 can reach row 7, col 7 |
| 10 | 1x4 at rows 4-7, col 1 | the purple dot can now fit only one way |
| 11 | 3x5 at rows 1-5, cols 2-4 | only the yellow 15 can reach row 4, col 2 |
| 12 | 3x3 at rows 1-3, cols 5-7 | only the blue dot can reach row 1, col 5 |
| 13 | 3x2 at rows 4-5, cols 5-7 | the coral 6 can now fit only one way |
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