LinkedIn Patches 230 answer, Answered
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Patches 230 Solution
Patches 230 is LinkedIn's daily Patches puzzle of 2 November 2026: a 6x6 grid, 11 clues, 8 with a size, 7 with a shape, 11 rectangles, solved below in 14 steps.
Patches 230 hints
Three hints for Patches 230, 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 11 patches: 1 square, 4 wider than tall, 6 taller than wide.
Patches hint 2 · reveal the largest patch
The largest patch covers 10 cells.
Patches hint 3 · reveal the corner patch
The patch in the top-left corner is 2 cells wide and 2 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 230, step by step
Patches 230, 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 | 1x2 at rows 1-2, col 3 | the yellow 2 can now fit only one way |
| 2 | 1x2 at rows 1-2, col 4 | the blue 2 can now fit only one way |
| 3 | 2x1 at row 6, cols 1-2 | the pink 2 can now fit only one way |
| 4 | 1x2 at rows 5-6, col 3 | the lime 2 can now fit only one way |
| 5 | 1x2 at rows 5-6, col 4 | the grey 2 can now fit only one way |
| 6 | 2x2 at rows 1-2, cols 1-2 | only the green dot can reach row 1, col 1 |
| 7 | row 1, col 5 | only the coral dot can reach row 1, col 5: it must cover it |
| 8 | row 1, col 6 | only the coral dot can reach row 1, col 6: it must cover it |
| 9 | 2x3 at rows 3-5, cols 1-2 | only the teal dot can reach row 3, col 1 |
| 10 | 2x1 at row 4, cols 3-4 | the orange 2 can now fit only one way |
| 11 | 2x1 at row 3, cols 3-4 | only the purple 2 can reach row 3, col 3 |
| 12 | row 4, col 5 | only the coral dot can reach row 4, col 5: it must cover it |
| 13 | 2x5 at rows 1-5, cols 5-6 | only the coral dot can reach row 5, col 6 |
| 14 | 2x1 at row 6, cols 5-6 | the rose 2 can now fit only one way |
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