LinkedIn Patches 236 answer, Answered
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Patches 236 Solution
Patches 236 is LinkedIn's daily Patches puzzle of 8 November 2026: an 8x8 grid, 8 clues, 4 with a size, 8 with a shape, 8 rectangles, solved below in 14 steps.
Patches 236 hints
Three hints for Patches 236, 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 8 patches: 2 square, 3 wider than tall, 3 taller than wide.
Patches hint 2 · reveal the largest patch
The largest patch covers 9 cells.
Patches hint 3 · reveal the corner patch
The patch in the top-left corner is 3 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 236, step by step
Patches 236, 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 | 3x3 at rows 1-3, cols 1-3 | only the yellow dot can reach row 1, col 1 |
| 2 | row 1, col 4 | only the blue dot can reach row 1, col 4: it must cover it |
| 3 | 3x3 at rows 1-3, cols 6-8 | only the green dot can reach row 1, col 7 |
| 4 | row 4, col 3 | only the coral dot can reach row 4, col 3: it must cover it |
| 5 | row 4, col 6 | only the coral dot can reach row 4, col 6: it must cover it |
| 6 | row 6, col 1 | only the orange 8 can reach row 6, col 1: it must cover it |
| 7 | row 7, col 1 | only the teal 8 can reach row 7, col 1: it must cover it |
| 8 | 4x2 at rows 7-8, cols 1-4 | only the teal 8 can reach row 8, col 1 |
| 9 | 2x4 at rows 5-8, cols 5-6 | only the pink 8 can reach row 7, col 5 |
| 10 | 4x2 at rows 5-6, cols 1-4 | the orange 8 can now fit only one way |
| 11 | 2x4 at rows 5-8, cols 7-8 | only the purple 8 can reach row 8, col 7 |
| 12 | row 4, col 7 | only the coral dot can reach row 4, col 7: it must cover it |
| 13 | 8x1 at row 4, cols 1-8 | only the coral dot can reach row 4, col 8 |
| 14 | 2x3 at rows 1-3, cols 4-5 | the blue dot can now fit only one way |
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