Tiles #18 (October 14, 2026): Lantern Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #18 was the Lantern board at hard difficulty on Wednesday, October 14, 2026: 30 tiles in 5 columns and 6 rows, each tile a stack of 3 layers (shape, ring and glyph), with 8 different shapes, 8 rings and 8 glyphs in play. Every layer value appears an even number of times and no two tiles are identical. The longest possible combo is 45: clear the board in one unbroken chain where every match removes exactly one layer. Our solver confirmed such a chain exists after 62 search nodes, which is what the hint button follows when it marks a tile. Read the three layers apart: a big shape, a ring, a small glyph.

Tiles #18 in numbers

Set and difficulty	Lantern, Hard
Tiles	30 (5×6)
Layers per tile	3: shape, ring and glyph
Different shapes per layer	8 · 8 · 8
Perfect combo (par)	45 matches
Perfect chain found	yes, 62 search nodes
Free picks along the perfect route	17

What's on the board

Layer	Shapes and how often each appears
Shape	circle ×4, square ×4, hexagon ×4, pentagon ×4, octagon ×4, four-point star ×4, shield ×4, clover ×2
Ring	solid ring ×4, dashed ring ×4, square frame ×4, dotted ring ×4, hexagon frame ×4, broken ring ×4, triangle frame ×4, diamond frame ×2
Glyph	star ×4, crescent ×4, dot ×4, plus ×4, drop ×4, heart ×4, hollow dot ×4, leaf ×2

A perfect route for Tiles #18: the first 12 taps

One way to clear the board in a single 45-combo, as our solver plays it. Rows and columns are counted from the top-left corner.

Start on row 1, column 1 (free pick).
row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 3: they share the shape (circle).
row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 5: they share the glyph (crescent).
row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 4: they share the ring (triangle frame).
row 1, column 4 → row 4, column 3: they share the glyph (heart).
row 4, column 3 → row 1, column 3: they share the shape (four-point star).
row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 4: they share the glyph (drop).
row 2, column 4 → row 3, column 2: they share the ring (diamond frame).
row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 3: they share the shape (shield).
row 3, column 3 → row 2, column 5: they share the ring (hexagon frame).
row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 2: they share the glyph (dot).
row 2, column 2 → row 3, column 5: they share the shape (hexagon).

50 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #18 board, tile by tile

Each cell lists the tile's shape, ring and glyph, top to bottom.

	Col 1	Col 2	Col 3	Col 4	Col 5
Row 1	circle hexagon frame hollow dot	four-point star dashed ring plus	four-point star broken ring drop	pentagon triangle frame heart	octagon triangle frame crescent
Row 2	circle solid ring hollow dot	hexagon dotted ring dot	circle square frame crescent	square diamond frame drop	clover hexagon frame dot
Row 3	clover solid ring plus	shield diamond frame drop	shield hexagon frame crescent	square triangle frame drop	hexagon broken ring crescent
Row 4	pentagon square frame heart	octagon hexagon frame star	four-point star dashed ring heart	octagon dotted ring star	shield dotted ring dot
Row 5	octagon square frame plus	pentagon broken ring leaf	pentagon square frame leaf	hexagon broken ring star	shield dashed ring hollow dot
Row 6	circle solid ring plus	four-point star triangle frame heart	square solid ring hollow dot	hexagon dashed ring star	square dotted ring dot

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Tiles #18 (October 14, 2026): the board and a perfect route

Tiles #18 in numbers

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