Tiles #25 (October 21, 2026): Lantern Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #25 was the Lantern board at hard difficulty on Wednesday, October 21, 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 61 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 #25 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, 61 search nodes
Free picks along the perfect route	16

What's on the board

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

A perfect route for Tiles #25: 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 1, column 2: they share the shape (four-point star).
row 1, column 2 → row 2, column 1: they share the glyph (drop).
row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 4: they share the shape (clover).
row 2, column 4 → row 3, column 1: they share the ring (square frame).
row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 4: they share the glyph (crescent).
row 3, column 4 → row 5, column 5: they share the ring (dotted ring).
row 5, column 5 → row 1, column 4: they share the glyph (star).
row 1, column 4 → row 2, column 2: they share the ring (broken ring).
row 2, column 2 → row 1, column 5: they share the shape (pentagon).
row 1, column 5 → row 3, column 2: they share the ring (diamond frame).
row 3, column 2 → row 2, column 5: they share the shape (diamond).

49 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #25 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	four-point star beaded ring hollow dot	four-point star triangle frame drop	circle hexagon frame crescent	shield broken ring star	pentagon diamond frame star
Row 2	clover beaded ring drop	pentagon broken ring leaf	circle double ring crescent	clover square frame heart	diamond hexagon frame dot
Row 3	circle square frame crescent	diamond diamond frame heart	four-point star broken ring dot	clover dotted ring crescent	triangle square frame dot
Row 4	octagon hexagon frame dot	pentagon square frame hollow dot	shield diamond frame leaf	octagon double ring star	octagon broken ring hollow dot
Row 5	diamond double ring drop	circle diamond frame heart	pentagon hexagon frame plus	diamond triangle frame leaf	triangle dotted ring star
Row 6	triangle beaded ring drop	octagon dotted ring leaf	triangle beaded ring plus	clover double ring hollow dot	four-point star dotted ring heart

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Tiles #25 (October 21, 2026): the board and a perfect route

Tiles #25 in numbers

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