Tiles #26 (October 22, 2026): Ink Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #26 was the Ink board at hard difficulty on Thursday, October 22, 2026: 30 tiles in 5 columns and 6 rows, each tile a stack of 3 layers (silhouette, cut-out and mark), with 8 different silhouettes, 8 cut-outs and 8 marks 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 64 search nodes, which is what the hint button follows when it marks a tile. One ink, a cut-out and a gold mark: read the silhouettes.

Tiles #26 in numbers

Set and difficulty	Ink, Hard
Tiles	30 (5×6)
Layers per tile	3: silhouette, cut-out and mark
Different shapes per layer	8 · 8 · 8
Perfect combo (par)	45 matches
Perfect chain found	yes, 64 search nodes
Free picks along the perfect route	19

What's on the board

Layer	Shapes and how often each appears
Silhouette	circle ×4, square ×4, diamond ×4, pentagon ×4, four-point star ×4, shield ×4, clover ×4, hexagon ×2
Cut-out	round hole ×4, slot ×4, bar ×4, triangle hole ×4, cross hole ×4, half-moon hole ×4, star hole ×4, ring hole ×2
Mark	crescent ×4, dot ×4, plus ×4, leaf ×4, drop ×4, small diamond ×4, bolt ×4, heart ×2

A perfect route for Tiles #26: 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 2: they share the cut-out (star hole).
row 2, column 2 → row 1, column 5: they share the silhouette (diamond).
row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 3: they share the mark (dot).
row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 4: they share the cut-out (cross hole).
row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 2: they share the silhouette (pentagon).
row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3: they share the mark (bolt).
row 1, column 3 → row 3, column 4: they share the silhouette (shield).
row 3, column 4 → row 3, column 3: they share the mark (crescent).
row 3, column 3 → row 2, column 1: they share the cut-out (round hole).
row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 4: they share the silhouette (pentagon).
row 2, column 4 → row 4, column 4: they share the cut-out (bar).

52 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #26 board, tile by tile

Each cell lists the tile's silhouette, cut-out and mark, top to bottom.

	Col 1	Col 2	Col 3	Col 4	Col 5
Row 1	hexagon star hole drop	pentagon bar bolt	shield triangle hole bolt	pentagon cross hole heart	diamond half-moon hole dot
Row 2	pentagon round hole small diamond	diamond star hole plus	square cross hole dot	pentagon bar plus	square half-moon hole drop
Row 3	circle slot dot	four-point star ring hole small diamond	four-point star round hole crescent	shield cross hole crescent	shield slot heart
Row 4	clover slot drop	four-point star triangle hole small diamond	clover ring hole leaf	square bar bolt	clover triangle hole crescent
Row 5	diamond bar bolt	circle half-moon hole leaf	clover star hole drop	diamond slot crescent	circle cross hole leaf
Row 6	circle half-moon hole plus	hexagon round hole leaf	four-point star star hole small diamond	square triangle hole dot	shield round hole plus

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Tiles #26 (October 22, 2026): the board and a perfect route

Tiles #26 in numbers

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