Tiles #33 (October 29, 2026): Ink Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #33 was the Ink board at hard difficulty on Thursday, October 29, 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 62 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 #33 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, 62 search nodes
Free picks along the perfect route	17

What's on the board

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

A perfect route for Tiles #33: 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 (diamond hole).
row 2, column 2 → row 1, column 5: they share the silhouette (triangle).
row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 2: they share the cut-out (slot).
row 1, column 2 → row 2, column 3: they share the silhouette (shield).
row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 4: they share the cut-out (half-moon hole).
row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 3: they share the silhouette (clover).
row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 5: they share the cut-out (cross hole).
row 2, column 5 → row 3, column 2: they share the mark (star).
row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 5: they share the silhouette (circle).
row 3, column 5 → row 2, column 1: they share the mark (small diamond).
row 2, column 1 → row 6, column 2: they share the cut-out (ring hole).

50 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #33 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	octagon diamond hole star	shield slot crescent	clover cross hole plus	clover half-moon hole dot	triangle slot dot
Row 2	clover ring hole small diamond	triangle diamond hole drop	shield half-moon hole small diamond	triangle slot drop	square cross hole star
Row 3	triangle bar small diamond	circle triangle hole star	octagon bar leaf	square bar leaf	circle slot small diamond
Row 4	octagon square hole crescent	circle triangle hole dot	pentagon square hole drop	shield diamond hole heart	hexagon half-moon hole crescent
Row 5	octagon square hole drop	hexagon diamond hole dot	pentagon half-moon hole leaf	circle triangle hole heart	pentagon cross hole plus
Row 6	shield bar star	hexagon ring hole crescent	clover triangle hole plus	pentagon square hole leaf	hexagon cross hole plus

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Tiles #33 (October 29, 2026): the board and a perfect route

Tiles #33 in numbers

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