Tiles #39 (November 4, 2026): Lantern Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #39 was the Lantern board at hard difficulty on Wednesday, November 4, 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 #39 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, diamond ×4, hexagon ×4, triangle ×4, octagon ×4, shield ×4, pentagon ×2
Ring	double ring ×4, square frame ×4, dotted ring ×4, hexagon frame ×4, diamond frame ×4, triangle frame ×4, beaded ring ×4, dashed ring ×2
Glyph	crescent ×4, dot ×4, plus ×4, leaf ×4, small diamond ×4, hollow dot ×4, bolt ×4, star ×2

A perfect route for Tiles #39: 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 ring (dashed ring).
row 1, column 2 → row 2, column 2: they share the glyph (small diamond).
row 2, column 2 → row 3, column 3: they share the shape (square).
row 3, column 3 → row 1, column 4: they share the ring (square frame).
row 1, column 4 → row 2, column 1: they share the shape (circle).
row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 5: they share the ring (triangle frame).
row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 3: they share the glyph (bolt).
row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 5: they share the shape (hexagon).
row 2, column 5 → row 3, column 2: they share the glyph (plus).
row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 1: they share the ring (beaded ring).
row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 2: they share the glyph (leaf).

50 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #39 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	square dashed ring leaf	diamond dashed ring small diamond	hexagon beaded ring bolt	circle square frame plus	pentagon triangle frame bolt
Row 2	circle triangle frame crescent	square double ring small diamond	shield dotted ring bolt	pentagon hexagon frame crescent	hexagon square frame plus
Row 3	diamond beaded ring leaf	hexagon beaded ring plus	square square frame crescent	triangle diamond frame hollow dot	triangle hexagon frame hollow dot
Row 4	triangle diamond frame small diamond	shield hexagon frame leaf	diamond dotted ring star	square dotted ring dot	shield double ring hollow dot
Row 5	hexagon triangle frame plus	octagon double ring bolt	diamond beaded ring hollow dot	octagon double ring star	triangle diamond frame dot
Row 6	octagon diamond frame crescent	octagon hexagon frame dot	circle dotted ring leaf	circle square frame dot	shield triangle frame small diamond

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Tiles #39 (November 4, 2026): the board and a perfect route

Tiles #39 in numbers

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