Tiles #44 (November 9, 2026): Lantern Board, Layer Mix and a Perfect 45-Combo Route

Tiles #44 was the Lantern board at medium difficulty on Monday, November 9, 2026: 30 tiles in 5 columns and 6 rows, each tile a stack of 3 layers (shape, ring and glyph), with 6 different shapes, 6 rings and 6 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 #44 in numbers

Set and difficulty	Lantern, Medium
Tiles	30 (5×6)
Layers per tile	3: shape, ring and glyph
Different shapes per layer	6 · 6 · 6
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	diamond ×6, hexagon ×6, clover ×6, triangle ×4, pentagon ×4, shield ×4
Ring	solid ring ×6, double ring ×6, diamond frame ×6, dashed ring ×4, square frame ×4, beaded ring ×4
Glyph	star ×6, heart ×6, hollow dot ×6, dot ×4, plus ×4, leaf ×4

A perfect route for Tiles #44: 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 3: they share the ring (solid ring).
row 1, column 3 → row 3, column 2: they share the glyph (leaf).
row 3, column 2 → row 1, column 4: they share the shape (pentagon).
row 1, column 4 → row 2, column 3: they share the glyph (heart).
row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 1: they share the ring (dashed ring).
row 2, column 1 → row 4, column 4: they share the glyph (star).
row 4, column 4 → row 2, column 2: they share the ring (double ring).
row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 4: they share the shape (hexagon).
row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 5: they share the glyph (heart).
row 2, column 5 → row 4, column 2: they share the shape (triangle).
row 4, column 2 → row 4, column 3: they share the glyph (heart).

49 more taps complete the chain without a single miss.

Tiles #44 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	clover solid ring hollow dot	diamond beaded ring plus	shield solid ring leaf	pentagon diamond frame heart	diamond square frame dot
Row 2	pentagon dashed ring star	hexagon double ring hollow dot	hexagon dashed ring heart	hexagon double ring heart	triangle dashed ring heart
Row 3	diamond solid ring hollow dot	pentagon square frame leaf	pentagon beaded ring star	hexagon diamond frame plus	diamond square frame leaf
Row 4	clover beaded ring leaf	triangle double ring heart	diamond beaded ring heart	shield double ring star	shield solid ring hollow dot
Row 5	diamond diamond frame plus	shield solid ring dot	clover square frame star	clover diamond frame dot	triangle double ring star
Row 6	triangle dashed ring dot	hexagon diamond frame hollow dot	hexagon solid ring star	clover diamond frame plus	clover double ring hollow dot

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Tiles #44 (November 9, 2026): the board and a perfect route

Tiles #44 in numbers

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