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LinkedIn Queens #908 Answer & Hints – October 25, 2026

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LinkedIn Queens hints and the full solution for puzzle #908 on October 25, 2026. Follow 17 verified deductions on this 9×9 board, starting with region 9 in row 9.

Unsolved Queens #908 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells.

Region 1 (22 cells) · Region 2 (5 cells) · Region 3 (24 cells) · Region 4 (5 cells) · Region 5 (5 cells) · Region 6 (5 cells) · Region 7 (5 cells) · Region 8 (5 cells) · Region 9 (5 cells)

LinkedIn Queens #908 hints

Open one hint at a time. Reveal the full answer only when you are ready.

Hint 1

Start with region 9. Its candidates are R9C3, R9C4, R9C5, R9C6, R9C7. Can you spot a shared row, column or region? Remember that each row, column and region needs exactly one Queen.

Starting board: no deductions applied yet.

Hint 1: starting candidates · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
5 cellsR9C3, R9C4, R9C5, R9C6, R9C7
Hint 2

Observe: region 9 has 5 remaining candidates: R9C3, R9C4, R9C5, R9C6, R9C7. All lie in row 9.

Rule: region 9 needs one Queen, so it will occupy row 9. row 9 can contain no second Queen outside region 9.

Therefore: mark R9C1, R9C2, R9C8, R9C9 ×.

Board after step 1; earlier deductions are already applied.

Hint 2: after step 1 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
5 cellsR9C3, R9C4, R9C5, R9C6, R9C7
 Changed this step (square marker):
4 cellsR9C1, R9C2, R9C8, R9C9
Hint 3

Step 1: Observe: region 9 has 5 remaining candidates: R9C3, R9C4, R9C5, R9C6, R9C7. All lie in row 9.

Rule: region 9 needs one Queen, so it will occupy row 9. row 9 can contain no second Queen outside region 9.

Therefore: mark R9C1, R9C2, R9C8, R9C9 ×.

Step 2: Observe: column 1 has 8 remaining candidates: 8 cells (see details). All lie in region 1.

View 8 coordinate references

Step 2: Observe: column 1 has 8 remaining candidates: R1C1, R2C1, R3C1, R4C1, R5C1, R6C1, R7C1, R8C1. All lie in region 1.

Rule: column 1 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 1. region 1 can contain no second Queen outside column 1.

Therefore: mark 12 cells (see details) ×.

View 12 coordinate references

Therefore: mark R1C2, R2C2, R3C2, R5C3, R6C2, R6C3, R6C4, R7C2, R7C3, R8C2, R8C3, R8C4 ×.

Step 3: Observe: column 2 has 2 remaining candidates: R4C2, R5C2. All lie in region 5.

Rule: column 2 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 5. region 5 can contain no second Queen outside column 2.

Therefore: mark R3C3, R4C3, R4C4 ×.

Step 4: Observe: column 9 has 8 remaining candidates: 8 cells (see details). All lie in region 3.

View 8 coordinate references

Step 4: Observe: column 9 has 8 remaining candidates: R1C9, R2C9, R3C9, R4C9, R5C9, R6C9, R7C9, R8C9. All lie in region 3.

Rule: column 9 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 3. region 3 can contain no second Queen outside column 9.

Therefore: mark 14 cells (see details) ×.

View 14 coordinate references

Therefore: mark R1C4, R1C5, R1C6, R1C7, R1C8, R2C6, R3C8, R4C8, R6C8, R7C7, R7C8, R8C6, R8C7, R8C8 ×.

Step 5: Observe: column 2 must contain one Queen, chosen from R4C2, R5C2.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R4C1 conflicts with R4C2 through the same row (row 4); with R5C2 through diagonally adjacent cells. R5C1 conflicts with R4C2 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R5C2 through the same row (row 5).

Therefore: mark R4C1, R5C1 ×. Every possible Queen in column 2 rules out these cells.

Step 6: Observe: region 7 must contain one Queen, chosen from R4C6, R4C7, R5C7, R5C8, R6C7.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R5C6 conflicts with R4C6 through the same column (column 6); with R4C7, R6C7 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R5C7, R5C8 through the same row (row 5).

Therefore: mark R5C6 ×. Every possible Queen in region 7 rules out these cells.

Step 7: Observe: region 8 must contain one Queen, chosen from R6C6, R7C4, R7C5, R7C6, R8C5.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R6C5 conflicts with R6C6 through the same row (row 6); with R7C4, R7C6 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R7C5, R8C5 through the same column (column 5).

Therefore: mark R6C5 ×. Every possible Queen in region 8 rules out these cells.

Step 8: Observe: region 5 and region 6 have remaining candidates R4C2, R4C5, R5C2, R5C4, R5C5, all within row 4 and row 5.

Rule: these 2 groups need distinct Queens, filling all 2 target groups.

Therefore: mark R4C6, R4C7, R4C9, R5C7, R5C8, R5C9 ×. These cells lie outside the groups that reserve those Queens.

Step 9: Observe: column 8 has only one remaining candidate: R2C8.

Rule: every column needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R2C8. The 11 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 9; earlier deductions are already applied.

Hint 3: after step 9 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR2C8
 Changed this step (square marker):
12 cellsR1C9, R2C1, R2C3, R2C4, R2C5, R2C7, R2C8, R2C9, R3C5, R3C6, R3C7, R3C9
Reveal answer

Queens #908 full solution

Full solution for LinkedIn Queens #908 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Queens show the complete solution.
Queen coordinates (rows and columns start at 1)
RowColumnRegion
R1C32
R2C84
R3C11
R4C56
R5C25
R6C77
R7C48
R8C93
R9C69
How to solve LinkedIn Queens #908

Step-by-step walkthrough

The key insight

The opening deduction: Observe: region 9 has 5 remaining candidates: R9C3, R9C4, R9C5, R9C6, R9C7. All lie in row 9.

Rule: region 9 needs one Queen, so it will occupy row 9. row 9 can contain no second Queen outside region 9.

Therefore: mark R9C1, R9C2, R9C8, R9C9 ×.

Your solving route

  1. Steps 1–9: narrow the candidates until R2C8 is forced.
  2. Steps 10–17: use the confirmed Queens to eliminate conflicts, then repeat the deductions for the remaining regions.

Open each deduction to see the observation, rule and board changes.

Step 1 · Locked candidates

Observe: region 9 has 5 remaining candidates: R9C3, R9C4, R9C5, R9C6, R9C7. All lie in row 9.

Rule: region 9 needs one Queen, so it will occupy row 9. row 9 can contain no second Queen outside region 9.

Therefore: mark R9C1, R9C2, R9C8, R9C9 ×.

Board after step 1 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
5 cellsR9C3, R9C4, R9C5, R9C6, R9C7
 Changed this step (square marker):
4 cellsR9C1, R9C2, R9C8, R9C9
Step 2 · Locked candidates

Observe: column 1 has 8 remaining candidates: 8 cells (see details). All lie in region 1.

View 8 coordinate references

Observe: column 1 has 8 remaining candidates: R1C1, R2C1, R3C1, R4C1, R5C1, R6C1, R7C1, R8C1. All lie in region 1.

Rule: column 1 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 1. region 1 can contain no second Queen outside column 1.

Therefore: mark 12 cells (see details) ×.

View 12 coordinate references

Therefore: mark R1C2, R2C2, R3C2, R5C3, R6C2, R6C3, R6C4, R7C2, R7C3, R8C2, R8C3, R8C4 ×.

Board after step 2 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
8 cellsR1C1, R2C1, R3C1, R4C1, R5C1, R6C1, R7C1, R8C1
 Changed this step (square marker):
12 cellsR1C2, R2C2, R3C2, R5C3, R6C2, R6C3, R6C4, R7C2, R7C3, R8C2, R8C3, R8C4
Step 3 · Locked candidates

Observe: column 2 has 2 remaining candidates: R4C2, R5C2. All lie in region 5.

Rule: column 2 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 5. region 5 can contain no second Queen outside column 2.

Therefore: mark R3C3, R4C3, R4C4 ×.

Board after step 3 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
2 cellsR4C2, R5C2
 Changed this step (square marker):
3 cellsR3C3, R4C3, R4C4
Step 4 · Locked candidates

Observe: column 9 has 8 remaining candidates: 8 cells (see details). All lie in region 3.

View 8 coordinate references

Observe: column 9 has 8 remaining candidates: R1C9, R2C9, R3C9, R4C9, R5C9, R6C9, R7C9, R8C9. All lie in region 3.

Rule: column 9 needs one Queen, so it will occupy region 3. region 3 can contain no second Queen outside column 9.

Therefore: mark 14 cells (see details) ×.

View 14 coordinate references

Therefore: mark R1C4, R1C5, R1C6, R1C7, R1C8, R2C6, R3C8, R4C8, R6C8, R7C7, R7C8, R8C6, R8C7, R8C8 ×.

Board after step 4 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
8 cellsR1C9, R2C9, R3C9, R4C9, R5C9, R6C9, R7C9, R8C9
 Changed this step (square marker):
14 cellsR1C4, R1C5, R1C6, R1C7, R1C8, R2C6, R3C8, R4C8, R6C8, R7C7, R7C8, R8C6, R8C7, R8C8
Step 5 · Common exclusions

Observe: column 2 must contain one Queen, chosen from R4C2, R5C2.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R4C1 conflicts with R4C2 through the same row (row 4); with R5C2 through diagonally adjacent cells. R5C1 conflicts with R4C2 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R5C2 through the same row (row 5).

Therefore: mark R4C1, R5C1 ×. Every possible Queen in column 2 rules out these cells.

Board after step 5 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
2 cellsR4C2, R5C2
 Changed this step (square marker):
2 cellsR4C1, R5C1
Step 6 · Common exclusions

Observe: region 7 must contain one Queen, chosen from R4C6, R4C7, R5C7, R5C8, R6C7.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R5C6 conflicts with R4C6 through the same column (column 6); with R4C7, R6C7 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R5C7, R5C8 through the same row (row 5).

Therefore: mark R5C6 ×. Every possible Queen in region 7 rules out these cells.

Board after step 6 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
5 cellsR4C6, R4C7, R5C7, R5C8, R6C7
 Changed this step (square marker):
1 cellsR5C6
Step 7 · Common exclusions

Observe: region 8 must contain one Queen, chosen from R6C6, R7C4, R7C5, R7C6, R8C5.

Rule: Queens cannot share a row, column or region, or touch diagonally. R6C5 conflicts with R6C6 through the same row (row 6); with R7C4, R7C6 through diagonally adjacent cells; with R7C5, R8C5 through the same column (column 5).

Therefore: mark R6C5 ×. Every possible Queen in region 8 rules out these cells.

Board after step 7 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
5 cellsR6C6, R7C4, R7C5, R7C6, R8C5
 Changed this step (square marker):
1 cellsR6C5
Step 8 · Reserved groups

Observe: region 5 and region 6 have remaining candidates R4C2, R4C5, R5C2, R5C4, R5C5, all within row 4 and row 5.

Rule: these 2 groups need distinct Queens, filling all 2 target groups.

Therefore: mark R4C6, R4C7, R4C9, R5C7, R5C8, R5C9 ×. These cells lie outside the groups that reserve those Queens.

Board after step 8 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
5 cellsR4C2, R4C5, R5C2, R5C4, R5C5
 Changed this step (square marker):
6 cellsR4C6, R4C7, R4C9, R5C7, R5C8, R5C9
Step 9 · Only candidate

Observe: column 8 has only one remaining candidate: R2C8.

Rule: every column needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R2C8. The 11 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 9 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR2C8
 Changed this step (square marker):
12 cellsR1C9, R2C1, R2C3, R2C4, R2C5, R2C7, R2C8, R2C9, R3C5, R3C6, R3C7, R3C9
Step 10 · Only candidate

Observe: region 7 has only one remaining candidate: R6C7.

Rule: every region needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R6C7. The 5 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 10 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR6C7
 Changed this step (square marker):
6 cellsR6C1, R6C6, R6C7, R6C9, R7C6, R9C7
Step 11 · Only candidate

Observe: column 6 has only one remaining candidate: R9C6.

Rule: every column needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R9C6. The 4 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 11 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR9C6
 Changed this step (square marker):
5 cellsR8C5, R9C3, R9C4, R9C5, R9C6
Step 12 · Only candidate

Observe: column 3 has only one remaining candidate: R1C3.

Rule: every column needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R1C3. The 2 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 12 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR1C3
 Changed this step (square marker):
3 cellsR1C1, R1C3, R3C4
Step 13 · Only candidate

Observe: row 3 has only one remaining candidate: R3C1.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R3C1. The 3 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 13 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR3C1
 Changed this step (square marker):
4 cellsR3C1, R4C2, R7C1, R8C1
Step 14 · Only candidate

Observe: row 4 has only one remaining candidate: R4C5.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R4C5. The 3 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 14 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR4C5
 Changed this step (square marker):
4 cellsR4C5, R5C4, R5C5, R7C5
Step 15 · Only candidate

Observe: row 5 has only one remaining candidate: R5C2.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R5C2. The 0 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 15 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR5C2
 Changed this step (square marker):
1 cellsR5C2
Step 16 · Only candidate

Observe: row 8 has only one remaining candidate: R8C9.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R8C9. The 1 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 16 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR8C9
 Changed this step (square marker):
2 cellsR7C9, R8C9
Step 17 · Only candidate

Observe: row 7 has only one remaining candidate: R7C4.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R7C4. The 0 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 17 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Queens show the complete solution. Reasoning basis (round marker):
1 cellsR7C4
 Changed this step (square marker):
1 cellsR7C4

A tempting mistake

A Queen at R1C1 looks possible before deductions. All 19 terminal branches run out of candidates in region 9, column 8, region 7, region 6, region 8, row 7. Rule out this tempting assumption.

Check every branch

  1. Try R4C2.

    1. Try R2C3.

      1. Try R5C4.

        The only candidate in region 7 forces R6C7.

        1. Try R7C5.

          The only candidate in region 4 forces R3C6.

          Region 9 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

        2. Try R7C9.

          Column 8 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

      2. Try R7C4.

        1. Try R5C5.

          The only candidate in region 7 forces R6C7.

          The only candidate in region 4 forces R3C6.

          Region 9 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

        2. Try R5C6.

          Region 7 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

      3. Try R9C4.

        1. Try R3C5.

          The only candidate in region 6 forces R5C6.

          Region 7 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

        2. Try R3C6.

          The only candidate in region 8 forces R7C5.

          Region 6 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

        3. Try R3C7.

          The only candidate in region 7 forces R5C8.

          The only candidate in region 6 forces R6C5.

          Region 8 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

    2. Try R9C3.

      1. Try R2C4.

        1. Try R3C6.

          1. Try R5C5.

            Region 8 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

          2. Try R6C5.

            Region 8 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

        2. Try R3C7.

          The only candidate in region 7 forces R5C8.

          The only candidate in region 6 forces R6C5.

          Region 8 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

      2. Try R2C5.

        The only candidate in region 4 forces R3C7.

        The only candidate in region 7 forces R5C8.

        Region 6 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

      3. Try R3C4.

        1. Try R2C7.

          The only candidate in region 7 forces R5C8.

          The only candidate in region 6 forces R6C5.

          Region 8 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

        2. Try R2C8.

          1. Try R5C7.

            The only candidate in region 6 forces R6C5.

            Region 8 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

          2. Try R6C7.

            The only candidate in column 6 forces R8C6.

            Row 7 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

  2. Try R5C2.

    1. Try R2C3.

      1. Try R7C4.

        The only candidate in region 6 forces R4C5.

        The only candidate in region 4 forces R3C7.

        Region 7 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

      2. Try R9C4.

        1. Try R4C5.

          The only candidate in region 4 forces R3C7.

          Region 7 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

        2. Try R6C5.

          Region 8 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

    2. Try R9C3.

      1. Try R4C5.

        The only candidate in region 2 forces R2C4.

        The only candidate in region 4 forces R3C7.

        Region 7 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

      2. Try R6C5.

        Region 8 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

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