LinkedIn Queens #916 Answer & Hints – November 2, 2026

Independent walkthrough by Queens Gamers · November 2, 2026 · 7×7 · Play on LinkedIn

LinkedIn Queens hints and the full solution for puzzle #916 on November 2, 2026. Follow 11 verified deductions on this 7×7 board, starting with region 3.

Unsolved Queens #916 · Small cell numbers identify regions. Rows run from top to bottom; columns from left to right. Dots are candidates, × marks excluded cells.

Region 1 (4 cells) · Region 2 (30 cells) · Region 3 (1 cell) · Region 4 (4 cells) · Region 5 (4 cells) · Region 6 (4 cells) · Region 7 (2 cells)

LinkedIn Queens #916 hints

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

Hint 1

Start with region 3. Its candidates are R1C7. Which placement is forced? 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):

1 cells

R1C7

Hint 2

Observe: region 3 has only one remaining candidate: R1C7.

Rule: every region needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R1C7. The 13 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

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):

1 cells

R1C7

Changed this step (square marker):

14 cells

R1C1, R1C2, R1C3, R1C4, R1C5, R1C6, R1C7, R2C6, R2C7, R3C7, R4C7, R5C7, R6C7, R7C7

Hint 3

Step 1: Observe: region 3 has only one remaining candidate: R1C7.

Rule: every region needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R1C7. The 13 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Board after step 1; earlier deductions are already applied.

Hint 3: 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):

1 cells

R1C7

Changed this step (square marker):

14 cells

R1C1, R1C2, R1C3, R1C4, R1C5, R1C6, R1C7, R2C6, R2C7, R3C7, R4C7, R5C7, R6C7, R7C7

Reveal answer

Queens #916 full solution

Full solution for LinkedIn Queens #916 · 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)
Row	Column	Region
R1	C7	3
R2	C2	1
R3	C4	4
R4	C6	5
R5	C3	2
R6	C5	6
R7	C1	7

How to solve LinkedIn Queens #916

Step-by-step walkthrough

The key insight

The opening deduction: Observe: region 3 has only one remaining candidate: R1C7.

Rule: every region needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R1C7. The 13 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

Your solving route

Steps 1–1: narrow the candidates until R1C7 is forced.
Steps 2–11: 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 · Only candidate

Observe: region 3 has only one remaining candidate: R1C7.

Rule: every region needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R1C7. The 13 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

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):

1 cells

R1C7

Changed this step (square marker):

14 cells

R1C1, R1C2, R1C3, R1C4, R1C5, R1C6, R1C7, R2C6, R2C7, R3C7, R4C7, R5C7, R6C7, R7C7

Step 2 · Locked candidates

Observe: region 1 has 2 remaining candidates: R2C1, R2C2. All lie in row 2.

Rule: region 1 needs one Queen, so it will occupy row 2. row 2 can contain no second Queen outside region 1.

Therefore: mark R2C3, R2C4, R2C5 ×.

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):

2 cells

R2C1, R2C2

Changed this step (square marker):

3 cells

R2C3, R2C4, R2C5

Step 3 · Locked candidates

Observe: region 4 has 2 remaining candidates: R3C3, R3C4. All lie in row 3.

Rule: region 4 needs one Queen, so it will occupy row 3. row 3 can contain no second Queen outside region 4.

Therefore: mark R3C1, R3C2, R3C5, R3C6 ×.

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 cells

R3C3, R3C4

Changed this step (square marker):

4 cells

R3C1, R3C2, R3C5, R3C6

Step 4 · Locked candidates

Observe: region 5 has 2 remaining candidates: R4C5, R4C6. All lie in row 4.

Rule: region 5 needs one Queen, so it will occupy row 4. row 4 can contain no second Queen outside region 5.

Therefore: mark R4C1, R4C2, R4C3, R4C4 ×.

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):

2 cells

R4C5, R4C6

Changed this step (square marker):

4 cells

R4C1, R4C2, R4C3, R4C4

Step 5 · Locked candidates

Observe: region 7 has 2 remaining candidates: R6C1, R7C1. All lie in column 1.

Rule: region 7 needs one Queen, so it will occupy column 1. column 1 can contain no second Queen outside region 7.

Therefore: mark R2C1, R5C1 ×.

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 cells

R6C1, R7C1

Changed this step (square marker):

2 cells

R2C1, R5C1

Step 6 · Only candidate

Observe: row 2 has only one remaining candidate: R2C2.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R2C2. The 4 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

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):

1 cells

R2C2

Changed this step (square marker):

5 cells

R2C2, R3C3, R5C2, R6C2, R7C2

Step 7 · Only candidate

Observe: row 3 has only one remaining candidate: R3C4.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R3C4. The 4 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

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):

1 cells

R3C4

Changed this step (square marker):

5 cells

R3C4, R4C5, R5C4, R6C4, R7C4

Step 8 · Only candidate

Observe: row 4 has only one remaining candidate: R4C6.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R4C6. The 4 cells marked × conflict with it by row, column, region or diagonal adjacency.

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):

1 cells

R4C6

Changed this step (square marker):

5 cells

R4C6, R5C5, R5C6, R6C6, R7C6

Step 9 · Only candidate

Observe: row 5 has only one remaining candidate: R5C3.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R5C3. The 3 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 cells

R5C3

Changed this step (square marker):

4 cells

R5C3, R6C3, R7C3, R7C5

Step 10 · Only candidate

Observe: row 7 has only one remaining candidate: R7C1.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R7C1. The 1 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 cells

R7C1

Changed this step (square marker):

2 cells

R6C1, R7C1

Step 11 · Only candidate

Observe: row 6 has only one remaining candidate: R6C5.

Rule: every row needs exactly one Queen.

Therefore: place a Queen at R6C5. The 0 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. Queens show the complete solution. Reasoning basis (round marker):

1 cells

R6C5

Changed this step (square marker):

1 cells

R6C5

A tempting mistake

A Queen at R1C1 looks possible before deductions. Following the forced placements leaves region 3 without a possible Queen. Rule out this tempting assumption.

Check every branch

Region 3 has no possible Queen: contradiction.

LinkedIn Queens #916 Answer & Hints – November 2, 2026

LinkedIn Queens #916 hints

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