January 2026 Sections Puzzles
All 31 Sections puzzles from January 2026. Pick a date to play it.
How January played out
Grids this month ran from 5×5 to 9×9, and 78% of players who started a puzzle went on to finish it, taking 6:47 on average. The one that caused the most trouble was January 27, 2026, finished by just 40% of the people who opened it.
Every puzzle below is free to play and keeps its own permanent link. Completion rates come from real plays, so they are a far better guide to difficulty than grid size alone.
Every puzzle in January 2026
- January 31, 2026Medium · 6×6 · 75%
- January 30, 2026Hard · 8×8 · 63%
- January 29, 2026Medium · 6×6 · 62%
- January 28, 2026Hard · 8×8 · 62%
- January 27, 2026Hard · 8×8 · 40%
- January 26, 2026Medium · 6×6 · 58%
- January 25, 2026Medium · 6×6 · 44%
- January 24, 2026Medium · 5×5 · 58%
- January 23, 2026Hard · 9×9 · 49%
- January 22, 2026Hard · 8×8 · 71%
- January 21, 2026Hard · 8×8 · 89%
- January 20, 2026Medium · 6×6 · 95%
- January 19, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 100%
- January 18, 2026Medium · 6×6 · 91%
- January 17, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 91%
- January 16, 2026Medium · 6×6 · 92%
- January 15, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 95%
- January 14, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 83%
- January 13, 2026Hard · 9×9 · 70%
- January 12, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 91%
- January 11, 2026Hard · 9×9 · 77%
- January 10, 2026Hard · 9×9 · 70%
- January 9, 2026Hard · 8×8 · 89%
- January 8, 2026Hard · 8×8 · 86%
- January 7, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 100%
- January 6, 2026Hard · 8×8 · 63%
- January 5, 2026Hard · 8×8 · 92%
- January 4, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 100%
- January 3, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 89%
- January 2, 2026Medium · 6×6 · 97%
- January 1, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 85%