October 2026 Sections Puzzles
All 21 Sections puzzles from October 2026. Pick a date to play it.
How October played out
Grids this month ran from 5×5 to 9×9, and 73% of players who started a puzzle went on to finish it, taking 6:28 on average. The one that caused the most trouble was October 18, 2026, finished by just 38% 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 October 2026
- October 21, 2026Medium · 7×7 · 80%
- October 20, 2026Medium · 6×6 · 86%
- October 19, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 70%
- October 18, 2026Hard · 9×9 · 38%
- October 17, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 66%
- October 16, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 74%
- October 15, 2026Hard · 8×8 · 77%
- October 14, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 81%
- October 13, 2026Medium · 7×7 · 81%
- October 12, 2026Medium · 7×7 · 81%
- October 11, 2026Hard · 8×8 · 77%
- October 10, 2026Hard · 8×8 · 63%
- October 9, 2026Medium · 7×7 · 87%
- October 8, 2026Hard · 9×9 · 59%
- October 7, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 75%
- October 6, 2026Hard · 7×7 · 57%
- October 5, 2026Medium · 7×7 · 77%
- October 4, 2026Medium · 7×7 · 85%
- October 3, 2026Easy · 5×5 · 87%
- October 2, 2026Hard · 8×8 · 57%
- October 1, 2026Medium · 6×6 · 78%