This sheet prints queens puzzles #22 from the daily archive for Oct 20, 2026 (easy). Today's sheet is a 6 by 6 grid cut into 6 color regions (largest 10 cells, smallest 2); exactly 6 queens must be placed, one per row, column and region. Print it with your browser's print dialog (Ctrl/Cmd + P) and check yourself against the solution on the last page. Prefer to solve on screen instead? Play this puzzle online, or browse more printable queens puzzles from past days.
Method: scan for a lettered region that lives inside a single row or column; that line’s queen belongs to it, so cross the line’s other letters out. The full step-by-step method is in the how to play queens puzzles guide.
| D | A | B | C | C | C |
| D | A | B | B | E | C |
| D | D | F | E | E | C |
| D | F | F | E | C | C |
| D | D | F | E | E | C |
| F | F | F | E | C | C |
Mark queens with a filled circle and cross out eliminated cells; no two queens may touch, not even diagonally.
| D | A | B | C | C | C |
| D | A | B | B | E | C |
| D | D | F | E | E | C |
| D | F | F | E | C | C |
| D | D | F | E | E | C |
| F | F | F | E | C | C |