This sheet prints queens puzzles #42 from the daily archive for Nov 9, 2026 (easy). Today's sheet is a 6 by 6 grid cut into 6 color regions (largest 12 cells, smallest 3); 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.
| A | A | A | B | B | B |
| C | C | C | D | B | F |
| C | E | D | D | D | F |
| C | E | E | D | D | F |
| E | E | F | F | F | F |
| E | F | F | F | F | F |
Mark queens with a filled circle and cross out eliminated cells; no two queens may touch, not even diagonally.
| A | A | A | B | B | B |
| C | C | C | D | B | F |
| C | E | D | D | D | F |
| C | E | E | D | D | F |
| E | E | F | F | F | F |
| E | F | F | F | F | F |