Daily logic puzzle hints

Switches hints for August 18, 2026

Switches daily hints and answers for August 18, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Easy
3x3 grid4 move parstandard switchespatterns: │ 2, ― 4, + 2, ● 1

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 40004339 moves, top-list average 53344289 moves.

Hints
  1. Start at row 1, column 2. It flips row 1, column 2; row 1, column 1; row 1, column 3.
  2. Your second useful tap is row 3, column 1.
  3. The finishing tap lands on row 3, column 3.
Show the answer
  1. Tap row 1, column 2
  2. Tap row 3, column 1
  3. Tap row 3, column 2
  4. Tap row 3, column 3
Medium
4x4 grid5 move parstandard switchespatterns: ╲╱ 7, ― 3, + 2, ● 1, │ 3

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 160023895 moves, top-list average 193392946 moves.

Hints
  1. Start at row 1, column 1. It flips row 1, column 1; row 2, column 2.
  2. Your second useful tap is row 1, column 3.
  3. The finishing tap lands on row 3, column 4.
Show the answer
  1. Tap row 1, column 1
  2. Tap row 1, column 3
  3. Tap row 2, column 2
  4. Tap row 2, column 4
  5. Tap row 3, column 4
Hard
4x4 grid9 move parlinked symbolspatterns: │ 4, ― 4, + 4, ● 3, ╲╱ 1

2 ranked finishes sampled. Best 90116811 moves, top-list average 900279964 moves.

Hints
  1. Start at row 1, column 3. It flips row 1, column 3; row 2, column 3.
  2. Your second useful tap is row 2, column 1.
  3. The finishing tap lands on row 4, column 4.
Show the answer
  1. Tap row 1, column 3
  2. Tap row 2, column 1
  3. Tap row 2, column 2
  4. Tap row 2, column 3
  5. Tap row 3, column 1
  6. Tap row 3, column 2
  7. Tap row 3, column 3
  8. Tap row 4, column 2
  9. Tap row 4, column 4