MONTHLY PUZZLE RECORDS

March 2026.

1 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2026. Figures cover the dated records listed below and update when more verified records are added.

31published records
5.45average minimum moves
7largest minimum move count

Difficulty this month

DifficultyMinimum movesPuzzlesShare
Easy5 or fewer1858.1%
Moderate61238.7%
Tricky713.2%
Hard800.0%
Expert9 or more00.0%

Hardest puzzles in March 2026.

“Hardest” here means the largest shortest-path distance, 7 moves. 1 record reaches that distance; every tie is listed.

Every included puzzle

PuzzleDateMinimum movesDifficulty
#229 · READ31 Mar 20265Easy
#228 · MUSH30 Mar 20266Moderate
#227 · SWAG29 Mar 20265Easy
#226 · HAZY28 Mar 20267Tricky
#225 · HAWK27 Mar 20265Easy
#224 · LANE26 Mar 20266Moderate
#223 · GEAR25 Mar 20265Easy
#222 · TIER24 Mar 20266Moderate
#221 · WERE23 Mar 20265Easy
#220 · LAND22 Mar 20266Moderate
#219 · YELL21 Mar 20265Easy
#218 · HAZE20 Mar 20266Moderate
#217 · CAGE19 Mar 20265Easy
#216 · TIES18 Mar 20266Moderate
#215 · SWAB17 Mar 20265Easy
#214 · TICK16 Mar 20265Easy
#213 · FUEL15 Mar 20265Easy
#212 · YELP14 Mar 20266Moderate
#211 · SHED13 Mar 20265Easy
#210 · REAL12 Mar 20266Moderate
#209 · TIDE11 Mar 20265Easy
#208 · CENT10 Mar 20266Moderate
#207 · SPUN9 Mar 20265Easy
#206 · UNIT8 Mar 20266Moderate
#205 · WAKE7 Mar 20265Easy
#204 · LAKE6 Mar 20266Moderate
#203 · SAWS5 Mar 20265Easy
#202 · JARS4 Mar 20266Moderate
#201 · PONG3 Mar 20265Easy
#200 · DUKE2 Mar 20265Easy
#199 · ROVE1 Mar 20265Easy

Scope and calculation

Records with an unconfirmed date are excluded from monthly totals. The full archive contains 1 such record.

Each listed puzzle contributes its independently calculated minimum move count once. The average of 5.45 is 169 minimum moves divided by 31 records, rounded to two decimal places. All puzzles tied at the maximum are shown above.

These distance-based labels use the same five thresholds throughout the site. They describe the checked word graph, rather than player completion rates. Read the verification method or compare other months.