Archive · Puzzle #5
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
NumGrid
Puzzle #5 (Wednesday, May 27, 2026) sits in the mid-week NumGrid difficulty range. Wednesday and Thursday puzzles use 4- or 5-digit targets with moderate digit-pattern complexity — repeated digits show up more often, the per-digit feedback signal carries more interpretation, and the expected guess count climbs to 4-5 for a typical solver.
Late-month NumGrid puzzles close out the calendar month. Puzzle #5 is part of the closing run for the month; players tracking monthly streaks invest extra attention in the last week to lock in full-month records.
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How to solve any NumGrid in fewer guesses
Use the digit sum to narrow candidates fast
Read odd/even clues to halve the search space