Free printable · Answer key included

Printable 10x10 Nonograms (Medium)

Ten-by-ten nonograms are where the method really kicks in: overlapping blocks, crossing off empty squares and carrying what you learn from rows to columns. A good size for a lunch break or a classroom challenge.

This first pack has six nonograms with an answer key on the second page. Between 50 and 70 percent of the squares end up shaded, so no two grids look alike.

How to solve

  • Read the clues: The numbers beside a row (or above a column) are the lengths of its shaded blocks, in order, with at least one empty square between blocks.
  • Start with big blocks: A block longer than half the line always covers its middle squares, wherever it slides.
  • Mark the empties: Put a dot or an X in squares that must stay empty. They cut lines into smaller pieces.
  • Cross over: Every square you settle in a row is new information for its column, and the other way round.

Free to print and copy for home, classroom and library use. Every puzzle has one answer you can reach by logic alone.