Free printable · Answer key included

Printable 9x9 Nurikabe Puzzles (Hard), Pack 2

Our biggest printable Nurikabe puzzles. A 9x9 grid takes patience and careful bookkeeping, so it suits experienced solvers who want a full page to work through.

Pack 2 of 3 has four Nurikabe puzzles with an answer key on the second page. Each grid has 18 to 19 numbered islands.

How to solve

  • Island sizes: Each number is part of a white island with exactly that many cells.
  • One number per island: Every island holds exactly one number, and islands never touch along an edge.
  • One sea: All shaded cells connect into a single group.
  • No pools: No 2x2 square may be fully shaded.

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