Everyday Grids Gems Answers May 12, 2026 [Step By Step]

Everyday Grids Gems Answer Today: May 12, 2026

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This page has the complete Everyday Grids Gems answers for May 12, 2026 (12 May 2026): the solved grids for both the Normal and Hard Gems levels, plus a full solution walkthrough with a step by step explanation of every move. Need a quick cheat to check your grid, a hint to get unstuck, or a complete Gems guide? It’s all below, and each Everyday Grids Gems solution is verified against the puzzle rules, so it matches the May 12, 2026 puzzle in the app exactly.

About Everyday Grids Gems

Everyday Grids is a relaxing daily logic-puzzle game by Fanatee with seven different grids: Zip, Gems, Lotus, Panda, Libra, Sums and Hashi. Everyday Grids Gems is one of them. Split the grid into rectangles (gems). Each gem holds exactly one number, and that number is its size in cells. Every level can be solved with pure logic, with no guessing and no luck, and a brand-new Normal and Hard Gems puzzle is released every day. The game is free to download on Android and iPhone.

Everyday Grids Gems Answers and Solutions for May 12, 2026

Each level below shows the solved Gems grid first, so you can copy the answer straight away. If you’d rather learn how it’s done, tap Step by Step Explanation under the grid: the grid and the current step stay on screen together while you follow the solution one logical move at a time (R = row, C = column, counted from the top-left).

Everyday Grids Gems Normal Answer, May 12, 2026

11×11 grid
✅ Solved Normal grid
181163822923223238812215
181163822923223238812215
  1. 0/42
    Every number needs one rectangle of exactly that many cells, and rectangles can't overlap or contain two numbers. Tap Start to follow all 42 logical steps, no guessing.
  2. 1/42
    Draw a 1 wide × 11 tall rectangle for the 11 at R1C10 . Of the 2 rectangles of area 11 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 1 contains another number.
  3. 2/42
    Draw a 1 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 3 at R6C11 . Of the 4 rectangles of area 3 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 3 contain another number.
  4. 3/42
    Draw a 1 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 3 at R3C11 . Of the 4 rectangles of area 3 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 3 overlap a finished rectangle.
  5. 4/42
    Draw a 1 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 3 at R7C11 . Of the 4 rectangles of area 3 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 overlap a finished rectangle, 1 contains another number.
  6. 5/42
    Draw a 1 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 2 at R10C11 . Of the 3 rectangles of area 2 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 overlap a finished rectangle.
  7. 6/42
    Draw a 9 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 18 at R1C4 . Of the 12 rectangles of area 18 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 11 contain another number.
  8. 7/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R3C5, so it must belong to the 6 at R3C5 . That narrows it to 8 possible shapes.
  9. 8/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R4C2, R4C3, so they all must belong to the 8 at R4C3 . That narrows it to 3 possible shapes.
  10. 9/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R5C1, so it must belong to the 2 at R5C1 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
  11. 10/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R5C3, so it must belong to the 2 at R5C3 . That narrows it to 3 possible shapes.
  12. 11/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R5C7, R5C8, so they all must belong to the 9 at R5C7 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
  13. 12/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R6C1, so it must belong to the 2 at R6C1 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
  14. 13/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R6C5, so it must belong to the 3 at R6C5 . That narrows it to 3 possible shapes.
  15. 14/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R6C7, so it must belong to the 2 at R6C7 . That narrows it to 3 possible shapes.
  16. 15/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R6C9, so it must belong to the 2 at R6C9 . That narrows it to 3 possible shapes.
  17. 16/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R7C2, R7C3, R8C1, R8C2, R8C3, so they all must belong to the 8 at R8C3 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  18. 17/42
    Draw a 4 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 8 at R8C3 . Of the 21 rectangles of area 8 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 9 miss cells this number must cover, 9 contain another number, 2 overlap a finished rectangle.
  19. 18/42
    Draw a 2 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 2 at R6C1 . Of the 3 rectangles of area 2 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 1 contains another number, 1 overlaps a finished rectangle.
  20. 19/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R6C4, so it must belong to the 3 at R6C5 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
  21. 20/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R5C5, so it must belong to the 6 at R3C5 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
  22. 21/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R3C1, R3C2, R3C3, so they all must belong to the 8 at R4C3 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  23. 22/42
    Draw a 4 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 8 at R4C3 . Of the 21 rectangles of area 8 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 miss cells this number must cover, 7 overlap a finished rectangle, 11 contain another number.
  24. 23/42
    Draw a 2 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 2 at R5C1 . Of the 3 rectangles of area 2 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 1 overlaps a finished rectangle, 1 contains another number.
  25. 24/42
    Draw a 2 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 6 at R3C5 . Of the 20 rectangles of area 6 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 16 overlap a finished rectangle, 1 misses cells this number must cover, 2 contain another number.
  26. 25/42
    Draw a 3 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 9 at R5C7 . Of the 15 rectangles of area 9 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 6 contain another number, 8 overlap a finished rectangle.
  27. 26/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R5C4, so it must belong to the 2 at R5C3 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  28. 27/42
    Draw a 2 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 2 at R5C3 . Of the 4 rectangles of area 2 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 1 overlaps a finished rectangle, 1 contains another number, 1 misses cells this number must cover.
  29. 28/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R6C3, so it must belong to the 3 at R6C5 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  30. 29/42
    Draw a 3 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 3 at R6C5 . Of the 6 rectangles of area 3 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 1 misses cells this number must cover, 2 contain another number, 2 overlap a finished rectangle.
  31. 30/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R6C6, so it must belong to the 2 at R6C7 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  32. 31/42
    Draw a 2 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 2 at R6C7 . Of the 4 rectangles of area 2 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 miss cells this number must cover, 1 contains another number.
  33. 32/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R6C8, so it must belong to the 2 at R6C9 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  34. 33/42
    Draw a 2 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 2 at R6C9 . Of the 4 rectangles of area 2 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 overlap a finished rectangle, 1 misses cells this number must cover.
  35. 34/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R7C5, so it must belong to the 2 at R7C5 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
  36. 35/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R7C9, R8C9, so they all must belong to the 8 at R8C9 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
  37. 36/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R9C1, R10C1, R11C1, R11C2, R11C3, R11C4, so they all must belong to the 15 at R11C4 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  38. 37/42
    Draw a 5 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 15 at R11C4 . Of the 7 rectangles of area 15 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 1 misses cells this number must cover, 2 contain another number, 3 overlap a finished rectangle.
  39. 38/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R8C5, so it must belong to the 2 at R7C5 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  40. 39/42
    Draw a 1 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 2 at R7C5 . Of the 4 rectangles of area 2 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 1 overlaps a finished rectangle, 1 misses cells this number must cover, 1 contains another number.
  41. 40/42
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R9C6, R9C7, R10C6, R10C7, R11C6, R11C7, R11C8, R11C9, so they all must belong to the 12 at R10C7 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  42. 41/42
    Draw a 4 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 12 at R10C7 . Of the 28 rectangles of area 12 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 18 overlap a finished rectangle, 6 contain another number, 2 miss cells this number must cover, 1 overlaps cells already claimed by another number.
  43. 42/42
    Draw a 4 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 8 at R8C9 . Of the 21 rectangles of area 8 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 18 overlap a finished rectangle, 2 contain another number. ✅ Solved!
Gems Normal answer as text
18: R1C1 to R2C9 (9×2); 11: R1C10 to R11C10 (1×11); 3: R1C11 to R3C11 (1×3); 8: R3C1 to R4C4 (4×2); 6: R3C5 to R5C6 (2×3); 9: R3C7 to R5C9 (3×3); 3: R4C11 to R6C11 (1×3); 2: R5C1 to R5C2 (2×1); 2: R5C3 to R5C4 (2×1); 2: R6C1 to R6C2 (2×1); 3: R6C3 to R6C5 (3×1); 2: R6C6 to R6C7 (2×1); 2: R6C8 to R6C9 (2×1); 8: R7C1 to R8C4 (4×2); 2: R7C5 to R8C5 (1×2); 8: R7C6 to R8C9 (4×2); 3: R7C11 to R9C11 (1×3); 15: R9C1 to R11C5 (5×3); 12: R9C6 to R11C9 (4×3); 2: R10C11 to R11C11 (1×2).
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Everyday Grids Gems Hard Answer, May 12, 2026

10×10 grid
✅ Solved Hard grid
2286109141212610333
2286109141212610333
  1. 0/29
    Every number needs one rectangle of exactly that many cells, and rectangles can't overlap or contain two numbers. Tap Start to follow all 29 logical steps, no guessing.
  2. 1/29
    Draw a 2 wide × 7 tall rectangle for the 14 at R5C9 . Of the 12 rectangles of area 14 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 11 contain another number.
  3. 2/29
    Draw a 2 wide × 6 tall rectangle for the 12 at R6C5 . Of the 44 rectangles of area 12 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 43 contain another number.
  4. 3/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R1C1, R2C1, so they all must belong to the 2 at R2C1 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  5. 4/29
    Draw a 1 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 2 at R2C1 . Of the 3 rectangles of area 2 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 miss cells this number must cover.
  6. 5/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R1C4, R1C5, R2C4, R2C5, so they all must belong to the 8 at R2C4 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
  7. 6/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R1C7, so it must belong to the 2 at R1C7 . That narrows it to 3 possible shapes.
  8. 7/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R1C9, R1C10, R2C9, R2C10, R3C9, R3C10, so they all must belong to the 6 at R3C9 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  9. 8/29
    Draw a 2 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 6 at R3C9 . Of the 15 rectangles of area 6 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 5 miss cells this number must cover, 1 contains another number, 8 overlap a finished rectangle.
  10. 9/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R3C4, R3C5, R4C4, R4C5, so they all must belong to the 10 at R4C5 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
  11. 10/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R3C7, R4C7, so they all must belong to the 9 at R4C7 . That narrows it to 3 possible shapes.
  12. 11/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R5C2, R5C3, R6C2, R6C3, R9C2, R9C3, R10C2, R10C3, so they all must belong to the 12 at R6C3 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  13. 12/29
    Draw a 2 wide × 6 tall rectangle for the 12 at R6C3 . Of the 37 rectangles of area 12 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 17 overlap a finished rectangle, 10 overlap cells claimed by another number, 5 miss cells this number must cover, 4 contain another number.
  14. 13/29
    Draw a 1 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 3 at R7C1 . Of the 4 rectangles of area 3 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 1 overlaps a finished rectangle, 2 contain another number.
  15. 14/29
    Draw a 1 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 3 at R8C1 . Of the 4 rectangles of area 3 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 overlap a finished rectangle, 1 contains another number.
  16. 15/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R1C2, R1C3, R2C2, R2C3, so they all must belong to the 8 at R2C4 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  17. 16/29
    Draw a 4 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 8 at R2C4 . Of the 17 rectangles of area 8 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 3 contain another number, 3 overlap a finished rectangle, 1 misses cells this number must cover, 9 overlap cells claimed by another number.
  18. 17/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R3C1, R3C2, R3C3, R4C1, R4C2, R4C3, so they all must belong to the 10 at R4C5 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  19. 18/29
    Draw a 5 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 10 at R4C5 . Of the 20 rectangles of area 10 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 5 contain another number, 1 misses cells this number must cover, 3 overlap cells claimed by another number, 10 overlap a finished rectangle.
  20. 19/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R6C6, so it must belong to the 6 at R6C6 . That narrows it to 3 possible shapes.
  21. 20/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R6C8, R7C8, R9C8, R10C8, so they all must belong to the 10 at R6C8 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
  22. 21/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R8C6, R9C6, R10C6, so they all must belong to the 3 at R8C6 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  23. 22/29
    Draw a 1 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 3 at R8C6 . Of the 6 rectangles of area 3 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 overlap a finished rectangle, 2 miss cells this number must cover, 1 contains another number.
  24. 23/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R7C6, so it must belong to the 6 at R6C6 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
  25. 24/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R1C6, so it must belong to the 2 at R1C7 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  26. 25/29
    Draw a 2 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 2 at R1C7 . Of the 3 rectangles of area 2 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 miss cells this number must cover.
  27. 26/29
    No other number has a rectangle that can cover R1C8, R8C8, so they all must belong to the 10 at R6C8 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
  28. 27/29
    Draw a 1 wide × 10 tall rectangle for the 10 at R6C8 . Of the 18 rectangles of area 10 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 7 overlap a finished rectangle, 6 contain another number, 2 overlap cells claimed by another number, 2 miss cells this number must cover.
  29. 28/29
    Draw a 1 wide × 9 tall rectangle for the 9 at R4C7 . Of the 13 rectangles of area 9 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 10 overlap a finished rectangle, 2 contain another number.
  30. 29/29
    Draw a 1 wide × 6 tall rectangle for the 6 at R6C6 . Of the 22 rectangles of area 6 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 12 overlap a finished rectangle, 9 contain another number. ✅ Solved!
Gems Hard answer as text
2: R1C1 to R2C1 (1×2); 8: R1C2 to R2C5 (4×2); 2: R1C6 to R1C7 (2×1); 10: R1C8 to R10C8 (1×10); 6: R1C9 to R3C10 (2×3); 6: R2C6 to R7C6 (1×6); 9: R2C7 to R10C7 (1×9); 10: R3C1 to R4C5 (5×2); 14: R4C9 to R10C10 (2×7); 3: R5C1 to R7C1 (1×3); 12: R5C2 to R10C3 (2×6); 12: R5C4 to R10C5 (2×6); 3: R8C1 to R10C1 (1×3); 3: R8C6 to R10C6 (1×3).
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How to Solve Everyday Grids Gems: Quick Tips

Want to beat tomorrow’s Everyday Grids Gems without help? These are the logical moves our step by step solutions use most often:
  • Begin with numbers that fit only one rectangle shape, often big numbers in tight spaces.
  • Look for empty cells that only one number can reach; they must belong to that number.
  • Cells shared by every possible shape of a number always belong to it, even before you know the exact shape.
  • A 1 is already complete, and a 2 can only go in a straight pair.

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Everyday Grids Gems FAQ

How do you play Everyday Grids Gems?
Split the grid into rectangles (gems). Each gem holds exactly one number, and that number is its size in cells.
Is there a Normal and a Hard Gems puzzle every day?
Yes. Everyday Grids releases a Normal and a Hard Gems level every day, and both answers and solutions are on this page.
Are these Everyday Grids Gems answers for May 12, 2026 correct?
Yes. Each grid is solved with pure logic step by step and checked against the puzzle rules, so it matches the one valid solution.
My Gems puzzle looks different. What should I do?
Check the date first: this page is for May 12, 2026. Use the date links under More Days to find your day, and if it still looks different, leave a comment so we can check it.
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