Everyday Grids Gems Answer Today: May 16, 2025

This page has the complete Everyday Grids Gems answers for May 16, 2025 (16 May 2025): 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 16, 2025 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 16, 2025
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 16, 2025
10×10 grid- 0/38Every number needs one rectangle of exactly that many cells, and rectangles can't overlap or contain two numbers. Tap Start to follow all 38 logical steps, no guessing.
- 1/38Draw a 3 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 3 at R1C9 . Of the 3 rectangles of area 3 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 contain another number.
- 2/38Draw a 5 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 5 at R1C7 . Of the 5 rectangles of area 5 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 3 overlap a finished rectangle, 1 contains another number.
- 3/38Draw a 2 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 2 at R1C2 . 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.
- 4/38Draw a 10 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 10 at R2C2 . Of the 10 rectangles of area 10 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 overlap a finished rectangle, 7 contain another number.
- 5/38Draw a 4 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 12 at R9C2 . Of the 16 rectangles of area 12 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 15 contain another number.
- 6/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R3C2, R3C3, R3C4, R3C5, R3C7, so they all must belong to the 7 at R3C5 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
- 7/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R3C9, so it must belong to the 2 at R3C9 . That narrows it to 3 possible shapes.
- 8/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R4C1, R5C1, so they all must belong to the 3 at R4C1 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
- 9/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R4C2, R5C2, R6C2, so they all must belong to the 3 at R6C2 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 10/38Draw a 1 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 3 at R6C2 . Of the 5 rectangles of area 3 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 miss cells this number must cover, 2 overlap a finished rectangle.
- 11/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R4C3, R4C4, R4C5, R4C7, R5C3, R5C4, R5C5, so they all must belong to the 10 at R4C7 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 12/38Draw a 5 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 10 at R4C7 . Of the 18 rectangles of area 10 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 8 contain another number, 5 overlap cells claimed by another number, 1 misses cells this number must cover, 3 overlap a finished rectangle.
- 13/38Draw a 2 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 4 at R5C9 . Of the 10 rectangles of area 4 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 3 overlap a finished rectangle, 6 contain another number.
- 14/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R3C6, so it must belong to the 7 at R3C5 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
- 15/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R4C10, R5C10, so they all must belong to the 3 at R5C10 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
- 16/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R6C1, so it must belong to the 3 at R4C1 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 17/38Draw a 1 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 3 at R4C1 . 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 misses cells this number must cover.
- 18/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R3C1, so it must belong to the 7 at R3C5 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 19/38Draw a 7 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 7 at R3C5 . Of the 7 rectangles of area 7 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.
- 20/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R3C8, so it must belong to the 2 at R3C9 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 21/38Draw a 2 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 2 at R3C9 . Of the 4 rectangles of area 2 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 1 misses cells this number must cover, 2 overlap a finished rectangle.
- 22/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R3C10, so it must belong to the 3 at R5C10 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 23/38Draw a 1 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 3 at R5C10 . 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 miss cells this number must cover.
- 24/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R6C3, R6C4, R6C5, R6C6, so they all must belong to the 5 at R6C6 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 25/38Draw a 5 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 5 at R6C6 . Of the 10 rectangles of area 5 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 4 contain another number, 4 overlap a finished rectangle, 1 misses cells this number must cover.
- 26/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R6C8, R6C9, R6C10, so they all must belong to the 3 at R6C8 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 27/38Draw a 3 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 3 at R6C8 . Of the 6 rectangles of area 3 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 1 contains another number, 3 overlap a finished rectangle, 1 misses cells this number must cover.
- 28/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R7C9, R7C10, R8C9, R8C10, so they all must belong to the 12 at R7C9 . That narrows it to 3 possible shapes.
- 29/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R9C5, so it must belong to the 3 at R9C5 . That narrows it to 3 possible shapes.
- 30/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R10C1, R10C2, so they all must belong to the 2 at R10C2 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 31/38Draw a 2 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 2 at R10C2 . Of the 3 rectangles of area 2 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 1 misses cells this number must cover, 1 contains another number.
- 32/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R10C3, R10C4, so they all must belong to the 3 at R10C4 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 33/38Draw a 3 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 3 at R10C4 . Of the 4 rectangles of area 3 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 1 contains another number, 1 misses cells this number must cover, 1 overlaps a finished rectangle.
- 34/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R10C6, R10C7, so they all must belong to the 8 at R10C7 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
- 35/38No other number has a rectangle that can cover R7C8, R8C8, R9C10, R10C10, so they all must belong to the 12 at R7C9 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 36/38Draw a 3 wide × 4 tall rectangle for the 12 at R7C9 . Of the 26 rectangles of area 12 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 16 overlap a finished rectangle, 3 miss cells this number must cover, 6 contain another number.
- 37/38Draw a 2 wide × 4 tall rectangle for the 8 at R10C7 . Of the 10 rectangles of area 8 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 7 overlap a finished rectangle, 2 contain another number.
- 38/38Draw a 1 wide × 3 tall rectangle for the 3 at R9C5 . Of the 5 rectangles of area 3 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 4 overlap a finished rectangle. ✅ Solved!
Gems Normal answer as text
Everyday Grids Gems Hard Answer, May 16, 2025
10×10 grid- 0/23Every number needs one rectangle of exactly that many cells, and rectangles can't overlap or contain two numbers. Tap Start to follow all 23 logical steps, no guessing.
- 1/23Draw a 7 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 14 at R2C5 . Of the 12 rectangles of area 14 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 11 contain another number.
- 2/23Draw a 7 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 14 at R9C7 . Of the 12 rectangles of area 14 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 11 contain another number.
- 3/23No 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.
- 4/23Draw 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, 1 contains another number, 1 misses cells this number must cover.
- 5/23No other number has a rectangle that can cover R1C2, R2C2, so they all must belong to the 2 at R2C2 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 6/23Draw a 1 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 2 at R2C2 . Of the 4 rectangles of area 2 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 contain another number, 1 misses cells this number must cover.
- 7/23No other number has a rectangle that can cover R1C3, R2C3, so they all must belong to the 2 at R2C3 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 8/23Draw a 1 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 2 at R2C3 . Of the 4 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, 1 misses cells this number must cover.
- 9/23No other number has a rectangle that can cover R3C4, R3C5, R3C8, R3C9, R3C10, so they all must belong to the 10 at R3C5 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 10/23Draw a 10 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 10 at R3C5 . Of the 18 rectangles of area 10 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 9 contain another number, 5 overlap a finished rectangle, 3 miss cells this number must cover.
- 11/23No other number has a rectangle that can cover R4C1, R4C2, R5C1, R5C2, R6C1, R6C2, R7C1, so they all must belong to the 8 at R6C2 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 12/23Draw a 2 wide × 4 tall rectangle for the 8 at R6C2 . Of the 17 rectangles of area 8 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 9 contain another number, 3 miss cells this number must cover, 4 overlap a finished rectangle.
- 13/23No other number has a rectangle that can cover R4C8, R4C9, R4C10, so they all must belong to the 3 at R4C8 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 14/23Draw a 3 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 3 at R4C8 . Of the 6 rectangles of area 3 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 miss cells this number must cover, 2 overlap a finished rectangle, 1 contains another number.
- 15/23No other number has a rectangle that can cover R4C6, R4C7, R5C6, so they all must belong to the 8 at R5C6 . That narrows it to 2 possible shapes.
- 16/23No other number has a rectangle that can cover R4C3, R5C3, R6C3, R6C4, R6C5, R7C3, R7C4, R7C5, so they all must belong to the 12 at R6C5 . That leaves it only one possible shape.
- 17/23Draw a 3 wide × 4 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, 14 overlap a finished rectangle, 19 contain another number, 4 miss cells this number must cover, 6 overlap cells claimed by another number.
- 18/23Draw a 2 wide × 4 tall rectangle for the 8 at R5C6 . Of the 22 rectangles of area 8 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 16 overlap a finished rectangle, 5 contain another number.
- 19/23Draw a 3 wide × 4 tall rectangle for the 12 at R5C8 . Of the 37 rectangles of area 12 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 30 overlap a finished rectangle, 6 contain another number.
- 20/23Draw a 5 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 5 at R8C6 . Of the 8 rectangles of area 5 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 contain another number, 5 overlap a finished rectangle.
- 21/23Draw a 2 wide × 1 tall rectangle for the 2 at R8C2 . Of the 4 rectangles of area 2 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 3 overlap a finished rectangle.
- 22/23Draw a 2 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 4 at R9C8 . Of the 9 rectangles of area 4 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 6 overlap a finished rectangle, 2 contain another number.
- 23/23Draw a 1 wide × 2 tall rectangle for the 2 at R9C10 . Of the 3 rectangles of area 2 that could hold it, only this one still works, of the others, 2 overlap a finished rectangle. ✅ Solved!
Gems Hard answer as text
How to Solve Everyday Grids Gems: Quick Tips
- 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.