Free online 5x5 nonogram — hard

A grid ready to play below — tap or click to fill, ✕ to mark blanks. Solvable by pure logic.

Why play hard 5x5?

The 5×5 is the front door of nonograms: twenty-five cells, short clues, a solution that falls in minutes. Perfect for taming the clue mechanics — or for a coffee break that ends too soon.

On hard, the grid is sparse: every cell is earned, the back-and-forth multiplies, and the advanced techniques — overlap, edge logic — earn their keep on every line.

This page’s grid has 16 filled cells out of 25 (64%) and resolves in 3 propagation passes — verified solvable without ever guessing, like all our grids.

Keep going

• The full game110 pictures + Daily challenge
• Learn to solveinteractive beginner guide
• Step-by-step solverpaste your clues
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