5 × 5 Lights Out Puzzle · Stretch

The last light.

Switch off every light on a 5-by-5 board. Each press changes its square and its immediate neighbors.

Switch off

5 rows × 5 columns

Stretch

Turn every light off. Selecting a square switches it and the squares immediately above, below, left, and right.

0 pressesOptional goal: 10 presses

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About this lights out puzzle

Grid
5 × 5
Difficulty
Stretch
Time limit
None

Each press toggles one light and its immediate horizontal and vertical neighbors. Turn all 25 lights off. The starting board can be solved in 10 presses, but a longer solution counts too.

For the rules and a solving tip, visit lights out puzzles. Your unfinished board stays in this browser when saving is available.

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