5 × 5 Lights Out Puzzle · Stretch
The midnight garden.
A five-by-five challenge with an eleven-press shortest route. Take it slowly; the hint button is always available.
Switch off
Stretch5 rows × 5 columns
Turn every light off. Selecting a square switches it and the squares immediately above, below, left, and right.
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 11 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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