I Finally Figured Out the Mid-Week Puzzle Secret Solution

@porwest (112717)
United States
February 16, 2025 6:44am CST
For a long time on Bing, I'd given up on the midweek puzzle, which consists of eight squares you have to put together. A few times I solved it by "accident," but then I did some research and tried it out, and it still takes several maneuvers but works like a charm and makes it more fun to actually try to solve them. Basically, you get squares 1, 2 and 3 in place, and then you leave them alone. Then below the 1 you work on getting square 7 under square 1, and square 4 under square 2. Then you simply work the other squares counterclockwise until you've got all the squares where they need to be and voila! Puzzle solved. Do you ever do the Bing puzzles?
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Feb 25
I always solve the puzzles but it take many moves to do so. Sometimes way too many lol. And on occasion it’s quick.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Feb 25
@porwest I never gave up lol but I really got frustrated at times.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (112717)
• United States
20 Feb 25
@lovebuglena Oh, before I learned the trick, I definitely gave up more than a few times.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (112717)
• United States
20 Feb 25
Once I learned this secret, I can solve them in many less moves than it used to take, and I used to often just give up.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (127116)
• United States
16 Feb 25
I don't even know what Bing is. I do the Connections, Wordle, and Strands puzzles on the NY Times site each day though.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (112717)
• United States
16 Feb 25
Since I started using Bing, I have made over $250 from searches and the other various ways to earn points. I can't pass up the money if I am going to search anyway.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (127116)
• United States
16 Feb 25
@porwest it is a search engine?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Feb 25
No. These sorts of puzzles do my head in but good for you. I'm better with word puzzles.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (112717)
• United States
20 Feb 25
They did mine as well until I learned the secret. Now I find them kind of fun.
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Anish Asokan
@RevivedWarrior (3853)
• India
16 Feb 25
I have been loving the bing mid-week puzzle for the last 2 years. It is one of the things I look forward to , while using bing apart from the bing points. Here in India , it usually comes on Monday and Thursday. Initially I did struggle with quitting a few times. You do get bing points for attempting the puzzle. However , one day I figured it out. The whole idea is getting 1-2-3 squares at top. Then set the 4th and 7th square making sure 5 and 6 are together. Then it is easy to close.Atleast the idea is working for me and it has been an year plus that I am consistently winning that puzzle quickly. These days I close the puzzle in less than 40 moves. Glad you too enjoy the puzzle. Enjoy the time!