#497 — Tue, May 12, 2026
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A free nonogram (picross) puzzle, fresh every day. Use the row and column number clues to fill in the correct cells.
About puzzle #497
Nonogram #497 appeared on Tue, May 12, 2026 as easy difficulty on a 10x10 grid. Its solution fills 38 of 100 cells — 38% density, a fairly open picture where empty cells do a lot of the work. The clues break down into 22 runs across all rows and columns. The longest single run is 10 cells, in row 5, and the busiest line is row 4 with 2 separate runs to place. 1 line is completely filled edge to edge, free cells the moment you spot them. Like every daily here, it has exactly one solution reachable by logic alone.
Clues for puzzle #497
Each clue lists the lengths of the filled runs in that line, in order, with at least one empty cell between runs. A clue of 0 means the line is empty.
| Line | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 1 |
| 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 |
| Line | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 4 |
| 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 |