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Finished today's Inkwell Games Stars and want more? Stars is a Star Battle puzzle, so you can keep solving right here — a fresh set of free boards every day across four difficulties, and an archive that never runs out. Stuck instead? Jump to the daily answers, every star placed by pure logic.

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Daily Inkwell Stars solutions

Stuck on a particular day? Each walkthrough shows how every star is placed with pure logic, no guessing — pick a date to step through the solve. New to the puzzle? How Inkwell Stars works.

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How Inkwell Stars works, and how this page fits

The puzzle

Stars is Inkwell Games' name for Star Battle. Place exactly two stars in every row, every column and every outlined region, and never let two stars touch, not even at a corner. Every board has one solution, and it can be reached without guessing.

Inkwell publishes one board a day that gets harder as the week goes on, and keeps only the current week's boards. That is the whole reason this page exists: when you want another one, or you want to see how today's was meant to fall, this is where to come.

What you get here

A written solution for every Inkwell Stars board, one deduction per step, so you can find the exact moment you got stuck. Four fresh Star Battle boards a day of our own, from easy to expert, every past day in the archive, and printable packs for paper. No account is needed to play; a free one keeps your streak.

Getting better at Stars

The players who finish Sunday's board are not guessing faster; they are ruling cells out sooner. Three habits do most of the work: cross off every cell a star touches, spot regions squeezed into two lines, and count rows against regions. The strategy guide shows each one on a real board, and every walkthrough above names the technique it uses.

Inkwell Stars FAQ

Is there an unlimited version of Inkwell Stars?

Yes, here. Inkwell publishes one Stars board a day and keeps about a week of them. TryHard Puzzles publishes the same puzzle (Star Battle) four times a day across easy, medium, hard and expert, keeps every board in an archive, and is free to play without an account.

Where is today's Inkwell Stars answer?

On this page. Each day's solution is listed by date above, newest first, and shows every star being placed by pure logic, one step at a time, rather than a finished grid you have to reverse-engineer.

Is Inkwell Stars the same as Star Battle?

Yes. Stars is Inkwell Games' name for the two-star Star Battle puzzle, which the New York Times prints as Two Not Touch. The rules are identical: two stars in every row, column and outlined region, and no two stars touching, even diagonally.

How do I get better at Stars puzzles?

Stop looking for stars and start ruling cells out. Cross off every cell around a placed star, spot regions squeezed into two rows or columns (they claim those lines), and count rows against regions to force placements. The strategy guide walks through each technique on a real board.

Is TryHard Puzzles connected to Inkwell Games?

No. TryHard Puzzles is an independent site that publishes its own Star Battle puzzles and writes these walkthroughs for the Inkwell Stars community. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Inkwell Games.

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