5x5 foundations
Four compact grids for seeing how row and column clues interact.
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Choose a Nonogram by grid size
The levels describe grid size and measured solve behavior, not a tested age or grade range.
10x10 picture logic
Four grids with longer runs, fifth gridlines, and more cross-line propagation.
15x15 silhouettes
Four larger grids with denser clues and longer deduction sequences.
What is inside the Nonogram pack?
Each silhouette, binary matrix, clue set, and answer is independently generated and verified.
1. Crown
5x5 grid - 19 filled cells - answer page 13
2. Arrow
5x5 grid - 11 filled cells - answer page 14
3. House
5x5 grid - 17 filled cells - answer page 15
4. Tulip
5x5 grid - 15 filled cells - answer page 16
5. Tree
10x10 grid - 34 filled cells - answer page 17
6. Mushroom
10x10 grid - 54 filled cells - answer page 18
7. Robot
10x10 grid - 51 filled cells - answer page 19
8. Trophy
10x10 grid - 58 filled cells - answer page 20
9. Lighthouse
15x15 grid - 69 filled cells - answer page 21
10. Rocket
15x15 grid - 70 filled cells - answer page 22
11. Owl
15x15 grid - 140 filled cells - answer page 23
12. Monument
15x15 grid - 75 filled cells - answer page 24
Preview real puzzles at all three sizes
These are the actual Crown, Mushroom, and Owl boards from the downloadable pack, not decorative mockups.
Starter5x5
Crown
Classic10x10
Mushroom
Challenge15x15
Owl
How a clue works
A clue of 3 1 means one run of three filled cells, then at least one blank, then one separate filled cell. The runs stay in that order.
Rows and columns narrow one another. Mark confirmed blanks with X and fill only cells forced by the clues.
Separate worked 5x5 example
Rows: 1 / 1 / 5 / 1 / 1. Columns are the same, producing a cross that is not one of the twelve downloadable boards.
How uniqueness and no-guessing solves were checked
Clues derived twice
Every row and column run is generated from the matrix and independently rederived for comparison.
Exactly one solution
A complete constraint solver reconstructs each board from clues alone and rejects any second valid board.
No search branch needed
A separate line-domain solver completes every puzzle through forced row and column propagation.
Printing the PDFs
Use Letter for 8.5x11-inch paper or A4 for 210x297-mm paper. Print at 100% or Actual Size. Activities are pages 1-12; answers begin on page 13.
The pack uses print-safe black and gray with thicker fifth lines on 10x10 and 15x15 boards.
Use permission
You may print copies for personal use, one classroom, a homeschool group, a library activity, or a community event. Please do not resell or redistribute the PDF files.
Frequently asked questions
Do these Nonogram printables include answers?
Yes. Every puzzle has a matched filled solution in the second half of the same PDF.
Do I need to guess?
No. All twelve puzzles were completed by line-domain propagation without a search branch.
What does a zero clue mean?
A zero means the entire row or column is blank.
Are these color Nonograms?
No. They are binary picture-logic puzzles using filled and blank cells for black-and-white printing.
Are the Letter and A4 files different?
Yes. Each PDF uses the true paper dimensions named on its download button.
Solve the 5x5 Crown puzzle without guessing
These steps refer to puzzle 1, Crown. Count rows from the top and columns from the left. Fill a cell for a definite black square; mark a cross for a definite empty square.
Hint 1: fit row 1 exactly
The clue 1, 1, 1 needs three single filled cells and two separating empty cells. That uses all five positions: filled, empty, filled, empty, filled.
Hint 2: use the two full rows
Rows 2 and 3 each have clue 5, so fill every cell in both rows. Column 3 also has clue 5: fill its remaining cells in rows 4 and 5.
Hint 3: finish the outside columns
Columns 1 and 5 each have clue 3. Their top three cells are already filled; mark their cells in rows 4 and 5 empty.
Hint 4: close the remaining runs
Columns 2 and 4 each have clue 4 and an empty cell in row 1. Fill rows 2-5 in both columns. The last two rows now read empty, filled, filled, filled, empty, matching their clue 3.