Remove the Extra Matches56 puzzles

Remove the Extra Matches

Remove exactly the stated number of matches to leave the required shapes.

Remove Matches: Grids and Crosses

Click a match to remove it. Remove exactly as many matches as the puzzle says.

  1. 1 · No. 25Remove 2: Two Squares out of Three10 matches · remove 2 matches
  2. 2 · No. 26Remove 2: A Window into Two Squares12 matches · remove 2 matches
  3. 3 · No. 27Remove 2: A Window into Three Squares12 matches · remove 2 matches
  4. 4 · No. 28Remove 4: A Cross into Three Squares16 matches · remove 4 matches
  5. 5 · No. 29Remove 2: A Pyramid into Three Triangles9 matches · remove 2 matches
  6. 6 · No. 30Remove 3: A Propeller from a Wheel12 matches · remove 3 matches
  7. 7 · No. 31Remove 5: A 2×3 Grid into Three Squares17 matches · remove 5 matches
  8. 8 · No. 32Remove 4: A Checkerboard from a 3×3 Grid24 matches · remove 4 matches

Remove 1 Match

Remove 1 match so that exactly the requested number of squares or triangles is left, with no loose matches. The figures are built on both the square and the triangle grid and look like animals, things and letters.

  1. 1 · No. 348Footprint of a Mysterious Beast21 matches · remove 1 match
  2. 2 · No. 349The Golf Club21 matches · remove 1 match
  3. 3 · No. 350The Propeller21 matches · remove 1 match
  4. 4 · No. 351The Metro Station21 matches · remove 1 match
  5. 5 · No. 352The Monitor Lizard21 matches · remove 1 match
  6. 6 · No. 353The Toothbrush24 matches · remove 1 match
  7. 7 · No. 354The Mountain26 matches · remove 1 match
  8. 8 · No. 355The Cobra27 matches · remove 1 match

Remove 2 Matches

Remove 2 matches so that exactly the requested number of squares or triangles is left, with no loose matches. The figures are built on both the square and the triangle grid and look like animals, things and letters.

  1. 1 · No. 356The Medal18 matches · remove 2 matches
  2. 2 · No. 357The Push Button20 matches · remove 2 matches
  3. 3 · No. 358The Prince’s Crown21 matches · remove 2 matches
  4. 4 · No. 359The Butterfly21 matches · remove 2 matches
  5. 5 · No. 360The Hand Plane21 matches · remove 2 matches
  6. 6 · No. 361The Vase21 matches · remove 2 matches
  7. 7 · No. 362The School Blackboard22 matches · remove 2 matches
  8. 8 · No. 363The Rubber Stamp23 matches · remove 2 matches

Remove 2 Matches, Part 2

More puzzles where you remove 2 matches so that exactly the requested number of squares or triangles is left, with no loose matches. Figures on both the square and the triangle grid look like animals, things and letters.

  1. 1 · No. 364The Dog Bowl11 matches · remove 2 matches
  2. 2 · No. 365A Triangle of Triangles18 matches · remove 2 matches
  3. 3 · No. 366The Kitten’s Head11 matches · remove 2 matches
  4. 4 · No. 367The Ice Cream Cone20 matches · remove 2 matches
  5. 5 · No. 368The Spool of Thread20 matches · remove 2 matches
  6. 6 · No. 369The School Desk21 matches · remove 2 matches
  7. 7 · No. 370The Pot Lid21 matches · remove 2 matches
  8. 8 · No. 371The Tunnel26 matches · remove 2 matches

Remove 3 Matches

Remove 3 matches so that exactly the requested number of squares or triangles is left, with no loose matches. The figures are built on both the square and the triangle grid and look like animals, things and letters.

  1. 1 · No. 372The Letter V15 matches · remove 3 matches
  2. 2 · No. 373The Arrow Pointing Right16 matches · remove 3 matches
  3. 3 · No. 374The Wig15 matches · remove 3 matches
  4. 4 · No. 375The Tipi17 matches · remove 3 matches
  5. 5 · No. 376The Date Fruit19 matches · remove 3 matches
  6. 6 · No. 377The Gentle Hill23 matches · remove 3 matches
  7. 7 · No. 378The Square Race23 matches · remove 3 matches
  8. 8 · No. 379The Dining Table28 matches · remove 3 matches

Remove 3 Matches, Part 2

More puzzles where you remove 3 matches so that exactly the requested number of squares or triangles is left, with no loose matches. Figures on both the square and the triangle grid look like animals, things and letters.

  1. 1 · No. 380The Paper Plane13 matches · remove 3 matches
  2. 2 · No. 381The Thumbtack17 matches · remove 3 matches
  3. 3 · No. 382The Claw17 matches · remove 3 matches
  4. 4 · No. 383The Little Flag18 matches · remove 3 matches
  5. 5 · No. 384The Thick Line24 matches · remove 3 matches
  6. 6 · No. 385The Chocolate Bar25 matches · remove 3 matches
  7. 7 · No. 386The Viking Helmet28 matches · remove 3 matches
  8. 8 · No. 387Stairs Going Up28 matches · remove 3 matches

Remove 4 Matches

Remove 4 matches so that exactly the requested number of squares or triangles is left, with no loose matches. The figures are built on both the square and the triangle grid and look like animals, things and letters.

  1. 1 · No. 388The Clothes Iron15 matches · remove 4 matches
  2. 2 · No. 389The Kite18 matches · remove 4 matches
  3. 3 · No. 390The Little Rabbit19 matches · remove 4 matches
  4. 4 · No. 391The Crow27 matches · remove 4 matches
  5. 5 · No. 392The Baobab28 matches · remove 4 matches
  6. 6 · No. 393The German Shepherd28 matches · remove 4 matches
  7. 7 · No. 394The Poodle28 matches · remove 4 matches
  8. 8 · No. 395The Fence28 matches · remove 4 matches