5 Tips to Solve Jigsaw Puzzles Faster (Solo or Together)

Whether you're racing the clock solo or building with friends, a few simple habits make any jigsaw go faster. Here are five that work especially well on Jigsaw Together, where pieces snap and lock the moment they're correct.

1. Edges and corners first

Flat-sided pieces are the easiest to spot. Build the frame first and you give yourself a clear boundary to work inward from.

2. Sort by color and region

Group pieces into rough piles — sky, grass, that red roof — before you try to connect them. Your brain matches within a small pile far faster than across the whole board.

3. Use the picture

Keep the reference image in mind (turn on the “Show guide” option if you get stuck). Knowing roughly where a piece lives narrows the search instantly.

4. Divide and conquer with teammates

In a cooperative game, assign areas: one person takes the sky, another the edges. Connected clusters move as a group, so you can hand off finished sections cleanly.

5. Zoom in, then out

Zoom in to place fiddly detail, then zoom out to see the whole board and spot where a cluster belongs. On touch, pinch to zoom and drag with two fingers to pan.

Put them to use — start a puzzle and see how fast you can finish.