Honeycomb -Tetrakites – The Pieces
Honeycomb Tetrakites – A Puzzle Based on Kites
The base shape of the honeycomb tetrakites is a kite formed from one sixth of a regular hexagon. Each piece consists of four of these shapes and fits seamlessly into the honeycomb grid shown.
The honeycomb tetrakites belong to the family of honeycomb polykites.
There are 2 dikites, 4 trikites, 10 tetrakites, 27 pentakites, and 85 hexakites.



Honeycomb-Tetrakites-Puzzles
Symmetries in Honeycomb Tetrakite Shapes
Shapes composed of 10 Tetrakites cover an area of 40 kite-shaped cells.
Only a few symmetric shapes are known for the complete set, and none of them have more than a single line of reflection.
Additional information on Tetrakites, Pentakites, Hexakites, and Heptakites can be found on the website The Poly Pages.
Some Shapes for the Tetrakite Puzzle






Resources & Downloads
3D Print Templates
The 3D-print templates consist of the 10 Honeycomb tetrakite puzzle pieces and a box.


Solution program

The Tetrakite puzzle solver is part of a program collection available for download on Itch.io. It is for Windows only.
IMPORTANT: For a correct installation, please read the Instructions before unpacking!

