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6-Piece Wooden Star
Six identical pieces form two three-piece halves that slide together into the finished star.
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Wooden Star Puzzle Solutions & Assembly Guides
Match your wooden star by piece count and shape, then open the correct step-by-step solution or preserved instructions.
“Wooden star puzzle” describes several different interlocking designs. The piece count is one of the quickest ways to choose the correct solution: the Crafty Puzzles archive includes six-, nine-, twelve- and twenty-four-piece star-shaped puzzles.
Count the pieces before starting. A six-piece Star, 12-piece Star Urai and 24-piece Six Stars/Snowflake do not share the same assembly sequence. If your puzzle is already assembled, compare photographs in the Puzzle Finder.
Choose your wooden star puzzle
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9-Piece Comet / Halley’s Comet
A nine-piece star-shaped wooden puzzle with a preserved solution video.
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12-Piece Star Urai
A twelve-piece interlocking star with a preserved assembly diagram.
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24-Piece Six Stars / Snowflake
A difficult 24-piece star/snowflake puzzle with step-by-step archived instructions.
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Puzzle Chest: Star
A separate star-shaped puzzle from the Puzzle Chest collection; piece count differs from the archived stars above.
View guideStar puzzle solution by piece count
- 6 pieces: start with the classic six-piece wooden Star.
- 9 pieces: compare with Comet / Halley’s Comet.
- 12 pieces: use the Star Urai solution if the photographs match.
- 24 pieces: use the Six Stars / Snowflake instructions.
Do not force a nearly finished assembly. Star puzzles usually depend on keeping the centre loose enough for the final locking pieces to slide into place.