Hints for SUDOKU #51

Difficulty: Easy

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of November 10, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

49 squares to fill. Work box by box: pick a number and see how many squares in the box it can still go in.

Hint 2

The easiest square on the board right now is row 2, column 7. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 2, column 7 is a 9.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

6 2 5 | 3 8 9 | 7 4 1
3 1 7 | 4 6 2 | 9 8 5
4 9 8 | 7 1 5 | 3 6 2
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2 5 9 | 8 4 7 | 6 1 3
8 3 4 | 1 5 6 | 2 7 9
1 7 6 | 9 2 3 | 4 5 8
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9 8 1 | 6 3 4 | 5 2 7
7 6 2 | 5 9 1 | 8 3 4
5 4 3 | 2 7 8 | 1 9 6

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SUDOKU

The logic puzzle everyone knows: fill the grid so every row, every column and every 3×3 box holds 1 to 9 exactly once. One grid a day, gentle on Monday and hardest on Saturday, with pencil notes, undo and a check button whenever you want one.