Hints for SUDOKU #7

Difficulty: Hard

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of September 27, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

55 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 5, column 6. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 5, column 6 is a 9.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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