Hints for SUDOKU #10

Difficulty: Easy

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of September 30, 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 1, column 8. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 1, column 8 is a 2.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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

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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.