Hints for SUDOKU #16

Difficulty: Easy

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of October 6, 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 9. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 2, column 9 is a 7.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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