Hints for SUDOKU #17

Difficulty: Easy

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of October 7, 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 6. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 1, column 6 is a 6.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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

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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.