Hints for SUDOKU #30
Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of October 20, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.
Hint 1
50 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 3, column 5. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.
Hint 3
Row 3, column 5 is a 1.
The answer
Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.
9 1 2 | 6 8 4 | 7 3 5 6 8 4 | 5 3 7 | 2 9 1 5 7 3 | 9 1 2 | 8 6 4 --------------------- 2 3 8 | 4 5 6 | 1 7 9 1 5 6 | 8 7 9 | 4 2 3 4 9 7 | 3 2 1 | 6 5 8 --------------------- 8 2 5 | 7 4 3 | 9 1 6 3 6 1 | 2 9 8 | 5 4 7 7 4 9 | 1 6 5 | 3 8 2
Play this puzzle Today's hints Archive
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.