Hints for SUDOKU #47

Difficulty: Medium

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of November 6, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

53 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 8. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 2, column 8 is a 2.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

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