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About Sudoku

Sudoku is the world's best-loved logic puzzle. Originating from an 18th-century Swiss mathematician's work on Latin squares and popularised in Japan in the 1980s under the name "Sudoku" (数独, meaning "single number"), it became a global phenomenon in the mid-2000s and remains one of the most-played puzzle games in print and online.

Every puzzle here is generated fresh and mathematically guaranteed to have exactly one solution — no guessing required, just pure logical deduction.

How to Play

  1. The Grid: Fill the 9×9 grid so every row, every column, and each of the nine 3×3 boxes contains the digits 1–9 exactly once.
  2. Select a cell: Click or tap any empty cell to select it, then click a number below (or type on your keyboard) to fill it in.
  3. Clues: Bold pre-filled numbers are given clues and can't be changed.
  4. Notes mode: Toggle ✏️ Notes to pencil in candidate numbers instead of committing to a final answer — handy for tracking possibilities.
  5. Mistakes: An incorrect entry is shown in red — you can keep playing, but it counts against your mistake tally.
  6. Win: Complete the entire grid correctly to solve the puzzle!

Strategy Tips

  • Start with rows, columns, or boxes that already have the most numbers filled in — fewer possibilities to check.
  • Use Notes mode to track every candidate in a tricky cell before committing to an answer.
  • Look for a number that can only go in one place within a box, even if that cell has other candidates too.
  • Stuck? Use Hint sparingly — it fills in one correct cell but won't teach you the technique for next time.