Sudoku

Fill every row, column and 3×3 box with the digits 1–9. Every puzzle is generated fresh and verified to have exactly one solution — plus a new daily puzzle every day.

DifficultyMedium
Time0:00
Mistakes0
Filled0 / 81
🎯 Goal: fill every row, column and 3×3 box with the numbers 1–9 — each number only once.
Generating a unique puzzle…

⏸ Paused

The board is hidden while paused.

Select a cell, then a number.
Everything runs in your browser — your puzzle is auto-saved on this device, so you can close the tab and continue later.

About this game

Every puzzle starts from a randomly generated, fully solved grid. Cells are then removed one by one, and after each removal a solution-counting solver confirms the puzzle still has exactly one answer — so harder levels mean genuinely fewer clues, never a broken or ambiguous board. Generation runs in a background thread, so even Master puzzles never freeze the page.

How are the hints “smart”?

The hint looks for a real logical step first — a naked single (a cell with only one possible digit) or a hidden single (a digit that fits in only one place in a row, column or box) — highlights the cells involved and explains why. Only when no simple step exists does it reveal a cell directly.

What are notes and auto-notes?

Notes are small pencil marks for digits you're still considering. Turn Notes on (or hold Shift while typing a digit) to add or remove them. Auto-notes fills every empty cell with all digits that are currently legal there, which is a great starting point for harder puzzles.

What is the daily puzzle?

Once a day a new puzzle is created from the date itself, so everyone who plays today gets exactly the same grid — handy for comparing times with friends.

Is my progress saved?

Yes. Your current puzzle, notes, time and mistakes are saved automatically in this browser, along with your stats for each difficulty.