Saturday, August 8, 2026 · Puzzle #5
Daily Sudoku hints and answer for August 8, 2026
The hints run vaguest to plainest — take the smallest one that unsticks you. Not played it yet? Start puzzle #5, about 8 minutes.
At a glance
Daily Sudoku #5 in brief
- Rated hard: 25 of the 81 cells come pre-filled.
- The grid as it starts, row by row: 6.54....9 / ....635.. / ......... / ....5..4. / .3...41.. / ...19..2. / 9.3...4.. / 1249..6.. / ..6..7....
- The givens are not spread evenly — the busiest 3x3 box starts with 6, the barest with 1, and that thin box is where the grid will fight you.
- The digit 8 is the scarcest among the givens.
Step by step
Daily Sudoku hints
Each hint reveals a little more than the last. Open only as many as you need.
Hint 1
Hint 2
Hint 3
Hint 4 — the big one
Spoiler
Daily Sudoku answer
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Full solution
The other nine answers
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