Monday, August 31, 2026 · Puzzle #28
Daily Sudoku hints and answer for August 31, 2026
The hints run vaguest to plainest — take the smallest one that unsticks you. Not played it yet? Start puzzle #28, about 8 minutes.
At a glance
Daily Sudoku #28 in brief
- Rated easy: 40 of the 81 cells come pre-filled.
- The grid as it starts, row by row: 74.6..239 / ..1..2.4. / 362948.51 / ....75863 / ...28.1.5 / .15...4.. / .74..398. / 9.3...5.2 / .5.....1..
- 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 digits 6, 7 are the scarcest among the givens.
Step by step
Daily Sudoku hints
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Hint 1
Hint 2
Hint 3
Hint 4 — the big one
Spoiler
Daily Sudoku answer
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Full solution
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