What is the Daily Sudoku answer for September 16, 2026?

The answer to Daily Sudoku puzzle #44 is 546128973.

Can I still play the Daily Sudoku puzzle from September 16, 2026?

Yes. Every puzzle stays playable in the archive, so you can open puzzle #44 and solve it yourself at any time.

Does every puzzle have exactly one solution?

Yes. After each digit is removed during generation, a counting solver re-checks the grid and stops as soon as it finds a second solution. Any removal that would create ambiguity is undone, so every published grid is provably unique.

How hard is today's sudoku?

It depends on the day. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are easy, Thursday and Friday are medium, and Saturday and Sunday are hard. The number of blank squares rises with the difficulty, from about 40 on easy days to the mid-fifties at the weekend.

Do I need to guess or use trial and error?

No. Uniqueness means the solution can always be reached by elimination. Harder grids may need techniques beyond naked and hidden singles — pairs, pointing candidates, box-line reduction — but never a guess.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · Puzzle #44

Daily Sudoku hints and answer for September 16, 2026

The hints run vaguest to plainest — take the smallest one that unsticks you. Not played it yet? Start puzzle #44, about 8 minutes.

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At a glance

Daily Sudoku #44 in brief

Rated easy: 40 of the 81 cells come pre-filled.
The grid as it starts, row by row: .4....9.. / .3...6... / 98.53..2. / ...742658 / 42..65.17 / 7.5.13... / 1.438.5.2 / 8.26.47.. / 6..27..9..
The givens are not spread evenly — the busiest 3x3 box starts with 7, the barest with 2, and that thin box is where the grid will fight you.
The digits 1, 9 are 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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