Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Puzzle #97
Daily Sudoku hints and answer for November 8, 2026
The hints run vaguest to plainest — take the smallest one that unsticks you. Not played it yet? Start puzzle #97, about 8 minutes.
At a glance
Daily Sudoku #97 in brief
- Rated hard: 25 of the 81 cells come pre-filled.
- The grid as it starts, row by row: ....31... / ......8.1 / 8.3...7.. / 43.7..... / 1.8.....4 / ..2...5.. / 6.5....4. / .2..97..5 / .....51.7.
- The givens are not spread evenly — the busiest 3x3 box starts with 5, the barest with 1, and that thin box is where the grid will fight you.
- The digits 6, 9 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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