sudoku

noun

su·do·ku | \ sü-ˈdō-kü

How to pronounce sudoku (audio)

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Definition of sudoku

: a puzzle in which missing numbers are to be filled into a 9 by 9 grid of squares which are subdivided into 3 by 3 boxes so that every row, every column, and every box contains the numbers 1 through 9

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Related question: Is sudoku easier or harder with tools instead of numbers? Click the image to enlarge. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "Tool Sudoku Puzzle Answer," 28 Mar. 2019 Choose from dozens of puzzles and games, including crossword puzzles, sudoku and more. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Puzzles and Games," 15 May 2018 Manager Joe Girardi said that Bird could still get something out of this camp, even if the most challenging exercise is a sudoku puzzle. — Billy Witz, New York Times, "For a Yankees Prospect, Training Camp Involves Part Healing, Part Hope," 26 Feb. 2016 When retested after the prizes were frozen, Varshavsky — who in 2006 had also come under suspicion of cheating at a chess championship — could not solve a sudoku. — Mike Selinker, WIRED, "Decoder Ring: Not Your Typical Scrabble Champ," 5 Nov. 2010

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