sudoku

noun su·do·ku \ sü-ˈdō-kü \

|Updated on: 28 May 2018

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

Recent Examples of sudoku from the Web

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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