Daily Classic Sudoku May 26, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on May 26, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 6 | ||||||||
| 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| 9 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||
| 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||
| 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 9 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 67 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 40
- Hidden single× 13
- Naked pair× 1
- Hidden pair× 1
- Pointing pair× 2
- X-Wing× 3
- XY-Wing× 2
- Forcing chain× 5
Difficulty on Stillgrid is graded by the hardest technique a puzzle actually requires — this one earns Nightmare. How the technique ladder works.
Also on May 26, 2026: the daily killer. Or jump to today's classic daily.