Daily Classic Sudoku May 27, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on May 27, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| 8 | 9 | 7 | ||||||
| 3 | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 8 | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| 8 | 3 | |||||||
| 9 | 2 | 7 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 58 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 34
- Hidden single× 19
- Pointing pair× 4
- XY-Wing× 1
Difficulty on Stillgrid is graded by the hardest technique a puzzle actually requires — this one earns Diabolical. How the technique ladder works.
Also on May 27, 2026: the daily killer. Or jump to today's classic daily.