Daily Classic Sudoku August 2, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on August 2, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 7 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 1 | 9 | |||||||
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 58 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 42
- Hidden single× 11
- Naked pair× 1
- Pointing pair× 1
- X-Wing× 1
- XY-Wing× 1
- Forcing chain× 1
Difficulty on Stillgrid is graded by the hardest technique a puzzle actually requires — this one earns Nightmare. How the technique ladder works.
Also on August 2, 2026: the daily killer.