Daily Classic Sudoku August 11, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on August 11, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | 9 | |||||||
| 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |||||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | |||||||
| 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | 6 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 55 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 38
- Hidden single× 15
- Pointing pair× 2
Difficulty on Stillgrid is graded by the hardest technique a puzzle actually requires — this one earns Medium. How the technique ladder works.
Also on August 11, 2026: the daily killer. Or jump to today's classic daily.