Daily Killer Sudoku July 8, 2026
The same puzzle everyone got on July 8, 2026 — deterministic, graded, and still playable.
| 9 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 24 | |||
| 1 | 12 | 19 | ||||||
| 14 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 7 | |||
| 5 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 14 | ||||
| 12 | 8 | 12 | ||||||
| 17 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| 8 |
What it takes to solve
Our grader solved this puzzle in 140 steps. Every technique it needed, in ladder order:
- Naked single× 55
- Hidden single× 24
- Cage combinations× 61
Difficulty on Stillgrid is graded by the hardest technique a puzzle actually requires — this one earns Medium. How the technique ladder works.
Stuck on a cage? The killer sudoku calculator lists every combination a sum can take.
Also on July 8, 2026: the daily classic.