Naked Singles — If a cell has only one possible number, fill it in immediately.
Scanning rows and columns — Look for a digit that can only go in one place in a row, column or box.
Box elimination — If a digit appears in two cells of a 3×3 box, eliminate it from the rest of that row/column.
Start easy — Always solve easy cells first. They unlock harder ones.
Our Sudoku solver uses a backtracking algorithm — the same method used by most professional solvers. It tries numbers systematically and backtracks when it hits a contradiction.
Works on any valid Sudoku puzzle including near-impossible expert puzzles. Solves in milliseconds.