Daily Sudoku Challenge — 2026-05-17 (Master) — Level 5
Solve today's challenge to keep your streak alive. Each daily Sudoku is verified for a single, elegant solution.
| 3 | 9 | 8 | · | · | · | 5 | · | · |
| · | · | 7 | · | 5 | 4 | · | · | 8 |
| · | 4 | · | · | · | 9 | · | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | · | 2 | · | 7 | 8 | · |
| 8 | 5 | · | · | 1 | · | · | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | · | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | · | 9 | 1 |
| · | · | · | 7 | · | · | 8 | · | · |
| · | · | · | · | 9 | 5 | 6 | · | 4 |
| · | · | · | 8 | · | · | · | 5 | · |
Solving tips
- When stuck, restart your scan from the digit with fewest candidates.
- Scan rows, columns, and boxes for the most-frequent digit first.
- Pencil-mark candidates only when single-cell scanning stalls.