Sudoku

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A puzzle in which a grid consisting of several regions is to be filled with numbers so that every row, column, and region contains only one instance of each number. The most common format is a grid of nine rows and columns that are divided into nine smaller regions of three rows and three columns into which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A type of puzzle whose completion requires each of typically nine rows and columns and each of as many usually square subregions to contain, without duplication, 1 up to 9 or the grid dimension.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    puzzle    mystifier    puzzler    teaser   
    Cross Reference
    magic square    hitori    kakuro    Cross Sums    Latin square   
    Form
    sudokuist   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Same Context
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