GridWits

Hidden Single

Easy Used by Smart Hint

A digit has only one possible cell left in a row, column, or box, even though that cell has other candidates too.

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 E 5 F 6 G 7 H 8 I 9 1 7 9 2 1 9 5 1 9 3 4 6 8 1 4 9

How it works

  1. Scan this box for digit 7: only D4 still lists it as a candidate — every other empty cell has ruled 7 out.
  2. D4 has other candidates too, so it isn't a Naked Single — but since 7 has nowhere else to go in the box, it's a Hidden Single. Place 7 there.

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