# Daily Sudoku: November 9, 2026

Source: https://silverapuzzles.com/sudoku/daily/2026-11-09

Four sudoku puzzles for November 9, 2026. A new set goes live every day at midnight Eastern Time. Empty cells are shown as dots. Play online at https://silverapuzzles.com/sudoku/daily/2026-11-09.

## Easy (37 givens)

Solvable with singles only (naked and hidden singles), 36 or more givens.

```
. . 1 . 5 3 9 . .
. . 3 . . 8 . 1 2
9 8 . . . 6 5 . .
. 7 . 5 3 . . 9 8
. 5 . 9 . 2 6 . 1
. 9 . . . 1 . 4 5
2 . 5 8 . . . 6 .
. 4 . . 6 . . 5 .
. . 9 . . 5 . 2 7
```

## Medium (29 givens)

Solvable with singles only, about 30 givens, so you have to scan harder.

```
. . . 1 . 6 . 2 .
. . . . 8 . . . 9
. . 5 . 4 . . 8 7
. 9 8 7 . . . . .
2 . 4 . 3 . 7 . .
3 . . . . 1 8 . 6
5 . . . . 4 . . .
9 . 2 6 . . . . .
4 . . . . 8 2 6 .
```

## Hard (24 givens)

Needs at least one intermediate technique: pointing or claiming (locked candidates), naked pairs or hidden pairs.

```
. . 8 . . 4 . . .
4 . . . 7 . 3 . .
. . . . . . . 1 8
. . . . . . 1 6 .
. 5 . . . . 2 . .
2 7 . . . 9 . . 3
7 3 . . 6 . . . .
. 6 . . . 1 9 . .
. . . 3 5 2 . . .
```

## Expert (24 givens)

The techniques above are not enough; you will need advanced methods such as X-Wing or chains. Still exactly one solution.

```
4 . 6 . 8 . . . 7
. . . . . 4 . 9 3
8 . . 7 . 9 . . .
2 3 . . 5 . . . .
. . . . . . . . 2
6 . . . . . 1 8 .
. . . . 7 . . . .
7 6 . . . . . . 9
. . 9 . . 5 . . 4
```

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**How is the difficulty of the daily sudoku rated?**
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