sudoku
(sudəʊkuː)
Word forms: plural sudokus
variable noun
Sudoku is a type of puzzle in which certain numbers must be arranged within a grid. The aim is to avoid repeating any number in the same row or column.
sudoku in British English
(səˈdəʊkuː)
noun
a type of puzzle in which numbers must be arranged within a grid containing several internal squares so that no number is repeated in the same row, column, or internal square
Word origin
C21: from Japanese su number + doku singleSudoku in American English
(suˈdoʊku)
noun
a puzzle typically consisting of a large grid of 81 squares (9 across and 9 down)subdivided into 9 smaller grids of 9 squares (3 across and 3 down), with each of the squaresto be filled in with the numbers 1 through 9 without repeating a number in any of the large grid'srows, columns, or smaller grids
Word origin
Jpn < sū, number + doku, singleImage ofsudoku
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