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How to play Wordoku

All the rules of Sudoku, played with nine letters. The letters in each puzzle come from one friendly word, such as BIRTHDAYS or BLUEPRINT, shown above the grid.

The rules

  1. Fill every empty cell with one of the nine letters shown on the letter pad.
  2. Each row and each column must contain all nine letters once.
  3. Each of the nine 3×3 boxes must also contain all nine letters once.

Watch an example

Here is a small Wordoku puzzle being solved one step at a time. Press Play, or use Back and Next to go at your own pace.

Press Play to start.

Playing on LogicBright

Tap an empty cell, then tap a letter on the pad (or type it on a keyboard).

Turn on Notes to write small pencil letters while you think.

Check shows mistakes; Hint points to the next cell and explains why.

Tips

Try a practice puzzleStrategy guides