sudoku

su·do·ku

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Definitions of sudoku word

noun sudoku a puzzle printed on a square grid of nine large squares each subdivided into nine smaller squares, the object of which is to fill in each of the 81 squares so that each column, row, and large square contains every number from 1 to 9. 1
variable noun sudoku 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. 0
noun sudoku 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 0
noun sudoku 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 squares to be filled in with the numbers 1 through 9 without repeating a number in any of the large grid's rows, columns, or smaller grids 0

before 2000

One of the 1% newest English words

2000-05; < Japanese sū- (< sūji number) + -doku (< dokushin being single)

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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