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The last empty cell of a unit

A row, a column or a box with eight digits filled in has one empty cell left and one digit missing: that digit goes in that cell.

It is the simplest technique, and the one that ends most puzzles: as the grid fills up, units with a single gap appear everywhere.

What to look for

Look for a row, a column or a box with only one empty cell.

Example

63935925125791257942357842185739567567738935894259256912356356239423791235258567956791395397682194128627892543157572358937894252578925796368913891378964795389225898963125891259749 112233445566778899
Full House: R7C7 is the last empty cell of column 7, so it must be 6.
  • The cell it fills, with its digit in green

Practise it

In the app, Learn › Full House sets exercises on real positions, then a full puzzle that needs this technique and nothing harder.

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