Hidden Pair + Naked Triplet Sudoku Puzzles

Every puzzle below has Hidden Pair and Naked Triplet as its two hardest required moves, verified by a solver — 4,518 of the 65,284 puzzles in our library match. Rusty on either one? Drill them separately first: Hidden Pair practice · Naked Triplet practice.

A Hidden Pair is two digits that can each only go in the same two cells of a row, column, or box. All other candidates can be removed from those two cells, leaving just the pair. A Naked Triplet is three cells in the same unit that together contain only three candidate digits. Those three digits are locked into those three cells, so they can be removed from every other cell in the unit.

Curated Hidden Pair + Naked Triplet puzzles

  1. Practice puzzle #1 — 25 givens · needs Naked Single, Hidden Single, Naked Triplet, Hidden Pair
  2. Practice puzzle #2 — 23 givens · needs Naked Single, Hidden Single, Naked Triplet, Hidden Pair
  3. Practice puzzle #3 — 25 givens · needs Naked Single, Hidden Single, Naked Triplet, Hidden Pair
  4. Practice puzzle #4 — 25 givens · needs Naked Single, Hidden Single, Naked Triplet, Hidden Pair
  5. Practice puzzle #5 — 23 givens · needs Naked Single, Hidden Single, Naked Triplet, Hidden Pair
  6. Practice puzzle #6 — 22 givens · needs Naked Single, Hidden Single, Naked Triplet, Hidden Pair
  7. Practice puzzle #7 — 26 givens · needs Naked Single, Hidden Single, Naked Triplet, Hidden Pair
  8. Practice puzzle #8 — 25 givens · needs Naked Single, Hidden Single, Naked Triplet, Hidden Pair
  9. Practice puzzle #9 — 24 givens · needs Naked Single, Hidden Single, Naked Triplet, Hidden Pair
  10. Practice puzzle #10 — 26 givens · needs Naked Single, Hidden Single, Naked Triplet, Hidden Pair
  11. Practice puzzle #11 — 24 givens · needs Naked Single, Hidden Single, Naked Triplet, Hidden Pair
  12. Practice puzzle #12 — 24 givens · needs Naked Single, Hidden Single, Naked Triplet, Hidden Pair
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Hidden Pair + Naked Triplet FAQ

How do I practice Hidden Pair and Naked Triplet together?
Play puzzles where those are verifiably the two hardest required moves, so every wall you hit is one of the two patterns you are drilling. Each puzzle on this page was checked by a solver and needs exactly the techniques listed under it.
How many Sudoku puzzles combine Hidden Pair and Naked Triplet?
4,518 puzzles in the Precision Sudoku library have Hidden Pair and Naked Triplet as their two hardest required techniques (beyond singles), out of a library of 65,284 solver-verified puzzles.
Should I learn the Naked Triplet before the Hidden Pair?
Yes — techniques build on each other, and the Naked Triplet appears earlier in the standard learning order. If either pattern is new to you, start with its lesson and walkthrough, then come back and drill them in combination here.