Hidden Triplet + Hidden Pair Sudoku Puzzles

Every puzzle below has Hidden Triplet and Hidden Pair as its two hardest required moves, verified by a solver — 3,492 of the 65,284 puzzles in our library match. Rusty on either one? Drill them separately first: Hidden Triplet practice · Hidden Pair practice.

A Hidden Triplet is three digits that can only be placed within the same three cells of a unit. Once identified, every other candidate is removed from those three cells. 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.

Curated Hidden Triplet + Hidden Pair puzzles

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

How do I practice Hidden Triplet and Hidden Pair 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 Triplet and Hidden Pair?
3,492 puzzles in the Precision Sudoku library have Hidden Triplet and Hidden Pair as their two hardest required techniques (beyond singles), out of a library of 65,284 solver-verified puzzles.
Should I learn the Hidden Pair before the Hidden Triplet?
Yes — techniques build on each other, and the Hidden Pair 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.