Sudoku Junior Puzzles Catalogue

Group sizes from 3 to 6:

Puzzle sizes range from: 3x3 to 6x6

Total number of puzzle types: 38

The junior Sudoku puzzle catalogue contains the smallest and simplest puzzles with group sizes ranging from 3 to 6. These puzzles are most appropriate for elementary and middle school children learning to solve group puzzles for the first time. Since puzzle difficulty drops rapidly with smaller puzzle sizes, everyone should be encouraged to move to the next size up as quickly as a particular puzzle size grows boring or uninteresting.

Click on any puzzle thumbnail below for details and example puzzles

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Thirteen Puzzle Types with a Group Size of 3

Puzzle	Thumbnail	Size	Elements	Group Sets	Group Count	Derived Signature Puzzles
TicTac Instructions		3x3	123	2	6
TicTac-123 Instructions		3x3	123	2	6
TicTac-456 Instructions		3x3	456	2	6
TicTac-789 Instructions		3x3	789	2	6
TicTac-ABC Instructions		3x3	ABC	2	6
TicTac-DEF Instructions		3x3	DEF	2	6
TicTac-GHI Instructions		3x3	GHI	2	6
TicTac-JKL Instructions		3x3	JKL	2	6
TicTac-MNO Instructions		3x3	MNO	2	6
TicTac-PQR Instructions		3x3	PQR	2	6
TicTac-STU Instructions		3x3	STU	2	6
TicTac-VWX Instructions		3x3	VWX	2	6
TicTac-Z0+ Instructions		3x3	Z0+	2	6

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Ten Puzzle Types with a Group Size of 4

Puzzle	Thumbnail	Size	Elements	Group Sets	Group Count	Derived Signature Puzzles
Sudoku-4 Instructions		4x4	1234	3	12	Ninety-nine Standard Signature Puzzles Abel Alex Andy Beth Bret Chad Chet Cody Cris Dale Dave Dawn Dean Doug Earl Elmo Eric Evan Fonz Fran Fred Gabe Gaby Gail Gary Gina Glen Gwen Hank Hans Herb Hope Ivan Jack Jake Jane Jean Jodi Jody John Josh Jude Judy Karl Kate Katy Kent Kris Kurt Kyle Lacy Lisa Lois Lucy Luke Mark Mary Mick Mike Milo Nate Nick Noah Noel Orin Owen Page Paul Phil Reba Rick Rita Rose Rudy Ruth Ryan Scot Sean Stan Suzy Thea Theo Thom Tina Toby Tony Trey Vern Walt Wash West Yale Yank Yard Ynez York Yule Zack Zane
Sudoku-4-5678 Instructions		4x4	5678	3	12
Sudoku-4-ABCD Instructions		4x4	ABCD	3	12
Sudoku-4-EFGH Instructions		4x4	EFGH	3	12
Sudoku-4-IJKL Instructions		4x4	IJKL	3	12
Sudoku-4-MNOP Instructions		4x4	MNOP	3	12
Sudoku-4-QRST Instructions		4x4	QRST	3	12
Sudoku-4-UVWX Instructions		4x4	UVWX	3	12
Sudoku-4-YZ90 Instructions		4x4	YZ90	3	12
Sudoku-4-OC Instructions		4x4	1234	4	13	One Standard Signature Puzzles WORD

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Ten Puzzle Types with a Group Size of 5

Puzzle	Thumbnail	Size	Elements	Group Sets	Group Count	Derived Signature Puzzles
Sudoku-5 Instructions		5x5	12345	3	15	One hundred sixteen Standard Signature Puzzles Agnes Amber Angel Angie April Ashly Audry Becky Betsy Blair Blake Brian Bruce Byron Caleb Candy Carol Casey Cathy Chloe Chris Cindy Clare Clark Clint Clyde Corey Craig Daryl Diane Donal Duane Dusty Dylan Elvis Emily Erica Ethan Faith Felix Fiona Flint Flora Floyd Frank Fritz Garth Glory Grace Grant Greta Guido Hazel Henry Hilda Honey JULY4 Jacob James Janet Jason Jonah Julia Karen Kathy Katie Keith Leroy Linus Logan Lydia Marco Marge Marie Mario Marsh Marty Megan Mercy Micah Micky Nicky Nicol Nigel Norah Norma North Olive Paige Parke Patsy Pavel Pearl Pyotr Ralph Ramon Randy Ricky Riley Ringo Robin Rocky Roman Rosie Royce Rudie Sandy Shane Shawn Stacy Tracy Trudy Vicky Vilma Vince Wendy
Sudoku-5B Instructions		5x5	12345	3	15
Sudoku-5C Instructions		5x5	12345	3	15
Sudoku-5-Spot Instructions		5x5	12345	4	16	One Standard Signature Puzzles Logic-5-Spot
Sudoku-5B-Spot Instructions		5x5	12345	4	16
Sudoku-5C-D Instructions		5x5	12345	4	16
Sudoku-5C-Spot Instructions		5x5	12345	4	16
Sudoku-5-X Instructions		5x5	12345	4	17
Sudoku-5B-X Instructions		5x5	12345	4	17
Sudoku-5C-X Instructions		5x5	12345	4	17

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Five Puzzle Types with a Group Size of 6

Puzzle	Thumbnail	Size	Elements	Group Sets	Group Count	Derived Signature Puzzles
Sudoku-6up Instructions		6x6	123456	3	18
Sudoku-Junior Instructions		6x6	123456	3	18	One hundred six Standard Signature Puzzles Albert Alyson Austin Barney Blaine Brandy Brenda Bryant Burton Calvin Camile Candie Carmen Catlin Chelsy Cheryl Claire Conrad Cristy Dalton Daniel Daphne Debora Dehlia Dorian Dorthy Dwayne Dwight Elijah Elinor Elisha Fonzie Forbes Forest Foster Friend Gerald Gloria Goldie Hermon Herold Hilary Hilton Howard Hubert Ingmar Isabel Jackie Jaclyn Janice Jarvis Jasmin Jasper Javier Jeromy Jethro Jordan Joseph Joshua Judith Julian Juliet Justin Kendra Lauren Laurie Lenard Marcel Marcie Marcos Martin Meghan Melisa Melody Michal Monica Morgan Muriel Oliver Quincy Rachel Raquel Regina Renato Roland Ronald Roslyn Rudolf Samuel Sawyer Sergio Sharon Sheila Spring Thomas Tobias Travis Trisha Trudie Valery Victor Violet Walker Walton Winter Xavier
Nonlatin-6up-UR-D Instructions		6x6	123456	4	14
SuperSudoku-Junior Instructions		6x6	123456	4	24	One Standard Signature Puzzles Turkey
Sudoku-6up-UR-D Instructions		6x6	123456	5	20