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6x6 KenKen® Solver
By Andrew Stuart, in association with www.KenKen.com
Click to edit candidates or enter a solution:
Pick a puzzle from www.kenken.com:

Help on KenKen Definitions used in this solver for transporting puzzles
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Version 2.29.1
See Strategy Overview documentation
Show Candidates
Check for Solved Squares   
Show Possibles  
 1: Singles in Row  
 2: Singles in Column  
 3: Naked Pairs/Triples  
 4: Hidden Pairs/Triples 
 5: Trivial Dog Legs  
 6: KenKen Combinations  
 7: Dog Legs  
Tough Strategies
 8: Cage/Unit Overlap  
 9: Rule of 21  
10: X-Wing  
11: Simple Colouring  
12: Swordfish  
13: Cage Compare  
Diabolical Strategies
14: X-Cycles  
15: XY-Chain  
16: 3D Medusa  
Exotic Strategies
17: Grouped X-Cycles  
18: Altern. Inference Chains 
19: Digit Forcing Chains  
20: Nishio Forcing Chains 
21: Cell Forcing Chains  
22: Unit Forcing Chains  
23: Almost Locked Sets  
24: Death Blossom  
25: Quad Forcing Chains  


Errors? [CRTL]+[F5] to clear and download the latest script files
Solve Order (from Grader)



Coordinate system: Letter/Number rYcX

Welcome to this KenKen® Solver

The Rules

All the digits 1 to 6 must appear in every row and column. In each coloured block (or 'cage'), the target number in the small board above is calculated from the digits in all the cells in the block, using the operation indicated.

Quick help: Using this Solver

You can pick examples from the list above. Click on Take Step to step through the solution. Unknown squares are filled with 'candidates' - possible solutions.
Any cells that are reduced to one possible candidate are solved.

You can enter a new KenKen puzzle using the new 'designer' - click on "Enter new KenKen". Once you fill in the clues and set up the cages correctly it can be solved.

Unlike the other solvers you can only edit the main board when solving. The small board only displays the clues.
New in version 2.28.1 (14th Nov 2024)
New Packed String Definition and transport scheme

New: Version 2.27.4 (Sep 13th 2024)
Restored and expanded Rule of 21. Can now find two rows or columns for Rule of 42

New: Version 2.23 (Jul 15th 2024)
Complete code update. Added Grader and Solve Path

New: Version 2.09 (Nov 28th 2015)
Upgrade to the Core Engine and all most improvements since 2013.

New: Version 2.08 (Jul 28th 2013)
Upgrade to the Core Engine to include recent improvements.

New: Version 2.06 (Nov 23th 2011)
Added a check for trivial dog legs, for example the 3-cage 96x: Click here.

New: Version 2.05 (Oct 13th 2011)
Partial implementation of a new cage vs cage strategy.

New: Version 2.02 (May 26th 2011)
Added the 'Solve Order' grid. This is experimental.
It is generated from the Grader button

New: Version 2.01 (March 25th 2011)
Updated with all the new Sudoku and Killers (that apply), removed some depeciated ones and one strategy which was not applicable.

New: Version 1.03 (October 23rd 2009)
The examples in the selection list now come from the 6x6 player at www.kenken.com. They will be the most recent 20 up to yesterday.

New: Version 1.02 (Beta) (June 28th 2009)
KenKen Solver released



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Solver created on 30-May-2009.
This page was last modified on 19-Nov-2024.
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