Sudoku strategy

Y-Wing Sudoku Strategy

Advanced technique Advanced

A Y-Wing uses one pivot cell and two wing cells to prove that a shared candidate cannot appear in cells that see both wings.

How to use it

  1. Find a pivot cell with two candidates.
  2. Find two visible wing cells that each share one pivot candidate.
  3. Confirm the two wings share the same extra candidate.
  4. Remove that extra candidate from any cell that can see both wings.
Practice: Use Expert puzzles for Y-Wing practice and keep candidates clean; stale candidates make this pattern hard to trust.

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