Killer Sudoku cage combination reference
Below are all possible combinations of numbers that can be placed in a Killer Sudoku cage, given the cage size and the cage total. This will help you to quickly note all possibilities for any given cage when solving a Killer Sudoku puzzle.
Cages with 2 squares
Total: |
Combinations: |
3 |
12 |
4 |
13 |
5 |
14 23 |
6 |
15 24 |
7 |
16 25 34 |
8 |
17 26 35 |
9 |
18 27 36 45 |
10 |
19 28 37 46 |
11 |
29 38 47 56 |
12 |
39 48 57 |
13 |
49 58 67 |
14 |
59 68 |
15 |
69 78 |
16 |
79 |
17 |
89 |
Cages with 3 squares
Total: |
Combinations: |
6 |
123 |
7 |
124 |
8 |
125 134 |
9 |
126 135 234 |
10 |
127 136 145 235 |
11 |
128 137 146 236 245 |
12 |
129 138 147 156 237 246 345 |
13 |
139 148 157 238 247 256 346 |
14 |
149 158 167 239 248 257 347 356 |
15 |
159 168 249 258 267 348 357 456 |
16 |
169 178 259 268 349 358 367 457 |
17 |
179 269 278 359 368 458 467 |
18 |
189 279 369 378 459 468 567 |
19 |
289 379 469 478 568 |
20 |
389 479 569 578 |
21 |
489 579 678 |
22 |
589 679 |
23 |
689 |
24 |
789 |
Cages with 4 squares
Total: |
Combinations: |
10 |
1234 |
11 |
1235 |
12 |
1236 1245 |
13 |
1237 1246 1345 |
14 |
1238 1247 1256 1346 2345 |
15 |
1239 1248 1257 1347 1356 2346 |
16 |
1249 1258 1267 1348 1357 1456 2347 2356 |
17 |
1259 1268 1349 1358 1367 1457 2348 2357 2456 |
18 |
1269 1278 1359 1368 1458 1467 2349 2358 2367 2457 3456 |
19 |
1279 1369 1378 1459 1468 1567 2359 2368 2458 2467 3457 |
20 |
1289 1379 1469 1478 1568 2369 2378 2459 2468 2567 3458 3467 |
21 |
1389 1479 1569 1578 2379 2469 2478 2568 3459 3468 3567 |
22 |
1489 1579 1678 2389 2479 2569 2578 3469 3478 3568 4567 |
23 |
1589 1679 2489 2579 2678 3479 3569 3578 4568 |
24 |
1689 2589 2679 3489 3579 3678 4569 4578 |
25 |
1789 2689 3589 3679 4579 4678 |
26 |
2789 3689 4589 4679 5678 |
27 |
3789 4689 5679 |
28 |
4789 5689 |
29 |
5789 |
30 |
6789 |
Cages with 5 squares
Total: |
Combinations: |
15 |
12345 |
16 |
12346 |
17 |
12347 12356 |
18 |
12348 12357 12456 |
19 |
12349 12358 12367 12457 13456 |
20 |
12359 12368 12458 12467 13457 23456 |
21 |
12369 12378 12459 12468 12567 13458 13467 23457 |
22 |
12379 12469 12478 12568 13459 13468 13567 23458 23467 |
23 |
12389 12479 12569 12578 13469 13478 13568 14567 23459 23468 23567 |
24 |
12489 12579 12678 13479 13569 13578 14568 23469 23478 23568 24567 |
25 |
12589 12679 13489 13579 13678 14569 14578 23479 23569 23578 24568 34567 |
26 |
12689 13589 13679 14579 14678 23489 23579 23678 24569 24578 34568 |
27 |
12789 13689 14589 14679 15678 23589 23679 24579 24678 34569 34578 |
28 |
13789 14689 15679 23689 24589 24679 25678 34579 34678 |
29 |
14789 15689 23789 24689 25679 34589 34679 35678 |
30 |
15789 24789 25689 34689 35679 45678 |
31 |
16789 25789 34789 35689 45679 |
32 |
26789 35789 45689 |
33 |
36789 45789 |
34 |
46789 |
35 |
56789 |
Cages with 6 squares
Total: |
Combinations: |
21 |
123456 |
22 |
123457 |
23 |
123458 123467 |
24 |
123459 123468 123567 |
25 |
123469 123478 123568 124567 |
26 |
123479 123569 123578 124568 134567 |
27 |
123489 123579 123678 124569 124578 134568 234567 |
28 |
123589 123679 124579 124678 134569 134578 234568 |
29 |
123689 124589 124679 125678 134579 134678 234569 234578 |
30 |
123789 124689 125679 134589 134679 135678 234579 234678 |
31 |
124789 125689 134689 135679 145678 234589 234679 235678 |
32 |
125789 134789 135689 145679 234689 235679 245678 |
33 |
126789 135789 145689 234789 235689 245679 345678 |
34 |
136789 145789 235789 245689 345679 |
35 |
146789 236789 245789 345689 |
36 |
156789 246789 345789 |
37 |
256789 346789 |
38 |
356789 |
39 |
456789 |
Cages with 7 squares
Total: |
Combinations: |
28 |
1234567 |
29 |
1234568 |
30 |
1234569 1234578 |
31 |
1234579 1234678 |
32 |
1234589 1234679 1235678 |
33 |
1234689 1235679 1245678 |
34 |
1234789 1235689 1245679 1345678 |
35 |
1235789 1245689 1345679 2345678 |
36 |
1236789 1245789 1345689 2345679 |
37 |
1246789 1345789 2345689 |
38 |
1256789 1346789 2345789 |
39 |
1356789 2346789 |
40 |
1456789 2356789 |
41 |
2456789 |
42 |
3456789 |
Cages with 8 squares
Total: |
Combinations: |
36 |
12345678 |
37 |
12345679 |
38 |
12345689 |
39 |
12345789 |
40 |
12346789 |
41 |
12356789 |
42 |
12456789 |
43 |
13456789 |
44 |
23456789 |
Cages with 9 squares
Total: |
Combinations: |
45 |
123456789 |
45 Rule
Multiple 45 Rule
Multiple square 45 rule
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