Daily Puzzles

Pick a puzzle and play today’s set.

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Fresh puzzles every day. Play instantly for free.

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Sudoku

Our signature puzzle – classic Sudoku with carefully tuned difficulty and smart hints to keep you moving.

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Jump in: Gentle Easy Medium Hard

Star Battle

Place stars so none touch, and each row/column/region has the same number of stars.

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Jump in: Gentle Easy Medium Hard
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Cipher

Guess the hidden word in a limited number of tries. Longer words and fewer guesses at higher levels.

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Jump in: Gentle Easy Medium Hard

New daily puzzles publish at midnight CET. Premium adds personal stats, rankings, and full archive access.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the daily puzzles?

HeadScratcher publishes new logic puzzles every day, including Sudoku, Star Battle, and Cipher. Each puzzle is designed to be solved using logic alone, with carefully tuned difficulty levels so you can play regularly and improve over time.

Do I need an account to play daily puzzles?

No. You can play the daily puzzles for free without signing up. Creating a premium account lets you track your progress, view your stats, and keep your puzzle collection in sync across devices.

How many daily puzzles are available?

Multiple puzzles are released every day across different difficulty levels. You can choose the level that suits you best or explore older puzzles in the archives.

How many puzzles are in the archive?

The HeadScratcher archive contains thousands of carefully selected puzzles across multiple difficulty levels. Premium members can explore the full collection at any time.

What’s the difference between the puzzles?

Sudoku uses numbers and focuses on placing digits so each row, column, and box contains 1 to 9 exactly once.

Star Battle is a visual logic puzzle where you place stars in a grid so that each row, column, and region contains the correct number of stars, and no stars touch — even diagonally.

Cipher is a word puzzle where you guess a hidden word in a limited number of tries, with feedback after each guess.

Which puzzle should beginners start with?

Beginners often enjoy starting with Gentle Sudoku, Gentle Star Battle or Gentle Cipher. These puzzles introduce the core ideas gradually and can usually be solved in just a few minutes.

Can I play more than one puzzle per day?

Yes. You can play todays puzzles across multiple difficulties, plus access yesterdays puzzles in the archive if you missed them. Premium members get unlimited access to the full collection.

Can I track my solving progress?

Yes. If you create a premium account you can track solve times, hints used, win rates, and rankings across puzzles. Your progress stays in sync across all your devices.

Can I play the daily puzzles on my phone?

Yes. HeadScratcher is fully mobile-optimised and can be installed as a PWA so you can play daily puzzles in a full-screen app-like experience.