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4 per page sudoku printable: four puzzles on every sheet
The paper-saving layout. Four grids in two columns of two, each around 8 cm square, with the answer key laid out four-up to match.
Set a four-up run
layout is already set to 4 per page
1–60 · the solver checks each puzzle for a single solution before adding it
This sample switches to your own puzzles when the run finishes.
Grid size for each layout
Grid sizes below are for A4 with the standard 16 mm margins; US Letter is a couple of millimetres wider and slightly shorter, so the numbers land within a millimetre or two of these.
| Per page | Arrangement | Grid size | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | one full-page grid | ~17 cm square | Expert puzzles, large print, anyone writing lots of candidates. |
| 2 | two stacked grids | ~12 cm square | The everyday default. Room for pencil marks, still economical. |
| 4 | two columns of two | ~8 cm square | Travel packs, classroom sets, easy and medium batches. |
| 6 | two columns of three | ~6.5 cm square | Maximum puzzles per sheet. Best for easy grids. |
When to print four per page
Print four-up when you want volume. A run of forty puzzles takes ten sheets instead of twenty, or five if your printer prints both sides. At about 9 mm a cell, the grids match a newspaper sudoku, and you can solve them with a pencil. For a school set, a care-home activity folder or a holiday stack, pick this layout.
Skip it for hard and expert grids. Those need candidate marks in nearly every empty cell, and a 9 mm cell leaves no room for three small digits in a corner. At those levels, print two per page and accept the extra paper, since a misread pencil mark can cost you the whole puzzle.
Print at 100% instead of "fit to page". The PDF already has generous margins, and scaling it down shrinks the cells for no benefit. The guide to printing sudoku that looks right covers this in more detail.
Four per page: questions
Are four-per-page grids big enough to write in?
On A4 or Letter each grid comes out about 8 cm square, with cells of about 9 mm, the size of a newspaper sudoku. That works with a pencil or a fine pen. If you write candidate numbers in the corners of cells, two per page will suit you better.
How many puzzles do I get per sheet of paper?
Four per side, or eight per sheet if your printer prints double-sided. A run of 24 puzzles at four per page fills six sheets, or three printed on both sides, plus six more pages if you include the answer key.
Does the answer key also print four per page?
Yes. The key copies the layout you chose for the puzzles, so a four-per-page run gives you four-per-page solutions in the same order.
What is the best layout for saving paper?
Six per page, in two columns of three, is the densest layout on offer. It suits easy and medium puzzles, where you write few notes. For hard and expert grids, pick four per page or fewer.
Choose a difficulty for your four-up set
- Easy printable sudoku38–45 cluesPlenty of clues, and a solving path you can find by scanning alone.typical solve: 5–10 minutes
- Medium printable sudoku30–37 cluesThe everyday sudoku, at the level a newspaper prints midweek.typical solve: 10–20 minutes
- Hard printable sudoku25–29 cluesSparse grids that open up once you reason about where each digit cannot go.typical solve: 20–40 minutes
- Expert printable sudoku20–24 cluesAbout a quarter of the grid filled in, and one solution to reach.typical solve: 40 minutes to over an hour
Or go to the main printable sudoku generator to change every setting at once.