Free printable Futoshiki with answers
Futoshiki, also called Unequal or More or Less, is a Latin square ruled by inequalities. Fill the grid so every row and column holds each number once, and every greater-than sign between two cells is obeyed. Every puzzle here is proved to solve by logic alone, with no guessing.
By size
Size is what makes a Futoshiki harder: a bigger grid has more numbers to place and more signs to weigh at once. Start on a 4 by 4 and work up to a 7 by 7.
Easy Futoshiki
Free printable easy Futoshiki with answers. A gentle 4 by 4 grid that solves in a couple of minutes, with the completed grid on page two. No sign-up.
Medium Futoshiki
Free printable medium Futoshiki with answers. A 5 by 5 grid for everyday solving, each with one answer reachable by logic. Print with the solution.
Hard Futoshiki
Free printable hard Futoshiki with answers. A 6 by 6 grid with more cells and longer chains of inequalities. One solution, printed with the answer.
Large Futoshiki
Free printable large Futoshiki with answers. A 7 by 7 grid for a long logic solve, with the completed grid on page two. No sign-up, no watermark.
By name and audience
The same puzzle goes by several names, and suits several solvers. Unequal, More or Less, or a gentle grid for a child or a beginner, they all solve the same way.
Unequal puzzles
Free printable Unequal puzzles with answers. Unequal is the newspaper name for Futoshiki, a Latin square with greater-than signs. Print with the answer.
More or Less puzzles
Free printable More or Less puzzles with answers. Another name for Futoshiki, a number grid ruled by greater-than signs. Solved by logic, printed with the answer.
Futoshiki for kids
Free printable Futoshiki for kids with answers. Small 4 by 4 grids that teach counting and comparing with greater-than signs. Print with the answer.
Futoshiki for beginners
Free printable Futoshiki for beginners with answers. Small grids to learn the rules, each solvable by logic with no guessing. Print with the solution.
One answer, proved by logic
The thing that makes a Futoshiki book worth printing is the guarantee most sellers cannot make: that the clues have exactly one completion, reachable without guessing. Every puzzle is generated by drawing a Latin square, carving its signs and givens away, and running a solver that proves the deductions alone finish it. The completed grid prints as the answer key, so it can never disagree with the clues.
How to solve a futoshiki
Fill the grid so each row and column holds every number once, while obeying the signs between squares.
The method
- 1Fill each row and column with 1 to N. Like a mini sudoku: every number appears once in each row and once in each column.
- 2Read every sign. The open side of a greater-than or less-than sign faces the larger number. Use the signs to rank neighbours.
- 3Chase the chains. A run of signs pointing the same way forces an order, and a long enough chain pins every number in the line.
- 4Combine signs with the row rule. Where a sign and the "each number once" rule agree, only one number fits. Place it and move on.
- The one rule
- Every row and column holds 1 to N once, and each square obeys the signs around it.
- What the answer page shows
- The completed grid is printed at the back.
- How the grades differ
- Bigger grids with fewer signs need more deduction.
- Good for
- Sudoku fans who want an extra twist from the inequality signs.
Make one now
Pick a size from a gentle 4 by 4 up to a 7 by 7, then print the puzzle and its answer. No sign-up, no watermark.