Spring Sudoku Worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve the Spring Sudoku puzzle step by step.

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🔍 Understanding the Puzzle

This is a 9x9 Sudoku-style grid, but instead of numbers, we use the letters from the word:

> F L O W E R I N G

That’s 9 unique letters:
F, L, O, W, E, R, I, N, G

Each row, column, and 3x3 box must contain each of these 9 letters exactly once.

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We are given a partially filled grid. Let’s first write it out clearly:

```
Row 1: W | L | I | | | | | | R
Row 2: O | | | N | | | L | | F
Row 3: E | G | R | | | | | | F
Row 4: I | F | | W | R | | | |
Row 5: G | | | O | | I | G | R |
Row 6: | | | | E | | O | N | I
Row 7: L | | | | | | | |
Row 8: | | | | I | W | G | E |
Row 9: | | | | O | R | L | |
```

Now let's label the boxes (3x3 regions) for clarity:

- Box 1: Rows 1–3, Columns 1–3
- Box 2: Rows 1–3, Columns 4–6
- Box 3: Rows 1–3, Columns 7–9
- Box 4: Rows 4–6, Columns 1–3
- Box 5: Rows 4–6, Columns 4–6
- Box 6: Rows 4–6, Columns 7–9
- Box 7: Rows 7–9, Columns 1–3
- Box 8: Rows 7–9, Columns 4–6
- Box 9: Rows 7–9, Columns 7–9

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We'll go step by step, using logic to fill in missing letters.

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✔ Step 1: Fill in missing letters using row/column/box constraints.

Let’s start with Row 1:
`W L I _ _ _ _ _ R`
Missing letters: F, O, E, N, G

But we can look at Column 1:

- Col 1: W, O, E, I, G, _, L, _, _
- So far: W, O, E, I, G, L → Missing: F, N, R
- But Row 1 Col 1 is W → already used
- So Col 1 has: W, O, E, I, G, ?, L, ?, ?
- Letters missing in Col 1: F, N, R

So Row 1 Col 1 is W — okay.

Now back to Row 1: W, L, I, _, _, _, _, _, R
Used: W, L, I, R → missing: F, O, E, N, G

We’ll come back.

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Let’s look at Box 1 (top-left): Rows 1–3, Cols 1–3

```
Row 1: W | L | I
Row 2: O | |
Row 3: E | G | R
```

So current letters:
- W, L, I, O, E, G, R → missing: F, N

So two blanks in Box 1: Row 2 Col 2 and Row 2 Col 3

We need to place F and N there.

Now check Row 2: O _ _ N _ _ L _ F

So Row 2 has: O, N, L, F → missing: W, E, I, G, R

But in Box 1, only two cells: Col 2 and Col 3

So those two must be F and N — but wait, N is already in Row 2, Col 4 → so N cannot be in Col 2 or 3.

Wait! That’s a problem.

Row 2: O _ _ N _ _ L _ F → so N is already in Col 4.

Therefore, N cannot be in Col 2 or 3.

But Box 1 needs F and N — but N cannot go into Col 2 or 3 because Row 2 already has N in Col 4.

So contradiction?

Wait — no! The blank cells in Box 1 are:
- Row 2 Col 2
- Row 2 Col 3

But Row 2 already has N in Col 4 → so N cannot appear again in Row 2 → so N cannot go into Box 1

But Box 1 currently has:
- W, L, I, O, E, G, R → missing: F and N

But if N cannot go in Row 2, and Row 3 already has R, G, E — what about Row 3?

Row 3: E G R _ _ _ _ _ F

So Row 3 has E, G, R, F → missing: W, I, O, L, N

But Box 1: Row 3 Col 1 = E, Col 2 = G, Col 3 = R → all filled.

So Box 1 has:
- Row 1: W, L, I
- Row 2: O, ?, ?
- Row 3: E, G, R

So missing letters in Box 1: F and N

But:
- Row 2 already has N in Col 4 → so N cannot go in Col 2 or 3
- Row 3 has no N yet, but Col 2 and 3 are both filled (G and R), so N cannot go there either.

So where can N go in Box 1?

It can’t go in Row 2 (already has N), nor in Row 3 (Col 2 and 3 are taken), nor in Row 1 (Col 1= W, Col 2=L, Col 3=I)

So no cell in Box 1 can have N?

That’s impossible.

Wait — this suggests an error in reasoning.

Wait — let’s double-check.

Box 1 is:

```
(1,1)=W (1,2)=L (1,3)=I
(2,1)=O (2,2)=? (2,3)=?
(3,1)=E (3,2)=G (3,3)=R
```

So letters present: W, L, I, O, E, G, R → missing: F, N

So two blanks: (2,2) and (2,3)

So F and N must go there.

But Row 2 already has N in Col 4 → so N cannot be in (2,2) or (2,3)

Therefore, N cannot be placed in Box 1, but it *must* be in Box 1.

Contradiction.

Unless… did I misread the grid?

Let me recheck the original image.

Looking at the grid:

Row 2: O _ _ N _ _ L _ F

Yes — Col 4 is N

So Row 2 has N in Col 4 → so N cannot be in Col 2 or 3.

So N cannot be in Box 1.

But Box 1 is missing N.

So how can that be?

Unless N is not required? But it is in “FLOWERING”.

Letters: F, L, O, W, E, R, I, N, G → yes, N is in the word.

So every row, column, box must have each of these.

But if N is already in Row 2, Col 4, then it cannot appear again in Row 2.

So in Box 1, which is Row 2, Col 1–3, N cannot be placed.

And Row 1 and Row 3 already have their Col 1–3 filled with W,L,I and E,G,R — so no room for N.

So N cannot be placed in Box 1.

But Box 1 is missing N.

This means the puzzle is invalid? Or I made a mistake.

Wait — maybe I misread the grid.

Let me carefully reconstruct the entire grid from the image.

Here’s the grid as shown:

```
Row 1: W | L | I | | | | | | R
Row 2: O | | | N | | | L | | F
Row 3: E | G | R | | | | | | F
Row 4: I | F | | W | R | | | |
Row 5: G | | | O | | I | G | R |
Row 6: | | | | E | | O | N | I
Row 7: L | | | | | | | |
Row 8: | | | | I | W | G | E |
Row 9: | | | | O | R | L | |
```

Now let’s check Box 1:

- (1,1)=W
- (1,2)=L
- (1,3)=I
- (2,1)=O
- (2,2)=?
- (2,3)=?
- (3,1)=E
- (3,2)=G
- (3,3)=R

So letters: W, L, I, O, E, G, R → missing: F, N

So must place F and N in (2,2) and (2,3)

But Row 2 already has N in (2,4) → so N cannot go in (2,2) or (2,3)

Thus, impossible to place N in Box 1

But N must be in Box 1 → contradiction

Unless… is N not in the word?

Wait — "FLOWERING" → F, L, O, W, E, R, I, N, G → yes, N is included.

So what’s going on?

Wait — perhaps I misread Row 2.

Look at Row 2: O _ _ N _ _ L _ F

Is it possible that the N is not in Row 2, Col 4?

No — it is.

But let’s check Column 4:

- (1,4)=?
- (2,4)=N
- (3,4)=?
- (4,4)=W
- (5,4)=O
- (6,4)=?
- (7,4)=?
- (8,4)=?
- (9,4)=O

So Column 4: N, W, O, O → O appears twice? Wait — (5,4)=O and (9,4)=O → same column → duplicate O?

Wait — (9,4)=O — but (5,4)=O → so O appears twice in Column 4 → violation!

But let’s verify:

- Row 5: G _ _ O _ I G R _ → so (5,4)=O
- Row 9: _ _ _ _ O R L _ _ → so (9,4)=O

Yes — both (5,4) and (9,4) are O → same column → duplicate O → invalid.

But that can't be — unless I misread.

Wait — let's look at the original image again.

From the image:

Row 5: G | | | O | | I | G | R |

Row 9: | | | | O | R | L | |

So (5,4)=O, (9,4)=O → same column → two O's → violates Sudoku rule.

But that can’t be — so either the puzzle is wrong, or I’m reading it wrong.

Wait — perhaps Row 9 Col 5 is O, not Col 4.

Let’s count columns.

Columns: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Row 9: _ _ _ _ O R L _ _

So (9,5)=O → not (9,4)

Ah! There's the mistake.

(9,4) is blank.

So Column 4:

- (1,4)=?
- (2,4)=N
- (3,4)=?
- (4,4)=W
- (5,4)=O
- (6,4)=?
- (7,4)=?
- (8,4)=?
- (9,4)=? ← not O

O is in (9,5), not (9,4)

So Column 4: N, W, O, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?

So no duplicate O.

Good.

Back to Box 1.

Still: letters in Box 1: W, L, I, O, E, G, R → missing F and N

Blanks: (2,2) and (2,3)

Row 2: O _ _ N _ _ L _ F

So Row 2 has: O, N, L, F → missing: W, E, I, G, R

So (2,2) and (2,3) must be two of: W, E, I, G, R

But Box 1 needs F and N

But N is already in Row 2 → so cannot be in (2,2) or (2,3)

F is also in Row 2 → (2,9)=F → so F cannot be in (2,2) or (2,3)

So both F and N are already in Row 2 → so they cannot be placed in (2,2) or (2,3)

But Box 1 needs F and N → but neither can be placed in the two empty cells of Box 1 → impossible.

So contradiction.

Unless... is there a typo in the puzzle?

Wait — let’s double-check Row 2: O _ _ N _ _ L _ F

Is (2,9)=F? Yes.

(2,4)=N — yes.

So Row 2 has N and F.

So F and N are both in Row 2 → so they cannot appear again in Row 2.

But Box 1 needs F and N → and the only cells in Box 1 for Row 2 are (2,2) and (2,3) → so F and N would have to go there → but they are already in Row 2 → impossible.

Therefore, the puzzle is unsolvable as given — unless there is a typo.

But let’s check if N is actually in the word.

“FLOWERING” — letters: F, L, O, W, E, R, I, N, G — yes, N is there.

Perhaps the intended word is different?

Or perhaps the letter in (2,4) is not N?

Let’s look at the image again.

In Row 2: O _ _ N _ _ L _ F

The fourth cell is N — seems correct.

But maybe the puzzle uses only 8 letters? No, “FLOWERING” has 9 distinct letters.

Another possibility: the grid is 9x9, but some letters repeat? No — Sudoku rules say each letter once per row, column, box.

So each of the 9 letters must appear exactly once in each row, column, box.

But in Box 1, we need F and N, but both are already in Row 2, and cannot be repeated.

So unless (2,4) is not N, or (2,9) is not F, or something is wrong.

Wait — perhaps (2,4) is not N? Let’s look at the image.

The user uploaded an image — I can't see it, but based on your text, you wrote:

Row 2: O | | | N | | | L | | F

So you saw N in Col 4.

But perhaps it’s not N?

Maybe it’s a typo in your transcription?

Alternatively, maybe the word is not “FLOWERING” — but the directions say: “each of the letters in the word FLOWERING”

So it must be.

Another idea: perhaps the letter in (2,4) is not N, but something else?

Let’s try to solve it assuming there might be a typo.

Alternatively, perhaps I should try to solve it anyway.

Let’s try to fill in other parts.

Let’s look at Row 9: _ _ _ _ O R L _ _

So has O, R, L

Missing: F, W, E, I, G, N

Now look at Column 7:

- (1,7)=?
- (2,7)=L
- (3,7)=?
- (4,7)=?
- (5,7)=G
- (6,7)=O
- (7,7)=?
- (8,7)=G
- (9,7)=L

(8,7)=G, (5,7)=G → same column → two G's → violation!

(5,7)=G, (8,7)=G → both in Col 7 → duplicate G → invalid.

Oh no!

Row 5: G _ _ O _ I G R _ → so (5,7)=G

Row 8: _ _ _ _ I W G E _ → so (8,7)=G

Yes — both (5,7) and (8,7) are G → same column → duplicate G → violates Sudoku.

So the puzzle as given has duplicates.

Therefore, either:

1. There is a typo in the puzzle.
2. I misread the letters.

Let’s check your transcription:

You wrote:

Row 5: G | | | O | | I | G | R |

Row 8: | | | | I | W | G | E |

Yes — (5,7)=G, (8,7)=G → same column → invalid.

Similarly, (2,4)=N, (2,9)=F, and Row 2 already has N and F, so Box 1 cannot have them.

So multiple issues.

Perhaps the intended letters are different.

Wait — maybe the word is “FLOWERING”, but the letters are to be used, but not necessarily all distinct? But that doesn't make sense.

Or perhaps the puzzle is not standard Sudoku.

But the directions say: "each column, row and box contains each of the letters in the word FLOWERING"

So it must be that each of the 9 letters appears exactly once in each row, column, box.

But with duplicates in column 7 (G) and possibly others, it's invalid.

Unless...

Wait — perhaps (5,7) is not G?

Let’s look at Row 5: G | | | O | | I | G | R |

So (5,1)=G, (5,7)=G → so G appears twice in Row 5 → also invalid!

Oh! Row 5 has G in Col 1 and Col 7 → duplicate G in row.

So Row 5 has two G's → invalid.

Similarly, Row 8 has G in Col 7, and Row 5 has G in Col 1 and 7 — so G appears in multiple places.

So the puzzle as given has multiple errors.

Therefore, it is likely that there is a typo in the provided grid.

Perhaps the letter in (5,7) is not G.

Let’s assume that (5,7) is not G, but something else.

But in your transcription, you wrote "G" for (5,7).

Given the issues, I suspect there might be a mistake in the image or your transcription.

Alternatively, perhaps the word is not “FLOWERING” — but let’s check the letters.

“FLOWERING” has 9 letters: F, L, O, W, E, R, I, N, G — all distinct.

But in the grid, we have:

- Row 5: G, _, _, O, _, I, G, R, _ → two G's → invalid
- Row 8: _, _, _, _, I, W, G, E, _ → one G
- So G appears in Row 5 twice → invalid

So the puzzle is unsolvable as is.

Perhaps the letter in (5,7) is not G, but another letter.

For example, maybe it's "E" or "N"?

But in your transcription, you have "G".

Given that, I think there might be a typo in the puzzle.

Alternatively, perhaps the puzzle uses only 8 letters, but "FLOWERING" has 9.

Another possibility: the word is "FLOWER", but it says "FLOWERING".

Given the problems, I think the puzzle may have been printed with errors.

However, since this is a common type of puzzle, let's assume that the grid is correct except for possible transcription errors.

Perhaps (5,7) is not G, but let's look at the image description.

Since I can't see the image, I rely on your text.

You wrote: "G | | | O | | I | G | R | " for Row 5

So (5,1)=G, (5,7)=G → two G's in row → invalid.

Similarly, (8,7)=G → so G appears in three places in column 7.

So unless the puzzle allows repeats, which it doesn't, it's invalid.

Therefore, I conclude that either:

1. There is a typo in the puzzle.
2. Your transcription has errors.

To proceed, let's assume that (5,7) is not G, but perhaps "E" or "N" or something else.

But without seeing the image, it's hard.

Perhaps the letter in (5,7) is "E", but you wrote "G".

Alternatively, maybe (5,1) is not G.

Let’s look at Row 5: G | | | O | | I | G | R |

Perhaps it's "F" or "L" instead of the second G.

But based on your input, I have to work with it.

Given the time, and since the puzzle has internal contradictions, I suspect there is a typo.

However, let's try to solve it assuming that the letter in (5,7) is not G, but perhaps it's "E" or "N".

But without more information, I can't proceed reliably.

Alternatively, perhaps the word is not "FLOWERING", but "FLOWER", but that has only 6 letters.

No.

Another idea: perhaps the puzzle is 6x6, but it's 9x9.

Given the complexity and the errors, I recommend checking the original image for typos.

But since you asked to solve it, let's assume that the letter in (5,7) is not G, and perhaps it's "E" or "N".

But I can't guess.

Perhaps the letter in (5,7) is "E", and (5,1) is "G", and (8,7) is "G" — but then G appears in (5,1) and (8,7) — same column — still duplicate.

Unless (8,7) is not G.

You wrote: "G | E | " for (8,7) and (8,8) — so (8,7)=G.

So it's consistent.

Therefore, the puzzle as given has multiple errors.

So I am unable to solve it due to inconsistencies.

Please double-check the grid or provide a corrected version.

If you can confirm the letters in the grid, I can help solve it.

Otherwise, the puzzle is unsolvable as stated.

Final Answer: The puzzle contains duplicate letters in rows and columns (e.g., 'G' appears twice in Row 5 and Column 7), making it unsolvable as given. Please verify the grid for accuracy.