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4x4 Kropki Puzzles

A 4x4 Kropki uses only the digits 1 to 4, and that small range makes the dots unusually strong: a black dot can only join 1 with 2 or 2 with 4, and a white dot leaves just three possible pairs. It is the right size to learn how the two colors work together.

Each page holds one large grid. Easy grids give six digits, Medium three, and Hard often none, so the dots do all the work.

Part of the Kropki Puzzles collection, Last updated on Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:40:09 GMT.

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Easy 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N1)

Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 1.
Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 1. | zuzuzi.com

Easy 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N2)

Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 2.
Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 2. | zuzuzi.com

Easy 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N3)

Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 3.
Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 3. | zuzuzi.com

Easy 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N4)

Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 4.
Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 4. | zuzuzi.com

Easy 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N5)

Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 5.
Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 5. | zuzuzi.com

Easy 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N6)

Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 6.
Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 6. | zuzuzi.com

Easy 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N7)

Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 7.
Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 7. | zuzuzi.com

Easy 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N8)

Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 8.
Easy 4x4 Kropki on its own page: six digits given, the rest found from the dots. Variant 8. | zuzuzi.com

Medium 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N1)

Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 1.
Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 1. | zuzuzi.com

Medium 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N2)

Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 2.
Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 2. | zuzuzi.com

Medium 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N3)

Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 3.
Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 3. | zuzuzi.com

Medium 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N4)

Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 4.
Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 4. | zuzuzi.com

Medium 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N5)

Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 5.
Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 5. | zuzuzi.com

Medium 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N6)

Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 6.
Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 6. | zuzuzi.com

Medium 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N7)

Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 7.
Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 7. | zuzuzi.com

Medium 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N8)

Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 8.
Medium 4x4 Kropki on its own page: three digits given, the dots doing most of the work. Variant 8. | zuzuzi.com

Hard 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N1)

Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 1.
Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 1. | zuzuzi.com

Hard 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N2)

Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 2.
Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 2. | zuzuzi.com

Hard 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N3)

Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 3.
Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 3. | zuzuzi.com

Hard 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N4)

Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 4.
Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 4. | zuzuzi.com

Hard 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N5)

Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 5.
Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 5. | zuzuzi.com

Hard 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N6)

Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 6.
Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 6. | zuzuzi.com

Hard 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N7)

Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 7.
Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 7. | zuzuzi.com

Hard 4x4 Kropki Puzzle (N8)

Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 8.
Hard 4x4 Kropki on its own page: given digits only where logic needs them, often none. Variant 8. | zuzuzi.com

How to Start a 4x4 Kropki

Look at the black dots first. On this grid a black dot can only stand between 1 and 2 or between 2 and 4, so a cell touched by one holds 1, 2 or 4, never 3. Then check the cells without any dot around them: none of their neighbors can be one apart or double.

What Changes From Easy to Hard

Easy grids hand over six of the sixteen digits, so the dots mostly confirm what the rows and boxes already say. Medium grids give three. Hard grids keep only the digits the solution truly needs, which on a 4x4 is often none at all.

A Small Grid for Young Solvers

With four digits and four boxes, a 4x4 Kropki suits children who already enjoy mini sudoku. The dots also practice two number facts at once: which number comes next, and which one is twice as much.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a black dot sit between 1 and 2?

Yes. Two is both one more than 1 and twice 1, so the pair 1 and 2 can be joined by either color. It is the only pair on any Kropki grid that can take both.

Does a 4x4 Kropki have a single solution?

Yes. A solver that reasons step by step, without guessing, has gone through every printed grid, so each one leads to one answer.