3-cell killer cage summing to 16

8 combinations.

16
A 3-cell killer cage with the sum clue 16 in the corner.
Always present
No digit is forced into this cage.
Never present
Every digit can appear in this cage.

Valid digit combinations

  • 169
  • 178
  • 259
  • 268
  • 349
  • 358
  • 367
  • 457

How to use this in play

8 digit sets sum to 16 across 3 cells. Without other constraints this cage is loose; the value comes from pairing it with the cage's row, column, or box context — every digit ruled out elsewhere narrows which combinations remain.

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