What number comes next in this unique sequence: 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 3, 2, ...?
There is no next number (it ends)
The sequence consists of all single-digit integers spelled out in English, ordered alphabetically ('Eight', 'Five', 'Four', 'Nine', 'One', 'Seven', 'Six', 'Three', 'Two'). Since all digits from one to nine have been used, the sequence is complete.
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Hard. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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