Pips hint for July 1, 2026
The puzzle for Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
>2311<5>4
Dominoes: 5|4 1|1 2|6 6|6 0|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 1 cell adding up to less than 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>243511<5>4SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
6>24321511<51>4SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
6>24032151165<51>46
Medium
>3=5>322=
Dominoes: 1|3 4|0 6|6 5|4 2|4 6|1 6|2 3|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
8 dominoes (1 double) fill 16 cells across 9 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>3=5>322=13SpoilerPlace 4 of 8 dominoesShowHide
>35=445>3202=6136SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>35=4453>352042221=666136
Hard
849=0>9>922≠2<244
Dominoes: 0|2 3|6 1|1 4|3 6|0 4|4 5|6 0|0 6|6 2|2 4|1 3|2 1|6 2|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (5 doubles) fill 28 cells across 14 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells adding up to more than 9
- 2 cells adding up to more than 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 6 cells that all show different numbers
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
849=0>9>922≠2<22404SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
8534496=30>96>92621≠201<2240444SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
8534496=23200>96>966206212≠53201<212240444461