Pips hint for July 2, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, July 2, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
715<8=
Dominoes: 5|5 6|6 0|0 4|4 1|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 15
- 2 cells adding up to less than 8
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
71555<8=SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
715556<8060=SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
71155556<8060=44
Medium
=<1=<1=<3>2
Dominoes: 5|1 0|2 0|5 3|5 0|6 1|6 0|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to less than 1
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=<1=<11=5<3>2SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
=<1=<101=550<325>23SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
0=6<10=16<1001=550<325>23
Hard
>01776=>3101>4=75>4
Dominoes: 5|2 0|3 5|4 6|1 0|0 4|1 2|3 0|6 3|4 6|5 1|1 4|6 1|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
13 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 26 cells across 16 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 17
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>01776=>3101>4=725>45SpoilerPlace 7 of 13 dominoesShowHide
>0117676=00>34010113>454=73225>45SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>0117674560636=00>3440106113>454=117322155>45