Pips hint for July 3, 2026
The puzzle for Friday, July 3, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
10<2<2310>5
Dominoes: 1|3 3|4 5|6 0|5 1|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 7 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
10<2<213310>5SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
10<24<21333105>56SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
106<214<2133301055>56
Medium
=5<2===48=
Dominoes: 4|0 6|6 4|4 1|1 4|3 2|4 4|5 2|6 3|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
9 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 18 cells across 10 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=5<20=4==48=SpoilerPlace 5 of 9 dominoesShowHide
=5<20=44==14484661=3SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=4552<20=444=6=144824661=336
Hard
37=10=12265135=1210
Dominoes: 1|5 4|4 3|1 0|2 5|3 2|2 6|4 5|5 3|2 0|1 6|3 0|4 5|6 3|4 0|6 5|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 32 cells across 19 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
37=10=1221651355=1210SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
22337=1052=0122165113355=1264105454SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
42243375=01052=00012665211635231133553=412664105454