Pips hint for July 4, 2026
The puzzle for Saturday, July 4, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
3=432
Dominoes: 3|2 4|2 0|3 1|1 2|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
3=24332SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
3=224433023SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
311=22441330223
Medium
==4>44<210==<1
Dominoes: 0|5 2|2 3|3 2|0 0|1 2|6 5|4 2|1 4|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
9 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 18 cells across 10 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
==4>454<2100==<1SpoilerPlace 5 of 9 dominoesShowHide
=22=4>4254<20100=33=1<10SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=22=544>462542<201002=3346=11<10
Hard
747474>02>4=2577500>444
Dominoes: 6|4 1|4 1|6 5|2 1|2 2|4 5|6 0|0 5|3 6|0 3|3 6|2 1|3 5|0 4|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 30 cells across 22 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
74476474>02>4=2577500>444SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
71644761447244>0122>46=225575750000>444SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
716447614475244>0122>46=322557537165500230000>4634444