Pips hint for July 5, 2026
The puzzle for Sunday, July 5, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
92=228
Dominoes: 1|4 2|6 3|1 2|5 5|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
942=2218SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
9422=6221183SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
95422=6222161835
Medium
01>101041===
Dominoes: 3|5 1|3 2|5 2|0 1|6 0|5 5|4 5|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
8 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 16 cells across 10 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells adding up to more than 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
01>101041=3=5=SpoilerPlace 4 of 8 dominoesShowHide
01>10105411=33=5=220SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
00511>106610554411=33=55=220
Hard
=8>10>3=811<21011<366
Dominoes: 0|0 1|6 2|2 0|3 5|6 3|4 5|2 6|4 5|3 2|6 3|1 6|6 2|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
13 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 26 cells across 15 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to more than 10
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 3 cells adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=8>10>3=811<2001011<366SpoilerPlace 7 of 13 dominoesShowHide
=228532>10>34=81113<20001061165<366SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=228532>1066>34=32835311113<20001061165<3266466