Pips hint for July 9, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, July 9, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
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Dominoes: 1|5 4|6 4|5 2|3 4|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<34101105=SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<341016105=445SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<3243104016105=445
Medium
10<3>7<3==
Dominoes: 4|6 1|2 3|3 2|2 4|3 1|5 2|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells adding up to more than 7
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
10<3>764<3==SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
10<3>764<31=3=2223SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
1046<32>7634<3115=3=2223
Hard
>33<3>3>7<2336<36<336>43
Dominoes: 6|2 4|3 1|1 3|0 1|2 5|4 2|3 1|6 2|5 0|4 1|3 2|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
12 dominoes (1 double) fill 24 cells across 17 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells adding up to more than 7
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>33<3>3>7<2336<3266<336>43SpoilerPlace 6 of 12 dominoesShowHide
>333<3>34>75<2331164<321266<3336>403SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>34303<32>34>753<213331164<321266<323366>4503124