Pips hint for July 17, 2026
The puzzle for Friday, July 17, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
<3=>3==55
Dominoes: 1|2 4|6 3|3 5|1 6|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<32=>3=1=55SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<32=33>34=1=655SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<32=33>34=1=6155556
Medium
>2=<1>2===1
Dominoes: 0|0 2|6 2|4 6|4 2|0 2|2 0|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>2=<1>2===001SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
>26=2<1>26=442==001SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>26=2<10>26=442=22=000112
Hard
755101010=2=5684=2
Dominoes: 3|4 6|0 3|2 5|6 3|3 4|1 6|6 0|3 6|1 2|4 0|5 1|2 4|6 1|1 6|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 30 cells across 15 regions:
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
75351010410=2=5684=2SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
7335325310104106=2=060566685344=12SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
7133532531061042410646=622=06005566685344=111122