Pips hint for July 20, 2026
The puzzle for Monday, July 20, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
>5=<110>14
Dominoes: 2|6 0|5 0|3 2|5 4|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>56=2<110>14SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
>56=2<10105>1430SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>56=2<101052>1254430
Medium
<25>30>3=5=
Dominoes: 0|0 3|1 0|1 1|2 2|0 3|4 5|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 9 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<25>30>3=05=0SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
<2152>30>3=053=1001SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<21523>34000>35=0523=1001
Hard
==10==10>308===2
Dominoes: 5|2 6|3 0|0 1|1 6|6 2|2 1|6 4|4 2|6 1|5 3|3 5|6 0|1 4|6 5|5 0|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (7 doubles) fill 32 cells across 14 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 3 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 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=5=210==10>308===2SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
=5=2122000=6=110>36084=314=616=2SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=55=211220000=66=1104>3566100846=33143=6166=5225