Pips hint for July 23, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, July 23, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
>41==<4<1
Dominoes: 4|1 1|5 6|6 3|0 2|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
4>411==<4<1SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
4>4511=1=66<4<1SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
4>4511=1=661<42<103
Medium
<2<1>4=>24>11=2
Dominoes: 0|4 3|2 5|2 0|0 2|2 2|4 6|5 1|0 6|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
9 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 18 cells across 10 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 3 cells adding up to less than 1
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to more than 11
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<2<1>4=>240>11=42SpoilerPlace 5 of 9 dominoesShowHide
<2<100>45=2222>2340>11=42SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<21<1000>45=2222>23440>116=456422
Hard
13221119937>00=1
Dominoes: 4|6 0|0 3|3 5|5 0|1 5|6 0|2 0|5 1|4 6|6 4|4 3|5 2|2 0|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (6 doubles) fill 28 cells across 12 regions:
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 13
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 22
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
1322111699437>00=1SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
1352255116106919433730>00=2001SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
135442255611610696519433305730>06004=2220011