Pips hint for July 26, 2026
The puzzle for Sunday, July 26, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
8114=<2
Dominoes: 2|3 0|4 3|5 6|6 1|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
821143=<2SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
8211435=34<20SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
8261164351=334<20
Medium
====>2
Dominoes: 4|4 2|2 4|5 5|5 2|1 5|3 0|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=44===>2SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
=44=5=545=22>2SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=44=5=545=25052>2321
Hard
225595=≠1033267065
Dominoes: 5|0 2|2 6|0 5|2 0|0 1|6 0|3 4|5 3|1 0|2 3|5 2|1 3|4 5|1 2|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 30 cells across 17 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells that all show different numbers
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
225595=≠010533267065SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
2255294555=0≠301053021302266700665SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
2221523153294555=0≠30105531021332022667400036655