Pips hint for July 27, 2026
The puzzle for Monday, July 27, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
6<3911<4
Dominoes: 6|4 2|4 6|3 5|5 3|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 7 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
6<394611<4SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
64<32946116<43SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
6334<3294561156<43
Medium
==<3=1010
Dominoes: 6|5 0|3 6|2 4|0 2|5 3|6 0|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
==<36=10105SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
==3<326=010610504SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=6=33<326=0106105045202
Hard
3440=0==2>4=04>404
Dominoes: 2|4 0|0 1|5 0|3 6|2 5|0 6|1 0|4 2|5 0|1 2|3 4|5 0|2 3|1 6|0 5|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (1 double) fill 32 cells across 17 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
324440=0==2>4=04>404SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
32444001=60=0=215562>4=30004>40044SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
324444001=600=5006=222115562>45=330004323>45001044