Pips hint for July 28, 2026
The puzzle for Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
==<3<1>5
Dominoes: 0|2 1|1 0|5 0|6 0|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
==<320<1>5SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
5=0=11<320<1>5SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
5=0=11<3201<10>560
Medium
==778
Dominoes: 3|1 4|2 6|6 0|0 5|6 0|2 6|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=1=7378SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
=661=00734782SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
1=6661=000734752826
Hard
5252113>025424134233115445>03
Dominoes: 0|1 0|2 0|3 0|4 0|5 1|2 1|3 1|4 1|5 2|3 2|4 2|5 3|4 3|5 4|5 3|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 32 cells across 32 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
5252113>02542413423311015445>03SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
522521113>02542401134422333301100115504445>03SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
55225522111133>06225544224401133442233330110011550444455>0333