Pips hint for July 31, 2026
The puzzle for Friday, July 31, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
7<3=>4=
Dominoes: 4|2 5|2 2|2 3|5 4|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 3 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
74<32=>4=SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
74<32=>45=222SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
7354<32=44>45=222
Medium
4<466>6=6<6
Dominoes: 0|4 6|5 4|4 6|1 4|2 3|3 6|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 9 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to more than 6
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to less than 6
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
44<4606>6=6<6SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
44<416606>665=446<6SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
44<4166063>665=4436642<64
Hard
10310=<335212550163439
Dominoes: 4|6 0|0 5|5 4|0 2|6 5|0 2|2 0|3 5|1 4|3 2|0 5|3 2|1 3|6 2|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 30 cells across 18 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
10310=6<3354212550163439SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
1031055=26<300325422126555001633044309SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
104331055=26<300332542212665515500116233004423039542