Pips hint for August 3, 2026
The puzzle for Monday, August 3, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
=11<3>310<2
Dominoes: 5|6 5|0 4|4 6|4 5|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=11<36>3105<2SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
=411<346>31055<20SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=4115<32464>361055<20
Medium
5>88=78
Dominoes: 5|3 0|2 3|2 4|1 0|5 3|6 5|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to more than 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
5>88=7583SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
514>882=3072583SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
514>855826=3300725835
Hard
41106=9120537>1001110
Dominoes: 0|1 0|2 0|5 0|6 1|1 1|3 1|4 1|6 2|3 2|5 3|3 4|4 4|5 5|6 6|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 30 cells across 16 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to more than 10
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
41106=912005317>1001110SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
421010605=91126005317113>100011111046SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
4210105642205=3395112630046553174113>10600116111046