Pips hint for August 4, 2026
The puzzle for Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
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Dominoes: 1|3 1|1 3|6 5|5 1|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<56341>5=SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<56341>56311=SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<5063411>56311=55
Medium
67450312
Dominoes: 1|1 2|3 0|0 5|6 1|0 0|4 0|3 2|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
8 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 16 cells across 9 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
6745110312SpoilerPlace 4 of 8 dominoesShowHide
6675243511003012SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
667520435411003300110220
Hard
<3<27934=5>5>4>4
Dominoes: 4|1 0|5 1|1 6|3 5|1 4|4 1|3 0|0 3|5 2|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
10 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 20 cells across 11 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to more than 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<3<2179434=5>5>4>4SpoilerPlace 5 of 10 dominoesShowHide
<31<2171943643=1550>5>45>4SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<31<2171943364312=115503>540>45>4540