Pips hint for August 5, 2026
The puzzle for Wednesday, August 5, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
>48=8<2<2
Dominoes: 6|6 6|5 3|6 3|1 2|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>48=668<2<2SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
3>4686=6685<2<2SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
3>4686=66852<21<213
Medium
=1>4>2<4==
Dominoes: 5|2 1|1 0|6 5|1 1|0 2|2 2|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 2 cells adding up to less than 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=1>4>2<45=2=SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
=11>45>26<405=2=11SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=2211>45>26<4005=2=11121
Hard
==>4>33>3=3==12<312>3=>3
Dominoes: 3|4 1|1 2|2 4|5 3|1 6|4 2|5 6|0 2|4 5|6 1|2 0|5 1|6 4|4 1|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 30 cells across 16 regions:
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
==>4>343>3=33==12<312>3=>3SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
=111=>4>3433>345=33==02126<322126>35=4>3SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=1111=5>45>3433>345=033=2=1021126<3221266>3526=4444>35