Pips hint for August 6, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, August 6, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
74994
Dominoes: 1|1 3|3 4|4 5|5 6|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (5 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
7141994SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
71413939444SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
714136963945544
Medium
=>4==<112>3
Dominoes: 4|2 0|2 4|4 1|3 6|2 4|1 5|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=>4=2=4<112>3SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
=>4=12=432<10124>34SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=2>46=112=4432<101244>354
Hard
10<1===<2>7=>4=4<4
Dominoes: 2|0 0|5 1|1 5|5 1|3 4|4 0|0 1|2 0|4 5|2 6|0 3|4 0|1 2|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (5 doubles) fill 28 cells across 15 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 5 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells adding up to more than 7
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
10<10==2=<2>7=>4=4<4SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
510<10=5=2=<20>7404=0>45=1141<43SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
35104<10=556=2222=02<210>7404=0>45=110401<4143