Pips hint for August 8, 2026
The puzzle for Saturday, August 8, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
=6>56<5
Dominoes: 5|1 4|3 0|5 6|2 0|0
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 6
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to less than 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=615>56<5SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
=06515>564<53SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=0006515>56624<53
Medium
≠=>3<3>66<26
Dominoes: 0|0 0|1 1|3 1|5 2|2 2|6 6|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 2 cells that all show different numbers
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells adding up to more than 6
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
≠=>3<3>66<2060SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
≠3=1>351<301>66<2060SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
≠3=1>351<301>666622<206062
Hard
>3=0>33==4=33<3<311<3
Dominoes: 0|1 0|2 0|4 0|6 1|6 2|2 2|3 2|4 2|5 2|6 3|3 3|4 4|6 5|5 5|6 6|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 32 cells across 15 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 6 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 6 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>3=0>33==4=33<31<311<30SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
>3=00>3430==644=23326322<311<30211<30SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>36=5500>343350=4=664644=266332263222<311<30211533<30