Pips hint for August 9, 2026
The puzzle for Sunday, August 9, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
=>4===<1
Dominoes: 6|6 4|1 2|0 2|4 5|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 2 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
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=>4=6=6=<1SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
=1>4=6=46=2<10SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=11>45=6=464=22<10
Medium
86=<4>2=>1
Dominoes: 3|6 2|2 4|6 5|5 5|2 5|1 6|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to less than 4
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
86=<463>2=>1SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
82624=6<463>2=55>1SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
82624=66<41613>25=555>12
Hard
8>5==021524<4=>5<4>4>57<3<2
Dominoes: 6|0 0|1 3|4 1|6 2|4 3|6 1|2 6|4 2|2 1|3 4|4 1|5 6|2 5|4 1|1 5|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 32 cells across 19 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 15
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 5 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
8>5==00215624<4=>5<4>4>57<3<2SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
86>51==400042215366244<43=>5<4>4>56721<3<21SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
862>561=4=400044221536621444<431=55>56<43>45>56712121<32<21