Pips hint for August 11, 2026
The puzzle for Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
>5=>3<2
Dominoes: 1|0 1|1 1|2 1|5 1|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 6 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>5=>31<20SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
>5=>3211<2011SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>56=11>35211<2011
Medium
>5<375=5>5
Dominoes: 0|5 4|6 6|6 3|2 4|4 0|0 6|5 1|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
8 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 16 cells across 9 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 3 cells adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>5<375=550>5SpoilerPlace 4 of 8 dominoesShowHide
3>56<32765=5504>56SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
3>56<327601050=4545045>566
Hard
52301617=23=50109123
Dominoes: 6|6 1|0 3|5 0|4 6|3 2|0 1|4 6|0 3|3 0|0 5|5 2|3 5|0 2|6 0|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 30 cells across 17 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 16
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 17
- 5 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
52301617=23=6650109123SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
512300416617=0223=636055001049112336SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
512233000416556175=02233=3603600550001049311622336