Pips hint for August 12, 2026
The puzzle for Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
1155<26
Dominoes: 3|3 2|6 0|3 2|2 4|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
115353<26SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
116523353<206SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
1165233553<206422
Medium
=>6=>8>84
Dominoes: 4|2 1|4 3|6 2|1 5|4 5|2 3|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to more than 6
- 1 cell with no rule
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to more than 8
- 2 cells adding up to more than 8
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=>6=>8>8442SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
=11>643=2>8>86442SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=111>6433=22>85>8644254
Hard
3=16>3=5<3>0<3>3=>01412=>3
Dominoes: 0|0 0|1 0|2 0|3 0|5 0|6 1|2 1|4 1|6 3|3 3|4 3|5 4|4 5|5 5|6 6|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (5 doubles) fill 32 cells across 17 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 16
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 14
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
3=16>3=5<300>0<3>3=>01412=>3SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
33=016>360=055<31000>0<31>34=>0214121=>320SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
33=0165>360=0555<310006>01<31>34=3>0231466121=4>3532564430