Pips hint for August 13, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, August 13, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
<2<2==
Dominoes: 5|1 6|0 0|0 3|6 1|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 3 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<25<2==1SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<205<200=6=1SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<205<200=663=111
Medium
=10=107
Dominoes: 6|6 0|3 1|2 3|3 4|4 2|0 5|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=10=10766SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
1=2103=31007366SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
1=2103=02341040734566
Hard
>315<3<3=155<315553<35
Dominoes: 6|6 2|2 6|0 1|3 5|2 0|3 1|6 2|3 0|0 4|6 5|3 4|2 6|3 4|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 28 cells across 16 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 15
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 15
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 15
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>315<3<3=155<3156553<365SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
>3155<3<320=61565<311565353<31360252SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>3415654<32<32000=61556524<3136156535533<313602523