Pips hint for August 15, 2026
The puzzle for Saturday, August 15, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
8==5
Dominoes: 6|5 0|6 4|4 6|6 3|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 10 cells across 4 regions:
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
8=6=55SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
840=466=55SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
840=66466=3553
Medium
>8>46=>4<3<3
Dominoes: 4|6 1|3 1|6 6|2 3|6 2|0 4|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 14 cells across 9 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to more than 8
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 3 cells adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
4>86>46=>4<3<3SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
4>866>46=23>46<311<3SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
4>8646>4663=223>46<3101<32
Hard
>4>0>16>3=0<3==80>3>3
Dominoes: 0|1 4|4 0|5 2|1 0|0 6|4 3|0 6|2 4|5 1|1 4|3 6|5 2|0 6|6 0|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 30 cells across 17 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 3 cells adding up to more than 16
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>4>0>16>3=010<3==80>3>3SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
>45>02>166>340=100010<3==48642300>3>3SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>45>02>1666>340=1151000100<32=66=48644243300>35>340