Pips hint for August 16, 2026
The puzzle for Sunday, August 16, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
6210812
Dominoes: 6|4 4|5 0|6 5|2 3|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
621084126SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
6210584412660SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
63322105584412660
Medium
=7=<3>373
Dominoes: 5|0 0|4 5|5 5|1 2|0 4|3 3|3 3|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
8 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 16 cells across 7 regions:
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=7=<3>35073SpoilerPlace 4 of 8 dominoesShowHide
=55715=<3>3507304SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=55715=0<32>3435073333004
Hard
9=<3<42<5<2>495>335>1391
Dominoes: 0|2 0|4 0|5 1|1 1|2 1|4 1|5 2|6 3|3 3|4 4|4 5|5 5|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
13 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 26 cells across 18 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to less than 5
- 2 cells adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
9=<32<42<5<20>495>335>1391SpoilerPlace 7 of 13 dominoesShowHide
95=<32<4021<5<20>4519150>34351>1239411SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
954=5<32<4021<545<20>451916550>3433251>12339364114