Pips hint for August 17, 2026
The puzzle for Monday, August 17, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
<1=7<1=
Dominoes: 6|1 1|0 2|6 0|6 5|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<1=76<1=1SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<1=6726<10=11SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<10=667265<10=114
Medium
<92>2>3=
Dominoes: 2|3 6|0 5|5 0|0 2|2 0|5 5|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 14 cells across 5 regions:
- 4 cells adding up to less than 9
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 4 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<92>232>3=SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
<920>23200>36=55SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<9220>23220020>36=5555
Hard
>10<3>9440=4444>10
Dominoes: 0|2 0|3 0|4 0|5 0|6 1|1 1|3 1|4 1|5 1|6 2|2 2|4 2|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
13 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 26 cells across 12 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to more than 10
- 2 cells adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells adding up to more than 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to more than 10
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>10<3>944200=4444>10SpoilerPlace 7 of 13 dominoesShowHide
>105<300>946440200=4341101434>10SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>105<300>946642402400=2434110211431442>10561