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Pips hint for August 18, 2026

The puzzle for Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.

Easy

Dominoes: 6|1 0|2 1|1 0|1 0|0

  1. Hint 1What each region needsShow

    5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:

    • 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
    • 3 cells adding up to exactly 1
    • 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
    • 3 cells adding up to exactly 1
    • 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
    • 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
  2. SpoilerPlace one dominoShow
  3. SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShow
  4. SpoilerReveal the full solutionShow

Medium

Dominoes: 4|5 1|1 5|5 0|4 3|6 1|3 6|1 1|4

  1. Hint 1What each region needsShow

    8 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 16 cells across 11 regions:

    • 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
    • 1 cell with no rule
    • 1 cell adding up to less than 2
    • 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
    • 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
    • 1 cell adding up to more than 5
    • 3 cells that all show the same number
    • 1 cell adding up to more than 5
    • 2 cells that all show the same number
    • 1 cell with no rule
    • 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
  2. SpoilerPlace one dominoShow
  3. SpoilerPlace 4 of 8 dominoesShow
  4. SpoilerReveal the full solutionShow

Hard

Dominoes: 6|1 0|0 5|5 0|6 5|3 1|0 2|6 4|0 1|1 0|5 6|6 1|4 3|0 2|2 5|1 2|0

  1. Hint 1What each region needsShow

    16 dominoes (5 doubles) fill 32 cells across 20 regions:

    • 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
    • 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
    • 2 cells that all show the same number
    • 1 cell adding up to more than 1
    • 3 cells adding up to exactly 11
    • 3 cells adding up to exactly 11
    • 1 cell adding up to more than 1
    • 1 cell adding up to more than 1
    • 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
    • 2 cells adding up to more than 11
    • 2 cells that all show the same number
    • 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
    • 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
    • 1 cell with no rule
    • 3 cells adding up to exactly 1
    • 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
    • 2 cells adding up to more than 11
    • 1 cell adding up to more than 1
    • 2 cells that all show the same number
    • 1 cell with no rule
  2. SpoilerPlace one dominoShow
  3. SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShow
  4. SpoilerReveal the full solutionShow