Pips hint for August 20, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, August 20, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
<1101010
Dominoes: 4|0 6|5 4|1 5|1 3|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<101041010SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<1010410641051SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<10104103364105511
Medium
12<2==9<25
Dominoes: 4|1 0|2 4|4 2|5 1|2 3|4 5|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
124<21==9<25SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
12444<21=22=59<205SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
12444<21=22=5596<2025143
Hard
3=>0=>3>4=3>49>10<3>3
Dominoes: 3|6 4|4 0|1 6|5 3|3 2|1 6|4 0|0 5|5 3|4 2|5 6|6 4|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
13 dominoes (5 doubles) fill 26 cells across 14 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells adding up to more than 10
- 2 cells adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
3=>0=>3>4=3>4693>10<3>3SpoilerPlace 7 of 13 dominoesShowHide
3210=>01=6>3>45=43>46493>10<3363>34SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
3210=6>016=5655>34>45=4433>464093>105<320363>34