Pips hint for August 21, 2026
The puzzle for Friday, August 21, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
<1>4==>1
Dominoes: 5|2 6|3 1|5 3|5 4|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell with no rule
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<1>4==>125SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<1>461=5=3>125SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
4<10>461=5=3>12553
Medium
>38==<4<3
Dominoes: 1|2 6|4 5|5 4|3 0|0 6|6 4|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 3 cells adding up to less than 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>38==<42<31SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
>348==6554<432<31SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>3481=4=66554<4362<3100
Hard
=>3=<3=5=<3>33≠>15>10=<2
Dominoes: 3|4 6|1 2|2 6|3 4|1 3|3 2|4 0|6 3|1 2|5 6|6 1|5 2|3 5|5 4|4 3|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (5 doubles) fill 32 cells across 15 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 6 cells that all show different numbers
- 3 cells adding up to more than 15
- 2 cells adding up to more than 10
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=>3=<3=5=<3>3433≠>15>10=<2SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
=>3=22<3=5=4<321>36433≠>1560>10=36341<23SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=33>35=22<32=155=4<3214>364433≠25>155560>106=366341<2133