Pips hint for August 22, 2026
The puzzle for Saturday, August 22, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
<3===>6
Dominoes: 2|2 0|6 1|3 0|5 2|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to more than 6
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<3==22=>6SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<3==226=0>631SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<32=6=226=00>6531
Medium
<4=>3=<2<4>3
Dominoes: 0|4 2|1 1|4 6|0 3|4 1|0 4|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<4=4>3=<20<4>3SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
4<42=4>36=11<200<4>3SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
4<42=444>36=111<2000<43>34
Hard
=5162512210=81=4
Dominoes: 2|6 0|4 1|1 3|4 1|5 6|0 4|4 1|6 5|4 3|6 2|4 3|0 4|6 0|5 2|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 30 cells across 14 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 16
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=516252126210=81=4SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
=51166253212621104=168441015=404SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=5541166562045321262211046=4168344301015=24024