Pips hint for August 23, 2026
The puzzle for Sunday, August 23, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
=>4<4=4>5
Dominoes: 5|6 2|3 4|6 5|2 0|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 8 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=6>45<4=4>5SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
=6>45<43=2446>5SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=6>45<43=2446250>56
Medium
>14===4
Dominoes: 2|0 4|5 0|3 1|1 2|5 3|3 0|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>14===024SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
>14=1==50214430SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>1542=1=3=55021344030
Hard
8473512129=>22
Dominoes: 6|4 5|1 4|4 6|6 1|3 0|2 4|3 6|1 5|0 4|2 0|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
11 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 22 cells across 11 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
844763512129=>22SpoilerPlace 6 of 11 dominoesShowHide
844763131552121209=>264642SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
854047631315521206120691=4>236446422