Pips hint for August 26, 2026
The puzzle for Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
528<1<2
Dominoes: 6|0 1|5 6|6 5|2 3|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell with no rule
- 5 cells adding up to exactly 28
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
528<106<2SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
52866<1065<21SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
53428662<10655<21
Medium
>4===11=442
Dominoes: 6|5 5|3 6|6 3|1 4|3 1|6 4|5 2|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
8 dominoes (1 double) fill 16 cells across 10 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 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
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>4===6115=442SpoilerPlace 4 of 8 dominoesShowHide
>45=33=66=16115=442SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>45=33=66=1161156=544443225
Hard
669>310==060<26==
Dominoes: 2|2 4|4 6|3 1|4 2|0 6|4 0|0 3|3 0|1 2|4 6|0 2|3 5|5 0|3 6|2 3|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (5 doubles) fill 32 cells across 14 regions:
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
669>310==06220<26==SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
6693>3610==00033622200<266==41444SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
626693>3621043=52635=300000533622200<2066=1=41444