Pips hint for August 27, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, August 27, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
≠43>5=
Dominoes: 3|6 5|3 2|6 5|5 1|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 5 cells that all show different numbers
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
≠4336>5=SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
≠43362>5653=SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
≠1443362>5653=55
Medium
>46<4===>6
Dominoes: 5|5 2|2 3|1 2|6 1|5 2|4 5|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to less than 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to more than 6
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>46<4===>655SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
>4663<41=2==22>655SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>4663<411=23=5542=22>655
Hard
===75==6=8046
Dominoes: 2|0 3|6 5|5 4|4 6|6 5|1 3|3 5|4 3|1 5|6 3|5 2|4 6|1 2|1 3|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 30 cells across 13 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 5 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
===75==6=280046SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
=5=44=3761553=55=364=62860046SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=5=44=376155533=55=1335641=6662862000431624