Pips hint for August 30, 2026
The puzzle for Sunday, August 30, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
==9129
Dominoes: 6|2 1|2 6|6 3|4 5|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
==291269SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
=1=229126696SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=11=229541266963
Medium
>2===21>9<2
Dominoes: 1|0 1|2 0|3 1|4 5|4 6|1 4|2 2|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
8 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 16 cells across 10 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells adding up to more than 9
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>2===21>91<20SpoilerPlace 4 of 8 dominoesShowHide
>23=0=2=42111>91<20SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>23=002=22=4442111>951<2016
Hard
466=0<3=6663>3===<2
Dominoes: 1|2 3|0 2|4 5|5 6|3 4|4 2|2 4|5 1|4 0|0 5|6 1|0 4|3 6|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 28 cells across 16 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to more 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
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
466=0<3=6663>3===2<21SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
42266=40<340=3663663>3=4=55=22<21SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
42261566=40000<31440=36636662334>35=44=55=22<21