Pips hint for August 31, 2026
The puzzle for Monday, August 31, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
<4===<3
Dominoes: 5|6 3|5 4|4 4|1 4|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<4=5=6=<3SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<43=55=6=44<3SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<43=55=66=4444<31
Medium
=>33=>74=<4
Dominoes: 0|3 1|2 1|4 2|3 4|4 5|5 5|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to more than 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=>333=>704=<4SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
=4>333=1>704212=<43SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=44>3433=1>75042162=5<435
Hard
21010=0=1241285=2=
Dominoes: 2|3 3|0 6|2 6|6 5|5 2|4 3|4 6|3 4|5 1|1 2|2 4|6 5|1 3|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (5 doubles) fill 28 cells across 15 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 5 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 3 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
21010=0=212412835=2=SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
2210641055=00=3321241266835=422=SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
2210641055=200=3333322126644126683555=4422=111