Pips hint for September 2, 2026
The puzzle for Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
4444<4
Dominoes: 4|1 4|4 4|0 3|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
4 dominoes (1 double) fill 8 cells across 6 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
444414<4SpoilerPlace 2 of 4 dominoesShowHide
44444414<4SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
44444401440<43
Medium
3==>4>4<29
Dominoes: 5|0 5|6 5|4 3|2 3|5 4|3 3|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell with no rule
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 9
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
30=5=>4>4<29SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
30=5=4>45>465<2293SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
303=5=44>45>4655<2129333
Hard
=12<3==>3>3<31128=
Dominoes: 0|3 0|5 1|4 1|6 2|2 2|4 2|6 3|4 3|5 4|4 4|5 4|6 5|5 5|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 28 cells across 14 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 6 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=12<3==>3>3<3112083=SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
=212<32=42=>3>325<3011412661083=SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=21266<32=442=55>34>3544255<301141264610835=33