Pips hint for September 3, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, September 3, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
101022>5
Dominoes: 3|0 0|5 4|5 3|2 2|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
101022>503SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
1055104202>503SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
105510420322>56203
Medium
<5=71>1=<3
Dominoes: 0|3 6|6 0|5 4|6 0|0 6|1 5|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to less than 5
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 1
- 3 cells adding up to more than 1
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<5=7310>1=<3SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
<5=6743610>1=65<30SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<50=67430610>15=66155<30
Hard
>9=>1=<3>3>02>910522>2>0>44
Dominoes: 2|5 4|1 5|3 4|6 2|3 4|0 5|5 6|1 0|2 6|6 1|2 3|0 4|5 6|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 28 cells across 17 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to more than 9
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to more than 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>9=>1=<3>3>02>910522>22>0>454SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
>9=3>1=5<3>3>025>9510652420432>22>01>4544SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>96=33>166=5<315>34>01225>96051065242024320>232>01>4544