Pips hint for September 4, 2026
The puzzle for Friday, September 4, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
74>4=
Dominoes: 3|1 2|2 6|4 0|0 2|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 3 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
1734>4=SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
17344>46=22SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
17304044>46=222
Medium
==5=>3<4
Dominoes: 5|1 0|4 1|1 3|3 1|0 5|5 3|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 14 cells across 6 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 5 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=5=51=>3<4SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
=5=351113=0>34<4SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=555=351113=0>34<43110
Hard
>01111106=10004=4431125
Dominoes: 2|4 1|1 5|5 1|6 5|3 0|6 2|5 1|3 0|4 2|3 5|6 2|0 3|3 6|2 5|0 6|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 32 cells across 18 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 5 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>01111106=10004=424431125SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
>01116116055106=1050042=111342443311525SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>0111611605510566=310645003004223=111342443331156222055