Pips hint for September 5, 2026
The puzzle for Saturday, September 5, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
=>4==>3>5<3
Dominoes: 2|6 5|2 6|1 5|4 3|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 7 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=>46==2>3>5<3SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
=>46=5=22>3>56<31SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=33>46=5=22>345>56<31
Medium
>0151015>1
Dominoes: 0|6 4|4 0|2 1|6 0|5 6|6 0|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 9 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 15
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell with no rule
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 15
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>015010615>1SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
>01156401064150>12SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>01156450106401560036>12
Hard
=15>33<3>255315>3>1
Dominoes: 4|1 2|5 6|0 3|5 1|2 3|3 1|5 2|6 5|5 3|0 6|6 4|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
12 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 24 cells across 15 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 15
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 15
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=15>343<31>255315>3>1SpoilerPlace 6 of 12 dominoesShowHide
0=1565>3433<31>23525531153>32>1SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
10=5515655>34433<31>23552553115363>36260>12