Pips hint for September 9, 2026
The puzzle for Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
9>14>4=
Dominoes: 1|1 3|2 1|0 0|6 1|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
9>14>411=SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
93>124>411=01SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
93>1241>45611=001
Medium
>1660===<6
Dominoes: 3|1 5|5 2|3 5|6 0|3 5|3 5|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 9 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 6
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>16610==3=<6SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
>126636150=5=3=<65SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>12663615300=5=3=5<64535
Hard
11=3=2=11>3>3=>3131
Dominoes: 6|2 5|0 1|1 0|0 4|4 3|1 0|6 4|2 0|1 5|6 2|2 3|3 1|5 3|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (5 doubles) fill 28 cells across 14 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 13
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
2116=3=2=11>3>3=>3131SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
21165=11133=20=000116>3>3=>313441SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
21165=111133=320=0300032116>34>34=252>361344511