Pips hint for September 10, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, September 10, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
>17=>4=3
Dominoes: 0|4 6|5 4|6 1|6 0|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 3 cells adding up to more than 17
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>17=4>4=03SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
>17=44>4566=03SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
1>176=44>4566=0330
Medium
4==5>04=6
Dominoes: 4|6 0|0 3|3 0|1 2|2 0|5 6|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 14 cells across 9 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
4==5>0644=6SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
40==5>01644=06330SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
4220=6=0055>01644=06330
Hard
015<3>30>20>4<420<33==81
Dominoes: 1|3 5|4 1|5 0|0 1|2 3|0 6|2 0|1 2|2 0|6 5|5 2|0 4|4 5|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 28 cells across 17 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 15
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells adding up to less than 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
015<3>30>20>4<420<3133==81SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
015<325>36400>230>4<400210<3133==25811SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
00156<325>36400>2300>45<40021100<3133=55=20522284411