Pips hint for September 11, 2026
The puzzle for Friday, September 11, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
3>3=6<3=
Dominoes: 5|2 3|3 4|5 1|2 3|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
3>3=65<3=2SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
3>34=56335<3=2SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
334>34=56335<31=22
Medium
=10>1884=
Dominoes: 2|1 6|3 5|2 6|1 2|4 1|5 3|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=10>182841=SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
=10315>128268641=SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=1105315>12826862413=44
Hard
6331395=<3>3≠
Dominoes: 5|0 3|1 6|0 3|3 0|0 1|1 4|0 2|2 5|1 0|3 2|6 0|1 3|4 2|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 28 cells across 11 regions:
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 8 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 6 cells that all show different numbers
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
6331395=0<3>35≠SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
613333113935164=00000<3>35≠SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
6133331123293513164=00000000<32>35≠632541