Pips hint for September 16, 2026
The puzzle for Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
>4<4=<1=<6
Dominoes: 0|1 4|4 5|3 3|0 6|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 6
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
1>4<40=<1=<6SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
1>4<40=44<1=3<65SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
11>46<40=44<10=33<65
Medium
>3==3<3==
Dominoes: 4|1 3|1 5|5 6|1 5|1 4|4 1|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>3==3<3=4=1SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
>36=1=33155<3=4=1SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>36=11=533155<30=444=11
Hard
≠74101115<521444
Dominoes: 2|4 5|6 2|2 5|4 3|2 5|5 4|1 5|2 4|4 1|6 5|3 0|0 5|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
13 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 26 cells across 11 regions:
- 4 cells that all show different numbers
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 15
- 1 cell adding up to less than 5
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 14
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
≠74101115<52144442SpoilerPlace 7 of 13 dominoesShowHide
≠372441052251161555<5421144442SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
≠3724410522515311561555<542110051464244424