Pips hint for September 17, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, September 17, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
2707>2<5
Dominoes: 0|5 4|3 3|2 4|0 1|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 1 cell adding up to less than 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
207507>2<5SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
207250734>23<5SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
201172500734>23<54
Medium
=<4==41
Dominoes: 5|4 1|1 2|5 1|3 0|2 3|3 2|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to less than 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
4=<4=5=41SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
4=<42=551=41311SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
4=3<42=5531=222413110
Hard
==>1590>340≠111134
Dominoes: 0|2 0|3 0|4 0|6 1|1 1|2 1|4 1|5 1|6 2|5 3|5 3|6 4|5 4|6 5|5 6|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 32 cells across 16 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 1 cell with no rule
- 5 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 6 cells that all show different numbers
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
==>159200>340≠111134SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
=5=>151921000>34114400≠12111160343SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=555=2>15651932616000>341144100≠121161160533445346