Pips hint for September 18, 2026
The puzzle for Friday, September 18, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
=6=04=
Dominoes: 2|2 0|0 5|6 1|4 1|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=226=04=SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
=2266=50004=SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=2266=5000544=11
Medium
8883<2888
Dominoes: 0|4 6|4 3|4 2|1 5|2 4|5 3|6 2|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
8 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 16 cells across 9 regions:
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
808483<2888SpoilerPlace 4 of 8 dominoesShowHide
808448633<2182884SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
8058644862332<21828584463
Hard
=<4<3<2=<6<5=>10<3>3>3<2
Dominoes: 0|6 4|3 6|2 5|0 3|6 2|1 0|3 1|1 4|0 3|1 0|2 3|3 0|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
13 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 26 cells across 16 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 5 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 6
- 1 cell adding up to less than 5
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to more than 10
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=<4<3<2=<6<5=>10<36>3>3<20SpoilerPlace 7 of 13 dominoesShowHide
=<43<3<2=001<65<523=>106<3236>36>34<20SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=1<43<32<211=000001<65<54213=33>106<32336>36>34<20