Pips hint for September 20, 2026
The puzzle for Sunday, September 20, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
=1891
Dominoes: 0|0 6|0 3|1 4|1 2|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=010891SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
=0100896311SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=01100844963211
Medium
>3>3=99<399
Dominoes: 5|4 1|6 4|2 2|5 5|6 4|4 2|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>3>3=99<39495SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
>3>34=2992<31695495SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>36>34=2293952<3164954954
Hard
<3>3<2==8>4>3>3105>49<2=
Dominoes: 5|0 2|2 1|0 5|5 2|0 5|1 2|6 4|1 5|2 0|0 3|2 0|6 1|1 0|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 28 cells across 15 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 5 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 3 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<3>3<20==8>45>3>3105>49<2=SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
<31>3<20==08>45>3>310555>459162<20=222SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<31>35<20=1=0082>45110006>34>341055532>459162<20=222