Pips hint for September 21, 2026
The puzzle for Monday, September 21, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
=1==>5
Dominoes: 1|1 1|5 6|1 1|0 5|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 1
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=111==>5SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
=1111=5=1>56SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=1111=5=1>565501
Medium
=>46=>3=>3>7
Dominoes: 4|1 0|0 6|2 4|4 1|0 5|5 2|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 14 cells across 9 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells adding up to more than 7
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=>46=>3=1>34>7SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
0=0>4662=4>34=1>34>7SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
0=0>46620=14>34=21>34>7525
Hard
61=4006109=612<31==
Dominoes: 0|1 0|4 0|5 0|6 1|5 1|6 2|5 3|3 3|6 4|4 4|6 5|5 5|6 6|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 28 cells across 16 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
61=4006109=612<3011==SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
611=5440000651109=0661265<32011==SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
6611=5440000651105935=0661265<323501163=666=444