Pips hint for September 22, 2026
The puzzle for Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
1<3=>5>4
Dominoes: 5|3 5|6 5|5 2|1 0|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
13<3=5>5>4SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
13<3=555>56>45SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
10013<32=555>56>45
Medium
>36117=2=
Dominoes: 1|6 6|6 1|2 0|5 4|5 3|5 1|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>36117=261=SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
>3661167=122610=5SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>34606116571=1223610=55
Hard
6==<322=711>4101668
Dominoes: 1|3 4|5 3|2 6|5 1|2 3|4 3|3 1|4 0|6 1|1 3|6 1|5 6|4 3|5 4|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 30 cells across 17 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 5 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
6==<322=711>410311668SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
63=4=<321122=332743116>410535116684SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
6531=4=14<32121122=332743311563>46105351106666844