Pips hint for September 25, 2026
The puzzle for Friday, September 25, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
=<6>5==
Dominoes: 6|6 4|4 1|5 6|1 4|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 6
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=<6>5==66SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
=1<65>5=4=646SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=11<65>56=4=64664
Medium
277773
Dominoes: 2|3 1|1 2|6 3|1 6|0 4|2 2|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 6 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
27777332SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
27171767233213SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
22717167467200332213
Hard
0141814112<304960>00100=
Dominoes: 4|0 5|2 2|0 5|3 0|0 1|6 3|3 4|6 2|2 0|1 6|6 5|0 4|4 0|3 5|5 2|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (6 doubles) fill 32 cells across 17 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 14
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 18
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 14
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
0141814112<304960>0400100=SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
00142181461112633<320449560>04300010500=SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
0014225518614611646412633<320044956300>01430000105500=22