Pips hint for September 28, 2026
The puzzle for Monday, September 28, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
<2=10=82
Dominoes: 0|0 4|4 1|4 2|5 6|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<2=10=0802SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<21=44104=0802SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<21=441046=0835022
Medium
>14>100>18<8
Dominoes: 4|5 4|3 0|4 1|3 5|3 4|1 3|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 3 cells adding up to more than 10
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 4 cells adding up to more than 18
- 3 cells adding up to less than 8
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>14>100>1845<8SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
>144>10300>18445<831SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>14144>1053003>18445<83163
Hard
=78>41744=2>9>14
Dominoes: 3|0 1|1 1|5 3|3 4|5 0|4 1|2 2|2 6|3 4|6 0|5 1|3 2|4 4|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 28 cells across 12 regions:
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 1
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to more than 9
- 3 cells adding up to more than 14
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=78>417404=32>9>14SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
=1117482>450117404=3323>9>1454SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=111174382>450241175440044=3322233>946>14546