Pips hint for September 29, 2026
The puzzle for Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
<2<2>4<2==>4
Dominoes: 5|0 2|5 4|3 0|2 3|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<20<2>45<2==>4SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<20<2>45<2==2>4534SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<20<20>45<20=2=32>4534
Medium
=<7≠<12>81
Dominoes: 4|5 2|6 1|2 4|4 6|6 3|3 0|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to less than 7
- 2 cells that all show different numbers
- 3 cells adding up to less than 12
- 2 cells adding up to more than 8
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=4<75≠<12>81SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
=4<7544≠6<12>81122SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=4<75044≠6<125>861122363
Hard
=4<13>5>1=>3<2973=42
Dominoes: 6|3 3|3 3|2 1|1 5|5 5|3 2|5 1|6 0|3 4|4 3|4 4|2 1|4 2|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 28 cells across 17 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=4<13>56>13=>3<2973=42SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
=334<133>56>13=55>35<29173315=2422SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
2=3344<1030333>56>13=55>345<21917163315=42442224