Pips hint for September 30, 2026
The puzzle for Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
1=110
Dominoes: 6|0 1|3 5|4 5|1 6|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell with no rule
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
1=61010SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
113=6101045SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
113=61011056645
Medium
11<2≠<82=
Dominoes: 1|4 2|5 2|2 5|3 6|4 2|3 2|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 6 regions:
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 3 cells that all show different numbers
- 3 cells adding up to less than 8
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 3 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
11<21≠<842=SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
115<21≠<83452=222SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
115<21≠6<8434521322=222
Hard
=6322299<1>4=>4≠2
Dominoes: 0|0 4|1 3|2 2|6 4|5 4|0 1|5 2|4 3|4 4|6 3|1 2|2 2|5 4|4 5|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 30 cells across 15 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 22
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show different numbers
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=630022299<1>4=>4≠2SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
=46230042122951694<10>4=25>44≠322SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=462433004421224694516694<10>45=25>452243≠13222