Pips hint for October 1, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, October 1, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
<4=1010>4
Dominoes: 4|6 0|0 5|6 1|0 0|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<4=106410>4SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<4=106401060>45SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<41=010640010460>45
Medium
=>9<74<4<3
Dominoes: 4|6 4|1 6|0 1|1 3|5 4|5 2|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 9 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to more than 9
- 4 cells adding up to less than 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=>94<746<4<3SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
=161>94<704461<4<3SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=161>94<704445611<435<32
Hard
11225233650035160660112256664
Dominoes: 1|3 2|6 1|5 6|0 1|2 5|6 2|3 6|6 2|0 3|6 0|0 4|1 3|5 2|4 2|5 1|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 32 cells across 32 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
1112252333650035160660112256664SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
111122225223333665500355116066600112256666664SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
1111222255223333665530000335511466006666001111222255666666244