Pips hint for October 2, 2026
The puzzle for Friday, October 2, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
=<25==
Dominoes: 1|1 1|2 6|3 6|1 5|5
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 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=<25=11=SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
=<26532=111=SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=6<216532=111=55
Medium
=8>21105>1
Dominoes: 2|1 3|3 5|2 0|5 1|4 5|3 2|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 9 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=8>211015>12SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
3=835>211500152>12SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
3=22835>2411155001532>12
Hard
==1595732315341<3>502
Dominoes: 4|6 3|3 2|3 1|3 1|0 2|0 1|5 4|2 3|6 5|5 5|6 4|5 2|5 2|2 5|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 30 cells across 18 regions:
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 15
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
==15957323153441<3>5602SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
==5115295073322331533344411<310>56022SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=222=55115525596550374332233156333445411<310>560022