Pips hint for October 3, 2026
The puzzle for Saturday, October 3, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
>4=8=<16
Dominoes: 2|1 1|5 2|0 6|4 6|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>4=182=<16SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
>45=1182=<1062SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>45=1182=666<10624
Medium
=<566≠>02<5
Dominoes: 6|3 1|0 0|2 5|4 0|0 4|2 5|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 9 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to less than 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 3 cells that all show different numbers
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=<53666≠>02<5SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
=0<513666≠>02025<54SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=0<513066660≠5>0422025<54
Hard
>4108>34==35310022
Dominoes: 5|5 3|5 5|2 1|3 2|0 4|5 3|4 2|4 2|1 1|0 0|5 4|1 3|3 3|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 28 cells across 19 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>4108>34=5=355310022SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
>4510835>3443=5=1355353104002222SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>45110014835>3443=5=31310653255335310424002222