Pips hint for October 4, 2026
The puzzle for Sunday, October 4, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
=979
Dominoes: 4|2 2|2 5|6 3|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
4 dominoes (1 double) fill 8 cells across 4 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=29479SpoilerPlace 2 of 4 dominoesShowHide
=2294729SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=22947255963
Medium
<3≠>3=121
Dominoes: 1|3 4|2 6|5 5|3 5|1 2|3 5|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 9 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 3 cells that all show different numbers
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<3≠>3=13211SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
<32≠354>36=513211SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<32≠354>36=555115332211
Hard
38<23=2≠2=<2>5≠033
Dominoes: 6|3 4|2 5|1 0|3 4|5 5|3 2|3 1|3 2|0 4|4 3|4 2|2 0|5 1|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
14 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 28 cells across 18 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells that all show different numbers
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 2 cells that all show different numbers
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
38<23=2≠2=3<2>56≠033SpoilerPlace 7 of 14 dominoesShowHide
385<233=23≠5422=3<21>56≠50230334SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
33085<21303=4223≠54224=243<212>56≠150023033354