Pips hint for October 5, 2026
The puzzle for Monday, October 5, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
49<1936
Dominoes: 4|3 4|5 0|1 2|3 6|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
49<193364SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
41945<1093364SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
413945<1096333624
Medium
7<54<6=>4<2<4
Dominoes: 5|3 5|2 3|3 4|6 1|4 2|6 5|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 11 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to less than 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 6
- 1 cell with no rule
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
7<54<6=3>45<2<4SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
72<544<656=333>45<2<4SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
72<5444<6556=33346>45<21<42
Hard
610=3846319621142=2
Dominoes: 0|1 5|0 6|1 2|4 6|3 4|4 2|6 2|2 0|6 0|2 3|3 3|2 1|3 3|0 0|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 30 cells across 18 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 1
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 14
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
61100=3846319621142=2SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
61100=384442466311936622114622=2250SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
661100=233840044224663310193663221114622=03223500