Pips hint for October 6, 2026
The puzzle for Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
2108>2
Dominoes: 0|0 6|6 5|3 4|2 3|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
200108>2SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
200106685>23SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
2200106426835>23
Medium
=<2=<412=105
Dominoes: 4|4 6|1 5|0 1|3 5|5 6|2 2|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=<2=44<412=105SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
=5<20=44<4126=111053SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=5<20=445<42126=1110565235
Hard
11<2724=>25=0>4<7<5
Dominoes: 2|4 4|0 6|6 3|3 4|4 1|2 2|5 3|4 4|5 4|6 3|6 2|6 2|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
13 dominoes (4 doubles) fill 26 cells across 14 regions:
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 11
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 24
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells adding up to less than 7
- 2 cells adding up to less than 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
11<2724=>25=04>4<7<52SpoilerPlace 7 of 13 dominoesShowHide
1133<21272524=>25=446004>46<74<52SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
11332<21272532464=4>23655=4446004>466<742<522