Pips hint for October 8, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, October 8, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
>40===0>5
Dominoes: 5|5 0|6 1|5 0|1 3|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>450==5=0>5SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
>450==5=5100>56SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>4500=3=5=135100>56
Medium
279=86
Dominoes: 3|1 5|6 1|1 2|2 3|5 2|1 4|2 5|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
8 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 16 cells across 7 regions:
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
279=3861SpoilerPlace 4 of 8 dominoesShowHide
2115769=382612SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
21150769451=3382226512
Hard
24416300034361450013304520443324
Dominoes: 0|5 3|4 0|0 4|5 3|3 4|0 3|1 4|2 6|3 0|2 4|4 1|0 6|4 0|3 1|4 3|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 32 cells across 32 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
2441630003436145500133004520443324SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
244416300003436144550000113333004455204433332244SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
2244441166330000003344336611445500001133330044552200444433332244