Pips hint for October 9, 2026
The puzzle for Friday, October 9, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
==3=
Dominoes: 1|1 2|2 1|3 6|2 6|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=1=31=SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
=11=2331=2SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=11=22331=6236
Medium
<3>10=26
Dominoes: 5|5 0|0 3|1 2|6 0|3 5|3 6|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 14 cells across 6 regions:
- 4 cells adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to more than 10
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<3>10=5256SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
<30013>106=52256SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<30013>10660=522055633
Hard
343>744156≠<33<3=
Dominoes: 4|3 4|2 6|1 0|3 6|6 5|2 2|2 0|4 3|3 2|3 0|2 3|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
12 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 24 cells across 14 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to more than 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 3 cells that all show different numbers
- 2 cells adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
33443>744156≠<33<3=SpoilerPlace 6 of 12 dominoesShowHide
33443>7644416526≠60<3313<35=2SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
334433>764444116520633≠60<3233130<325=222