Pips hint for October 13, 2026
The puzzle for Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
6666=2
Dominoes: 6|6 6|1 3|6 1|3 6|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
666666=2SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
66666663=216SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
6666666303=62116
Medium
>333>3<2>8<42
Dominoes: 0|1 0|0 1|5 4|3 4|2 3|5 0|2
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells adding up to more than 8
- 2 cells adding up to less than 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>333>3<2>8<4012SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
>333>3<21>85<40100432SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>353332>34<21>85<4010004322
Hard
4<21==74≠>2<3810<54
Dominoes: 4|3 2|5 6|1 0|6 3|1 2|2 2|6 3|5 4|6 3|3 2|4 4|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
12 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 24 cells across 15 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 3 cells that all show different numbers
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to less than 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
4<21==744≠>23<3810<54SpoilerPlace 6 of 12 dominoesShowHide
4<2611=2=722544≠06>23<3810<5431SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
44<21611=2=372235443≠506>23<3286104<5426431