Pips hint for October 15, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, October 15, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
11010>110>2
Dominoes: 5|1 5|6 4|2 3|6 4|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
1110105>110>2SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
111061055>12104>2SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
01110461055>121046>23
Medium
<4===<12063
Dominoes: 4|2 3|3 5|2 3|4 1|4 5|4 5|5 4|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
8 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 16 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 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 less than 1
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 20
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<4===4<120623SpoilerPlace 4 of 8 dominoesShowHide
<43=33=4=4<12062325SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<43=33=44=44<10205625543125
Hard
>1>0>3>145=91>9>24
Dominoes: 4|6 4|3 2|2 0|5 4|4 3|3 1|4 2|0 1|3 2|4 3|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
11 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 22 cells across 13 regions:
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 1 cell adding up to more than 0
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells adding up to more than 14
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 3 cells adding up to more than 9
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>1>0>3>1445=691>9>24SpoilerPlace 6 of 11 dominoesShowHide
>1>0>3>1445=2691>942>235334440SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
1>14>03>34>144255=2269011>942>2353334440