Pips hint for October 18, 2026
The puzzle for Sunday, October 18, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
5>359
Dominoes: 6|1 4|3 1|5 1|1 4|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 5 regions:
- 5 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
5>35196SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
5>355119634SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
51>345511119634
Medium
>74≠=<210<5
Dominoes: 6|3 4|2 6|4 5|3 2|1 4|4 2|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to more than 7
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 4 cells that all show different numbers
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to less than 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>74≠=<2103<56SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
>7543≠=<210632<5446SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>75443≠45=2<21106322<5446
Hard
2=12<2=<9<5<2>45<739
Dominoes: 6|3 3|2 6|2 1|3 2|0 0|3 1|4 2|4 3|4 4|6 6|6 5|3 2|5 2|2 2|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 30 cells across 16 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 2
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells adding up to less than 9
- 2 cells adding up to less than 5
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 2 cells adding up to less than 7
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
2=12<2=<9<5<2>45<73963SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
220=12<2146=2<923<51<2>453<723396340SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
220=6124<21466436=222<923223<51<21>45553<723396340