Pips hint for October 19, 2026
The puzzle for Monday, October 19, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
=>183>3
Dominoes: 5|5 2|1 1|5 5|4 2|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=55>183>3SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
=551>18231>35SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=5551>14862312>35
Medium
>3>4≠123=<5
Dominoes: 4|3 4|2 6|3 0|4 6|1 5|1 4|4
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 2 cells adding up to more than 4
- 3 cells that all show different numbers
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 12
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to less than 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
>3>4≠1233=<54SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
>34>42≠3126330=4<54SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
>34>42≠613126330=45<54414
Hard
=26>116>1210<66>2
Dominoes: 2|6 4|0 4|4 3|3 6|1 4|6 2|4 2|0 3|5 5|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
10 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 20 cells across 13 regions:
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell with no rule
- 3 cells adding up to more than 11
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 2 cells adding up to less than 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
=26>1166>12210<66>2SpoilerPlace 5 of 10 dominoesShowHide
=44261>1136636>12210<6406>2SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
=444226153>1136636>12022105<645066>24