Pips hint for October 20, 2026
The puzzle for Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
<27<3==
Dominoes: 3|4 1|1 4|1 0|3 3|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (1 double) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<274<3=3=SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<274<3=3=1114SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<20743<31=33=1114
Medium
56073=>4
Dominoes: 2|6 2|0 4|3 0|3 0|0 1|3 3|5
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 9 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell with no rule
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
5266073=>4SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
526600273433=0>4SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
52660023713433=03>4500
Hard
3>8>45=>280=>110<23>24305
Dominoes: 5|3 4|1 6|2 0|4 6|5 0|3 2|1 3|4 2|5 5|5 4|5 3|3 2|3 1|1 1|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
15 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 30 cells across 21 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 2 cells adding up to more than 8
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to more than 1
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 10
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 5
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
33>8>455=>280=>110<23>24305SpoilerPlace 8 of 15 dominoesShowHide
33>8>46255=5>268400=41>1210<2133>24433005SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
33>845>46255=5>2684005=1450111>12105<212333>23443300523