Pips hint for October 22, 2026
The puzzle for Thursday, October 22, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
6>4=66
Dominoes: 0|5 6|6 3|3 4|0 0|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 10 cells across 6 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
6>45=606SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
633>45=60666SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
633>45=006064606
Medium
6<6=7≠01
Dominoes: 4|3 4|1 6|6 0|2 2|4 5|3 5|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 8 regions:
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to less than 6
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 3 cells that all show different numbers
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
6<6=7≠4301SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
6<641=6672≠43001SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
642<6413=66752≠4300511
Hard
≠26<292026=2≠2
Dominoes: 4|6 4|2 0|2 1|1 6|2 4|0 1|3 1|0 4|5 2|2 0|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
11 dominoes (2 doubles) fill 22 cells across 14 regions:
- 3 cells that all show different numbers
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells adding up to less than 2
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 9
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 0
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 3 cells that all show different numbers
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
≠26<2920266=2≠42SpoilerPlace 6 of 11 dominoesShowHide
≠4062260<2922022466=12≠412SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
≠40622606<201942200522466=122≠412213