Pips hint for October 27, 2026
The puzzle for Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
<2==2>22
Dominoes: 1|0 5|1 2|3 4|3 2|6
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 8 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<20=1=2>22SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
<20=11=32>2522SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<2046=11=3322>2522
Medium
<4>7<1<347>2
Dominoes: 2|0 1|6 4|4 0|3 2|3 2|6 6|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 10 regions:
- 3 cells adding up to less than 4
- 2 cells adding up to more than 7
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell with no rule
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 1 cell adding up to more than 2
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<4>7<10<3247>2SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
<40>73<104<324471>26SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<40>7230<10646<3244271>236
Hard
6=>315=7≠4>4<4<25
Dominoes: 5|3 1|2 0|3 2|6 5|5 4|4 2|4 4|0 1|3 0|1 1|1 1|4 6|1
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
13 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 26 cells across 12 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 6
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 15
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
- 3 cells that all show different numbers
- 3 cells adding up to exactly 4
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 2 cells adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 5
- 4 cells that all show the same number
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
6=>315=7≠4>4<43<255SpoilerPlace 7 of 13 dominoesShowHide
6=>315262=44743≠0541>452<43<255SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
66=1111>3415262=44743≠0544011>4532<43<20551