Pips hint for November 2, 2026
The puzzle for Monday, November 2, 2026. Every hint is hidden until you open it, so take only the nudge you need.
Easy
11=<4=>4
Dominoes: 0|5 3|4 1|3 1|4 1|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
5 dominoes (0 doubles) fill 10 cells across 8 regions:
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
11=<4=0>45SpoilerPlace 3 of 5 dominoesShowHide
111=3<434=0>45SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
1111=43<4341=00>45
Medium
<4=8<11<8>3
Dominoes: 4|3 5|1 3|1 2|5 5|4 4|4 2|3
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
7 dominoes (1 double) fill 14 cells across 7 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to less than 4
- 3 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 8
- 4 cells adding up to less than 11
- 2 cells adding up to less than 8
- 1 cell adding up to more than 3
- 1 cell with no rule
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
<4=83<11<8>34SpoilerPlace 4 of 7 dominoesShowHide
<43=835<111<8>34215SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
<43=4835<1113<824>3421554
Hard
1316321>5<2<2=1≠<3<12>4=7
Dominoes: 4|3 3|2 3|1 0|5 2|0 0|3 1|1 1|4 2|5 4|4 4|5 2|6 1|6 1|2 4|0 0|0
Hint 1What each region needsShowHide
16 dominoes (3 doubles) fill 32 cells across 19 regions:
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell with no rule
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 4 cells adding up to exactly 16
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 3
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 1 cell adding up to more than 5
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 1 cell adding up to less than 2
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 1
- 3 cells that all show different numbers
- 2 cells adding up to less than 3
- 1 cell adding up to less than 1
- 1 cell adding up to exactly 2
- 1 cell adding up to more than 4
- 4 cells that all show the same number
- 2 cells adding up to exactly 7
SpoilerPlace one dominoShowHide
131643321>5<2<2=1≠<3<12>4=7SpoilerPlace 8 of 16 dominoesShowHide
123316433211>5<2<21=4311≠1<32<1520>4=0037SpoilerReveal the full solutionShowHide
11233164332211>56<21<21=44311≠1<32<104452260>454=00300725