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Pips answers — Wednesday, February 11, 2026

The finished Easy, Medium and Hard boards for this day, with every region rule satisfied.

Easy #595

Easy

blue (=4): 2 · 2 | purple: 1 | green (=11): 6 · 5 | amber (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | orange: 2 | slate (>3): 4

Medium #624

Medium

blue: 2 | purple: 5 | green (=1): 0 · 1 · 0 | amber (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | orange (>2): 3 | slate (=5): 1 · 4 | teal (=): 6 · 6 | pink (<2): 1 | lime (=): 6 · 6

Hard #648

Hard

blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=): 0 · 0 | slate (=): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | teal (=1): 1 | pink (=): 3 · 3 | lime (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | brown: 1 | blue (=): 0 · 0

Spoiler note: this page shows the finished boards. Want only a nudge instead? Open the hints for February 11, where the answer stays behind one extra click.

Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>3 — Be more than 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green1 — Add up to exactly 13
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
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