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Pips hints — Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 5 regions and 4 tiles, with target-sum, all-equal and less-than rules in play. We give you a light nudge first — enough to get unstuck without spoiling the fun — and the full answer only when you ask for it.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
The blue region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 4–1 domino down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 4.
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Easy solution — November 19, 2025

41
34
13
53

blue (=4): 4 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (<3): 1 · 1 | orange: 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber<3 — Add up to less than 32
OrangeTake any value it likes1

The Medium grid runs to 12 regions and 7 tiles, with greater-than and target-sum rules in play. We give you a light nudge first — enough to get unstuck without spoiling the fun — and the full answer only when you ask for it.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
The orange region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be more than 4. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 4–5 domino down column 5, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to more than 4. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must be more than 2.

Hint 3

Medium
The 3–3 belongs down column 5, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 7.
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Medium solution — November 19, 2025

33
11
40
52
23
45
61

blue (>3): 4 | purple (=7): 3 · 1 · 3 | green: 0 | amber (>2): 3 | orange (>4): 6 | slate: 2 | teal (>4): 5 | pink: 1 | lime (>4): 5 | brown: 1 | blue (>1): 2 | purple (>2): 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 73
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime>4 — Be more than 41
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
Purple>2 — Be more than 21

The Hard grid runs to 10 regions and 13 tiles, with all-equal and target-sum rules in play. We give you a light nudge first — enough to get unstuck without spoiling the fun — and the full answer only when you ask for it.

Hard is where most players get stuck.We break it into small, spoiler-safe nudges so you can stop the moment you’re unstuck.

Hint 1 — where to start

Hard
The slate region is the anchor: two cells, and they must add up to exactly 10. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 3–5 domino down column 5, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 10. The 3 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 3

Hard
The 5–5 belongs down column 5, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 6–6: down column 8, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 10.
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Hard solution — November 19, 2025

43
20
45
00
35
66
01
55
06
14
22
50
31

blue (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (=10): 2 · 5 · 3 | green (=10): 2 · 2 · 3 · 3 | amber (=): 1 · 1 | orange: 1 | slate (=10): 5 · 5 | teal (=10): 4 · 6 | pink (=10): 4 · 6 | lime (=10): 5 · 5 | brown (=10): 4 · 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell6
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 103
Green10 — Add up to exactly 104
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
Brown10 — Add up to exactly 102
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