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Pips hints — Sunday, December 7, 2025

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Sunday, December 7, 2025Archived board

Easy today: 6 dominoes, 6 regions and all-equal, target-sum and greater-than constraints. 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
Your way in today is the green region: two cells that must add up to exactly 9. Only 4 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 3–0 domino across row 3, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 9.
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Easy solution — December 7, 2025

15
44
40
30
46
01

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | purple: 0 | green (=9): 6 · 3 | amber: 0 | orange (=): 1 · 1 | slate (>4): 0 · 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate>4 — Add up to more than 42

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 8 regions and less-than, all-equal, no-repeats, target-sum and greater-than constraints. 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
Your way in today is the orange region: one cell that must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 1–6 domino across row 4, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 1. The 1 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 1.

Hint 3

Medium
The 0–3 belongs across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to less than 2. The 0 half sits in the blue region, which must be less than 2.
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Medium solution — December 7, 2025

60
33
26
00
16
45
03

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
Pink<5 — Be less than 51

Hard today: 12 dominoes, 14 regions and target-sum, all-equal, greater-than and no-repeats constraints. 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
Your way in today is the blue region: one cell that must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 2–5 domino across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 5. The 2 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
The 0–5 belongs across row 6, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 5. The 0 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 4–0: across row 6, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the amber region, which must be exactly 4.
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Hard solution — December 7, 2025

26
40
25
63
02
11
05
22
15
44
12
60

blue (=5): 5 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | amber (>2): 3 | orange: 2 | slate (>15): 6 · 6 · 6 | teal (=4): 4 | pink: 2 | lime: 2 | brown (≠): 4 · 2 · 1 | blue (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=5): 5 | amber (=4): 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate>15 — Add up to more than 153
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
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