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Pips hints — Tuesday, December 9, 2025

An archived puzzle. Pick your difficulty for a spoiler-safe nudge, then reveal the full board if you want it.

Tuesday, December 9, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 5 regions and 4 tiles, with target-sum and all-equal 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 amber region is the anchor: two cells, and they must add up to exactly 2. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
There is exactly one home for the 2–3: down column 3, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 2.
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Easy solution — December 9, 2025

23
22
31
06

blue (=3): 1 · 2 | purple (=): 3 · 3 | green: 2 | amber (=2): 2 · 0 | orange: 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 32
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
OrangeTake any value it likes1

The Medium grid runs to 8 regions and 7 tiles, with 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 teal region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 1–0: across row 5, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 0. The 1 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 2.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 1–5 down column 1, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 2.
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Medium solution — December 9, 2025

11
34
10
15
12
35
04

blue (=7): 5 · 1 · 1 | purple: 3 | green (=9): 5 · 4 | amber (=4): 0 · 4 | orange (=2): 1 · 1 | slate (=5): 3 · 2 | teal (=0): 0 | pink: 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 73
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
PinkTake any value it likes1

The Hard grid runs to 11 regions and 12 tiles, with target-sum, all-equal, less-than and greater-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.

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 lime region is the anchor: two cells, and they must add up to exactly 12. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 6–2: down column 4, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 12.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 5–0 down column 1, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 17.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 6–4 domino across row 5, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 17.
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Hard solution — December 9, 2025

55
63
50
23
04
56
02
45
10
64
22
62

blue: 1 | purple (=14): 4 · 5 · 5 | green (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | amber (<3): 0 | orange: 3 | slate (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | teal (=17): 5 · 6 · 6 | pink (=): 4 · 4 | lime (=12): 6 · 6 | brown (<4): 3 | blue (>8): 5 · 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple14 — Add up to exactly 143
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal17 — Add up to exactly 173
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime12 — Add up to exactly 122
Brown<4 — Be less than 41
Blue>8 — Add up to more than 82
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