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Pips hints — Friday, December 12, 2025

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Friday, December 12, 2025Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 6 regions and 5 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
Your way in today is the purple region: one cell that must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 1–6 belongs across row 3, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to less than 2. The 1 half sits in the slate region, which must be less than 2.
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Easy solution — December 12, 2025

04
55
16
66
00

blue (=10): 5 · 5 · 0 | purple (=6): 6 | green: 6 | amber (=10): 4 · 6 | orange (=): 0 · 0 | slate (<2): 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 103
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate<2 — Be less than 21

The Medium grid runs to 8 regions and 7 tiles, with target-sum, 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Your way in today is the orange region: one cell that must be less than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 6–3 belongs across row 3, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to more than 3. The 6 half sits in the pink region, which must be more than 3.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 4–1: across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 10.
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Medium solution — December 12, 2025

65
03
63
41
46
24
13

blue (=2): 1 · 1 | purple (=10): 4 · 6 | green (=8): 3 · 5 | amber (=6): 2 · 4 | orange (<3): 0 | slate (=9): 3 · 6 | teal (=7): 4 · 3 | pink (>3): 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal7 — Add up to exactly 72
Pink>3 — Be more than 31

The Hard grid runs to 9 regions and 11 tiles, with all-equal, no-repeats 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
Your way in today is the orange 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
The 2–5 belongs across row 2, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange 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
There is exactly one home for the 4–0: down column 4, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 0–5 down column 1, rows 6–7 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 10. The 0 half sits in the teal region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — December 12, 2025

46
05
62
11
25
06
22
51
20
40
21

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell6
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Amber≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell4
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
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