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Pips hints — Sunday, January 11, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 6 regions and less-than, all-equal and target-sum 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
Look at the blue region first. Across one cell it has to be less than 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 1–0 domino down column 2, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to less than 1. The 1 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 4.
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Easy solution — January 11, 2026

31
35
10
55
33

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<1 — Be less than 11
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3

Medium today: 8 dominoes, 10 regions and all-equal, less-than, 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
Look at the amber region first. Across one cell it has to be less than 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 2–3 domino across row 3, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 3

Medium
The 6–2 belongs across row 4, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to more than 5. The 6 half sits in the lime region, which must be more than 5.
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Medium solution — January 11, 2026

33
35
34
00
44
62
04
23

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<1 — Be less than 11
Orange<2 — Add up to less than 22
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime>5 — Be more than 51
Brown2 — Be exactly 21

Hard today: 15 dominoes, 30 regions and target-sum 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
Look at the blue region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 0–2 domino down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 3

Hard
The 2–2 belongs across row 5, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 3–4: across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 3.
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Hard solution — January 11, 2026

00
01
02
03
04
11
12
13
14
22
23
24
33
34
44

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
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