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Pips hints — Thursday, January 15, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 6 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing target-sum and all-equal rules. 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
Start with the blue region — its one cell 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 across row 1, columns 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 — January 15, 2026

00
31
36
11
01
41

blue (=4): 4 | purple: 1 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber (=7): 6 · 1 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (=): 0 · 0 | teal (=): 1 · 1 · 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing all-equal, greater-than and target-sum rules. 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
Start with the amber region — its one cell must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 3–4 domino down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 4. The 3 half sits in the teal region, which must add up to exactly 5.

Hint 3

Medium
The 2–5 belongs across row 5, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 5. The 2 half sits in the teal region, which must add up to exactly 5.
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Medium solution — January 15, 2026

25
66
02
34
55
22
60

blue (=): 5 · 5 | purple: 0 | green (>4): 6 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=12): 6 · 0 · 6 | slate (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | teal (=5): 3 · 2 | pink (=5): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 123
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 52
Pink5 — Be exactly 51

Today's Hard board has 9 dominoes across 11 regions, mixing greater-than, all-equal, no-repeats and target-sum rules. 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
Start with the pink region — its one cell must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 4–1 domino down column 2, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to more than 3. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must be more than 3.

Hint 3

Hard
The 3–5 belongs down column 2, rows 9–10. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to more than 3. The 3 half sits in the brown region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–3: down column 2, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — January 15, 2026

03
66
02
41
35
11
25
13
21

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Slate≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime>0 — Be more than 01
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
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