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Pips hints — Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026Archived board

Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing target-sum, greater-than, all-equal and less-than 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
Look at the blue region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
There is exactly one home for the 5–4: across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 4. The 5 half sits in the green region, which must add up to more than 7.
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Easy solution — January 21, 2026

23
21
44
54
00

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>7 — Add up to more than 72
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate0 — Add up to exactly 02
Teal<2 — Be less than 21

Today's Medium board has 8 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing target-sum, all-equal and greater-than 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
Look at the slate region first. Across two cells it has to add up to exactly 10. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 5–6: down column 7, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 10. The 5 half sits in the pink region, which must add up to more than 3.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 4–2 across row 2, columns 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 10.
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Medium solution — January 21, 2026

10
50
56
43
06
42
22
32

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42
Pink>3 — Add up to more than 32

Today's Hard board has 11 dominoes across 14 regions, mixing all-equal, target-sum, less-than and greater-than 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
Look at the purple region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 4. 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 4–2: across row 1, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 0–5 down column 4, rows 6–7 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 0–1 domino down column 3, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to less than 2. The 0 half sits in the slate region, which must be less than 2.
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Hard solution — January 21, 2026

56
01
53
05
03
40
41
64
12
00
42

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
Pink>0 — Be more than 01
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 42
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
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