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Pips hints — Thursday, February 5, 2026

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Thursday, February 5, 2026Archived board

Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing less-than, 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

Easy
Start with the blue region — its one cell must be less than 2. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
There is exactly one home for the 5–1: across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to less than 2. The 5 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — February 5, 2026

03
25
51
45
01

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52

Today's Medium board has 8 dominoes across 12 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
Start with the purple region — its one cell must be exactly 2. 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 2–2: down column 4, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 4–2 down column 1, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the amber region, which must be exactly 4.
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Medium solution — February 5, 2026

42
60
32
46
12
22
53
62

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime10 — Add up to exactly 102
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple>1 — Be more than 11

Today's Hard board has 12 dominoes across 11 regions, mixing all-equal 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 purple 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
There is exactly one home for the 4–5: across row 1, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 5. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 1–5 across row 2, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 5. The 1 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 5.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 0–6 domino across row 4, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 18. The 0 half sits in the pink region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — February 5, 2026

03
04
05
06
11
15
24
25
33
34
45
66

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (=5): 5 | orange (=5): 1 · 4 | slate (=): 2 · 2 | teal (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | pink (=): 0 · 0 | lime (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | brown (=10): 5 · 5 | blue (=): 0 · 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal18 — Add up to exactly 183
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
Brown10 — Add up to exactly 102
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
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