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Pips hints — Saturday, February 7, 2026

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Saturday, February 7, 2026Archived board

Easy today: 4 dominoes, 4 regions and target-sum, greater-than and less-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

Easy
Your way in today is the green region: one cell that must be less than 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 6–0 domino across row 2, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 30.
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Easy solution — February 7, 2026

66
60
46
62

blue (=30): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | purple (>3): 4 | green (<1): 0 | amber (<3): 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue30 — Add up to exactly 305
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green<1 — Be less than 11
Amber<3 — Be less than 31

Medium today: 8 dominoes, 9 regions and target-sum, all-equal and less-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
Your way in today is the blue 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

Medium
Place the 6–1 domino down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 6.

Hint 3

Medium
The 3–1 belongs down column 6, rows 1–2. 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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Medium solution — February 7, 2026

54
23
61
11
04
44
64
31

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink<2 — Add up to less than 22
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard today: 10 dominoes, 10 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
Your way in today is the pink region: two cells that must add up to exactly 11. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 6–5 domino across row 5, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 11.

Hint 3

Hard
The 5–4 belongs down column 5, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 11.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–1: down column 6, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 2.
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Hard solution — February 7, 2026

41
65
42
11
44
13
54
43
25
15

blue (=5): 4 · 1 | purple (=3): 2 · 1 | green (=8): 4 · 4 | amber (=9): 5 · 4 | orange (=7): 4 · 3 | slate (=2): 1 · 1 | teal (=4): 1 · 3 | pink (=11): 5 · 6 | lime (=6): 4 · 2 | brown (=10): 5 · 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 32
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42
Pink11 — Add up to exactly 112
Lime6 — Add up to exactly 62
Brown10 — Add up to exactly 102
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