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Pips hints — Monday, February 9, 2026

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Monday, February 9, 2026Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 6 regions and 5 tiles, with less-than, all-equal, target-sum and greater-than rules in play. 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
The blue region is the anchor: one cell, and it 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 1–1: down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to less than 2. The 1 half sits in the blue region, which must be less than 2.
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Easy solution — February 9, 2026

54
32
11
60
00

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green8 — Add up to exactly 83
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
SlateTake any value it likes1

The Medium grid runs to 8 regions and 7 tiles, with target-sum, all-equal, less-than and greater-than rules in play. 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
The blue region is the anchor: one cell, and it 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 2–3: down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 0–2 down column 4, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to less than 2.
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Medium solution — February 9, 2026

65
23
63
06
02
12
50

blue (=2): 2 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber (<2): 1 · 0 | orange (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | slate (>9): 5 · 5 | teal (=2): 2 · 0 | pink: 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber<2 — Add up to less than 22
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>9 — Add up to more than 92
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
PinkTake any value it likes1

The Hard grid runs to 12 regions and 15 tiles, with target-sum, all-equal, greater-than and no-repeats rules in play. 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
The slate region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 0. 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 0–0: down column 2, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 2–0 down column 7, rows 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 0. The 2 half sits in the brown region, which must add up to exactly 9.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 1–0 domino across row 8, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 0. The 1 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — February 9, 2026

35
61
44
00
55
41
26
10
56
20
64
21
63
22
31

blue (=4): 2 · 2 | purple (=6): 3 · 3 | green (=2): 1 · 1 | amber (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | orange (>15): 6 · 6 · 6 | slate (=0): 0 | teal (=16): 5 · 5 · 6 | pink (=0): 0 | lime (≠): 0 · 1 · 3 · 5 · 4 · 6 · 2 | brown (=9): 2 · 5 · 2 | blue (=0): 0 | purple (=): 1 · 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange>15 — Add up to more than 153
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal16 — Add up to exactly 163
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number7
Brown9 — Add up to exactly 93
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
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