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Pips hints — Tuesday, February 10, 2026

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026Archived board

Easy today: 5 dominoes, 6 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
Start with the orange 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

Easy
Lay the 2–5 across row 3, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 2.
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Easy solution — February 10, 2026

56
11
14
25
32

blue (=9): 4 · 5 | purple (=3): 1 · 2 | green (=11): 6 · 5 | amber (=4): 3 · 1 | orange (=2): 2 | slate: 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 32
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium today: 8 dominoes, 8 regions and target-sum and all-equal 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
Start with the amber region — its four cells must add up to exactly 1. Only 4 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 5–0 down column 3, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 1. The 5 half sits in the pink region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 4–3 domino across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — February 10, 2026

06
22
01
43
25
42
50
12

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 14
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard today: 12 dominoes, 13 regions and all-equal, 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.

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 teal region — its one cell must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 0–1 down column 1, rows 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 0. The 0 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 0.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 1–6 domino across row 6, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 12. The 1 half sits in the pink region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
The 6–0 belongs across row 7, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 12.
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Hard solution — February 10, 2026

12
16
32
53
01
55
66
03
60
36
50
22

blue (=): 2 · 2 | purple (=6): 3 · 3 | green (=11): 5 · 6 | amber (=6): 6 · 0 | orange (=4): 2 · 2 | slate (>2): 3 | teal (=0): 0 | pink (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | lime (=12): 6 · 6 | brown (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | blue (=): 0 · 0 | purple (<4): 3 | green (>4): 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate>2 — Be more than 21
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime12 — Add up to exactly 122
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green>4 — Be more than 41
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