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Pips hints — Friday, February 13, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 7 regions and less-than, 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

Easy
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the orange region, where one cell must be exactly 5. 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 5–3: across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the orange region, which must be exactly 5.
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Easy solution — February 13, 2026

45
53
20
61
64

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green4 — Add up to exactly 43
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal5 — Be exactly 51

Medium today: 8 dominoes, 7 regions and all-equal 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

Medium
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the purple region, where three cells must add up to exactly 2. Only 6 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 1–1: across row 1, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 2.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 5–0 down column 4, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 2. The 5 half sits in the green region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — February 13, 2026

45
62
11
50
33
52
36
53

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 23
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
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