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Pips hints — Sunday, February 15, 2026

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Sunday, February 15, 2026Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 6 regions and 5 tiles, with target-sum and all-equal 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
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

Easy
Place the 2–3 domino across row 1, columns 2–3. 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.
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Easy solution — February 15, 2026

02
23
63
31
41

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange1 — Add up to exactly 12
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52

The Medium grid runs to 9 regions and 7 tiles, with all-equal, greater-than, target-sum and less-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
Start with the amber 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

Medium
Place the 5–2 domino across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the amber region, which must be exactly 5.

Hint 3

Medium
The 6–0 belongs across row 6, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 12.
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Medium solution — February 15, 2026

52
21
32
61
62
33
60

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 52
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink12 — Add up to exactly 122
Lime<2 — Be less than 21

The Hard grid runs to 12 regions and 13 tiles, with all-equal, target-sum, 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.

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 slate 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

Hard
Place the 3–4 domino down column 7, rows 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 4. The 3 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
The 6–0 belongs down column 7, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 4. The 6 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 22.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–2: across row 6, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 4. The 1 half sits in the brown region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — February 15, 2026

61
31
26
54
65
12
34
60
15
44
33
46
24

blue (=): 6 · 6 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | green (=22): 5 · 5 · 6 · 6 | amber (=6): 2 · 4 | orange (=6): 5 · 1 | slate (<2): 1 | teal (>3): 6 | pink (=4): 0 · 4 | lime (=4): 2 · 2 | brown (=): 1 · 1 | blue: 3 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green22 — Add up to exactly 224
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
Pink4 — Add up to exactly 42
Lime4 — Add up to exactly 42
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
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