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Pips hints — Thursday, February 19, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 5 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
The orange region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 5. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 5–1 domino across row 3, columns 4–5. 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 19, 2026

51
66
44
16
65

blue (=10): 6 · 4 | purple (=6): 5 · 1 | green (=7): 6 · 1 | amber (=16): 6 · 6 · 4 | orange (=5): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber16 — Add up to exactly 163
Orange5 — Be exactly 51

Medium today: 7 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
The orange 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

Medium
Place the 3–5 domino across row 3, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 3

Medium
The 0–0 belongs down column 4, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 1.
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Medium solution — February 19, 2026

35
01
00
61
56
03
11

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple1 — Add up to exactly 14
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 53

Hard today: 13 dominoes, 14 regions and less-than, target-sum, greater-than, no-repeats 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.

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 blue region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be less than 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 4–0 domino across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to less than 1. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 8.

Hint 3

Hard
The 4–1 belongs down column 8, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the lime region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 6–5: across row 6, columns 7–8. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 5. The 6 half sits in the blue region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.
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Hard solution — February 19, 2026

16
40
22
33
11
02
43
15
23
41
30
65
42

blue (<1): 0 | purple (=8): 4 · 2 · 2 | green: 3 | amber (=9): 4 · 5 | orange (<3): 2 | slate (=10): 4 · 6 | teal (=2): 1 · 1 | pink (=1): 1 · 0 · 0 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (>1): 2 | blue (≠): 2 · 6 · 3 · 1 | purple (=5): 5 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | amber: 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<1 — Be less than 11
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 83
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal2 — Add up to exactly 22
Pink1 — Add up to exactly 13
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown>1 — Be more than 11
Blue≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
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