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Pips hints — Friday, February 20, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 4 regions, mixing greater-than, all-equal and less-than rules. 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 amber 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

Easy
The 0–6 belongs across row 1, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to less than 2. The 0 half sits in the amber region, which must be less than 2.
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Easy solution — February 20, 2026

06
64
43
44
66

blue (>2): 3 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | green (=): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (<2): 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber<2 — Be less than 21

Today's Medium board has 6 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing greater-than, all-equal, target-sum and less-than rules. 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 green region — its one cell must be more than 4. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 6–5 belongs down column 2, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 11. The 6 half sits in the purple region, which must take any value it likes.

Hint 3

Medium
The next slot to fill runs across row 4, columns 1–2, and the 6–4 is what lands there. Only 2 tiles can go there at all, so test them and the wrong ones break a neighbouring region straight away. The 6 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 11.
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Medium solution — February 20, 2026

65
43
64
30
44
66

blue: 6 | purple: 6 | green (>4): 6 | amber (=): 4 · 4 | orange (=11): 5 · 6 | slate: 0 | teal (<6): 4 | pink (=10): 3 · 4 · 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 112
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<6 — Be less than 61
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 103

Today's Hard board has 10 dominoes across 15 regions, mixing target-sum, less-than, greater-than and all-equal rules. 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 amber region — its one cell must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 6–1 belongs down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 1. The 6 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 11.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 0–5: down column 2, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to less than 1. The 0 half sits in the orange region, which must be less than 1.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 2–2 across row 2, columns 7–8 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 2.
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Hard solution — February 20, 2026

41
22
11
12
36
03
06
61
23
05

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 112
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green>2 — Be more than 21
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange<1 — Be less than 11
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 32
Lime3 — Be exactly 31
Brown>3 — Be more than 31
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple<5 — Be less than 51
Green>5 — Be more than 51
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
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