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Pips hints — Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 5 regions and greater-than, target-sum 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.

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
There is exactly one home for the 5–2: down column 1, rows 2–3. 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 add up to exactly 30.
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Easy solution — February 25, 2026

56
55
53
52
50

blue (>3): 6 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=30): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | amber: 3 | orange (<2): 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green30 — Add up to exactly 306
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<2 — Be less than 21

Medium today: 8 dominoes, 8 regions and greater-than, target-sum, all-equal 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Start with the blue region — its one cell must be more than 0. 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 4–2: across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to more than 0. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 15.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 3–3 across row 5, columns 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — February 25, 2026

15
33
06
35
42
63
55
31

blue (>0): 2 | purple (=15): 4 · 6 · 5 | green: 0 | amber (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | orange (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | slate: 1 | teal (<6): 1 | pink: 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>0 — Be more than 01
Purple15 — Add up to exactly 153
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber15 — Add up to exactly 153
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell5
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<6 — Be less than 61
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard today: 13 dominoes, 13 regions and all-equal, greater-than, target-sum 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 orange 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

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–5: down column 6, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 5. The 1 half sits in the blue region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 2–5 down column 6, rows 4–5 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 5. The 2 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 2.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 6–3 domino across row 2, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to more than 3. The 6 half sits in the green region, which must be more than 3.
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Hard solution — February 25, 2026

32
11
30
66
15
60
22
64
25
63
04
33
00

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22
Teal<3 — Be less than 31
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
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