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Pips hints — Saturday, March 14, 2026

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The Easy grid runs to 9 regions and 6 tiles, with greater-than, all-equal and target-sum 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
The green region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 2–3 down column 1, rows 3–4 — 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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Easy solution — March 14, 2026

44
23
30
41
15
56

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink8 — Add up to exactly 82
LimeTake any value it likes1

The Medium grid runs to 7 regions and 7 tiles, with target-sum, all-equal 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
The blue region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 4–3 across row 1, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 3. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 0–3 domino down column 5, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to more than 2. The 0 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 9.
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Medium solution — March 14, 2026

03
43
66
44
55
45
33

blue (=3): 3 | purple (=): 4 · 4 | green (=14): 4 · 5 · 5 | amber (=15): 6 · 6 · 3 | orange (=9): 4 · 5 · 0 | slate: 3 | teal (>2): 3

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green14 — Add up to exactly 143
Amber15 — Add up to exactly 153
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 93
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal>2 — Be more than 21

The Hard grid runs to 13 regions and 11 tiles, with target-sum 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
The green 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

Hard
Lay the 3–5 down column 5, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. 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

Hard
Place the 2–3 domino down column 3, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 2.

Hint 4

Hard
The 5–5 belongs across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 15.
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Hard solution — March 14, 2026

35
24
63
12
30
26
55
23
54
10
65

blue (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | purple (=9): 6 · 2 · 1 | green (=5): 5 | amber (=8): 2 · 6 | orange: 0 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (=7): 1 · 2 · 4 | pink (=2): 2 | lime (=5): 5 | brown (=9): 6 · 3 | blue: 0 | purple (=6): 3 · 3 | green: 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue15 — Add up to exactly 153
Purple9 — Add up to exactly 93
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal7 — Add up to exactly 73
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown9 — Add up to exactly 92
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
GreenTake any value it likes1
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