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Pips hints — Monday, May 4, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 5 regions and target-sum and greater-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
The orange region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be more than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 4–6 belongs across row 3, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to more than 3. The 4 half sits in the orange region, which must be more than 3.
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Easy solution — May 4, 2026

46
11
51
36
21

blue: 3 | purple (=4): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | green (=17): 6 · 6 · 5 | amber: 2 | orange (>3): 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 44
Green17 — Add up to exactly 173
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>3 — Be more than 31

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 8 regions and target-sum, greater-than 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
The purple region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be more than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
The 2–2 belongs down column 2, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 2.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 6–0: down column 1, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to more than 10.
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Medium solution — May 4, 2026

21
43
63
11
22
30
60

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber>10 — Add up to more than 102
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard today: 15 dominoes, 20 regions and less-than, greater-than, target-sum 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 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
The 4–1 belongs down column 2, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the teal region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 3–4: down column 5, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 4. The 3 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 5.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 5–0 across row 4, columns 6–7 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 5. The 5 half sits in the lime region, which must be exactly 5.
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Hard solution — May 4, 2026

33
22
40
36
64
15
50
11
53
24
54
66
13
34
41

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green5 — Be exactly 51
Amber>5 — Be more than 51
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate>5 — Add up to more than 52
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green5 — Add up to exactly 53
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange>5 — Add up to more than 52
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
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