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Pips hints — Tuesday, May 19, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 6 regions and less-than, target-sum, all-equal 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 green region is the anchor: two cells, and they must add up to exactly 5. Only 6 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 4–4 domino down column 1, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 5.
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Easy solution — May 19, 2026

33
22
44
11
66

blue (<4): 1 · 2 | purple: 2 | green (=5): 1 · 4 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (>9): 4 · 6 | slate: 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Add up to less than 42
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>9 — Add up to more than 92
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 9 regions and target-sum, greater-than, less-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 slate region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 0–1 domino down column 1, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to less than 2. The 0 half sits in the teal region, which must be less than 2.

Hint 3

Medium
The 6–5 belongs down column 2, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 11. The 6 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 11.
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Medium solution — May 19, 2026

33
65
44
01
64
12
36

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 113
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>4 — Be more than 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal<2 — Be less than 21
Pink11 — Add up to exactly 112
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard today: 13 dominoes, 11 regions and all-equal, greater-than 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.

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 orange region is the anchor: two cells, and they must add up to exactly 2. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 1–5 domino across row 5, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 2.

Hint 3

Hard
The 1–3 belongs across row 4, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 2.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 4–6: across row 6, columns 6–7. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 9.
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Hard solution — May 19, 2026

44
15
66
11
46
22
56
13
45
33
01
53
21

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green>0 — Be more than 01
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 93
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
Pink9 — Add up to exactly 92
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
Brown9 — Add up to exactly 93
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
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