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Pips hints — Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 6 regions, mixing target-sum, all-equal, greater-than 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 slate 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 0–1 belongs across row 4, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to less than 2. The 0 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Easy solution — May 20, 2026

03
20
11
55
01

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 113
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate<2 — Be less than 21

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing all-equal, greater-than, 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 amber 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

Medium
The 2–5 belongs across row 3, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 5. The 2 half sits in the orange region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 0–6: across row 4, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to less than 1. The 0 half sits in the teal region, which must be less than 1.
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Medium solution — May 20, 2026

25
42
46
00
06
43
11

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>0 — Be more than 01
Green4 — Add up to exactly 43
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal<1 — Be less than 11
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 12 regions, mixing target-sum, all-equal, no-repeats and greater-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.

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 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 12.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 6–6: across row 1, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 12.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 6–4 across row 5, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 12.
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Hard solution — May 20, 2026

32
61
55
34
01
45
62
30
64
22
66
14
02
04
15

blue (=12): 6 · 6 | purple (=2): 1 · 1 | green (=7): 4 · 3 | amber (=1): 1 | orange (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | slate (=12): 6 · 6 | teal (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | pink (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | lime (≠): 3 · 5 · 6 · 4 · 1 · 2 | brown (>2): 3 | blue (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | purple (=0): 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue12 — Add up to exactly 122
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange0 — Add up to exactly 03
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 122
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell4
Lime≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Brown>2 — Be more than 21
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
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