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Pips hints — Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 5 regions, mixing target-sum, all-equal 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
Look at the blue region first. Across two cells it has to add up to exactly 10. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 4–4 down column 1, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 10.
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Easy solution — May 26, 2026

21
61
44
56
66

blue (=10): 4 · 6 | purple (=6): 4 · 2 | green (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (=): 1 · 1 | orange (<6): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<6 — Be less than 61

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing greater-than, less-than and all-equal 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
Look at the blue region first. Across one cell it has to be more than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 4–5 down column 5, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to more than 3. The 4 half sits in the green region, which must be more than 3.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 5–0 domino across row 3, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must show the same number on every cell.
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Medium solution — May 26, 2026

50
41
02
45
00
22
10

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber<4 — Add up to less than 42
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal>0 — Be more than 01
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3

Today's Hard board has 15 dominoes across 14 regions, mixing target-sum and all-equal 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
Look at the green region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 2. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 4–2 across row 1, columns 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 2. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 3–1 domino across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 4

Hard
The 1–4 belongs down column 5, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 4. The 1 half sits in the brown region, which must add up to exactly 2.
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Hard solution — May 26, 2026

46
25
00
26
01
22
43
66
42
31
02
14
23
54
40

blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=): 4 · 4 | green (=2): 2 | amber (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | teal (=4): 1 · 3 · 0 | pink (=3): 3 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (=2): 1 · 1 · 0 | blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=12): 6 · 6 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=2): 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell5
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 43
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown2 — Add up to exactly 23
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
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