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Pips hints — Sunday, June 7, 2026

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Sunday, June 7, 2026Archived board

Today's Easy board has 6 dominoes across 7 regions, mixing greater-than, 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
Your way in today is the green region: one cell that must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Place the 3–6 domino across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 3.
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Easy solution — June 7, 2026

51
23
22
05
36
12

blue: 0 | purple (>13): 5 · 6 · 5 | green (=3): 3 | amber (>0): 1 | orange (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | slate: 3 | teal (<2): 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>13 — Add up to more than 133
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber>0 — Be more than 01
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal<2 — Be less than 21

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 9 regions, mixing target-sum, all-equal 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Your way in today is the orange region: one cell that must be more than 2. Only 4 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Place the 6–2 domino across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to more than 2. The 6 half sits in the orange region, which must be more than 2.

Hint 3

Medium
The 1–4 belongs down column 1, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 3.
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Medium solution — June 7, 2026

14
00
62
02
11
45
22

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 32
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 32
Teal3 — Add up to exactly 32
Pink>0 — Be more than 01
LimeTake any value it likes1

Today's Hard board has 10 dominoes across 11 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
Your way in today is the lime region: one cell that must be exactly 6. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 6–2 domino down column 3, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because lime must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the lime region, which must be exactly 6.

Hint 3

Hard
The 3–4 belongs across row 1, columns 6–7. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 7.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 3–3: across row 1, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 7. The 3 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.
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Hard solution — June 7, 2026

62
34
64
33
66
11
53
60
54
42

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62
Lime6 — Be exactly 61
Brown6 — Add up to exactly 62
BlueTake any value it likes1
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