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Pips hints — Monday, June 8, 2026

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Monday, June 8, 2026Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 7 regions and 5 tiles, with target-sum and less-than rules in play. 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the teal region, where one cell must be less than 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 2–0 belongs across row 4, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to less than 1. The 2 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 5.
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Easy solution — June 8, 2026

61
53
20
32
65

blue: 3 | purple: 6 | green (=8): 2 · 6 | amber (=10): 5 · 5 | orange: 1 | slate (=5): 3 · 2 | teal (<1): 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52
Teal<1 — Be less than 11

The Medium grid runs to 8 regions and 7 tiles, with target-sum, all-equal and greater-than rules in play. 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the slate region, where 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 0–5 belongs across row 4, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 5. The 0 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 1–5: across row 4, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to more than 0. The 1 half sits in the pink region, which must be more than 0.
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Medium solution — June 8, 2026

06
05
44
30
15
04
21

blue (=11): 4 · 4 · 3 | purple (=7): 1 · 6 | green: 2 | amber (=): 0 · 0 | orange (=): 0 · 0 | slate (=5): 5 | teal (>8): 4 · 5 | pink (>0): 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 113
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal>8 — Add up to more than 82
Pink>0 — Be more than 01

The Hard grid runs to 17 regions and 15 tiles, with target-sum, all-equal, greater-than, less-than and no-repeats rules in play. 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
Ignore the open areas for now and go straight to the blue region, where one cell must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
The 1–4 belongs across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 4. The 1 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–0: across row 1, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 0. The 1 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 4–0 down column 3, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. 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.
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Hard solution — June 8, 2026

53
30
44
10
62
31
60
33
40
11
20
55
14
22
50

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green0 — Be exactly 01
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate<4 — Be less than 41
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62
Lime>2 — Be more than 21
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
Blue≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number5
Purple6 — Be exactly 61
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
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