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Pips hints — Sunday, June 14, 2026

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Sunday, June 14, 2026Archived board

The Easy grid runs to 6 regions and 5 tiles, with target-sum and all-equal 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
The purple region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 0. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 3–2 down column 2, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 9.
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Easy solution — June 14, 2026

32
12
04
66
10

blue: 4 | purple (=0): 0 | green (=): 2 · 2 | amber (=9): 6 · 3 | orange (=): 1 · 1 | slate (=6): 6 · 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber9 — Add up to exactly 92
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62

The Medium grid runs to 10 regions and 7 tiles, with greater-than, no-repeats, target-sum and all-equal 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
The lime region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 6–6 down column 7, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to more than 3. The 6 half sits in the green region, which must be more than 3.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 4–5 domino down column 4, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 10.
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Medium solution — June 14, 2026

36
45
20
55
01
66
40

blue: 0 | purple: 3 | green (>3): 6 | amber (≠): 2 · 0 | orange (=10): 6 · 4 | slate (=7): 1 · 6 | teal (=): 5 · 5 | pink: 0 | lime (=4): 4 | brown (>3): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime4 — Be exactly 41
Brown>3 — Be more than 31

The Hard grid runs to 15 regions and 15 tiles, with target-sum, less-than, greater-than and all-equal 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
The green region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 4–6 across row 7, columns 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the green region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 1–4 domino across row 10, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to exactly 4. The 1 half sits in the amber region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 4

Hard
The 0–1 belongs across row 5, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to exactly 0.
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Hard solution — June 14, 2026

14
33
01
45
66
23
44
53
16
34
55
46
31
40
26

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 103
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 104
Orange<4 — Be less than 41
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell4
Pink>3 — Be more than 31
Lime>1 — Be more than 11
Brown0 — Add up to exactly 02
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
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