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Pips hints — Sunday, June 21, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 5 regions and target-sum, no-repeats, less-than and greater-than constraints. 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 purple 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

Easy
There is exactly one home for the 4–2: down column 1, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 2. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 16.
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Easy solution — June 21, 2026

42
35
44
46
01

blue (=16): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=2): 2 | green (≠): 6 · 1 · 3 | amber (<1): 0 | orange (>4): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue16 — Add up to exactly 164
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Amber<1 — Be less than 11
Orange>4 — Be more than 41

Medium today: 9 dominoes, 11 regions and greater-than, target-sum and all-equal constraints. 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 green region first. Across one cell it has to be more than 4. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 5–3: down column 5, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to more than 4. The 5 half sits in the green region, which must be more than 4.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 0–3 down column 3, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 2.
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Medium solution — June 21, 2026

53
42
00
32
11
64
15
03
22

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink2 — Add up to exactly 22
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 72
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue>0 — Be more than 01

Hard today: 16 dominoes, 18 regions and target-sum, all-equal, less-than and greater-than constraints. 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 purple region first. Across one cell it has to be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 4–5: across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 4. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must be exactly 4.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 2–0 across row 4, columns 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 0. The 2 half sits in the teal region, which must add up to exactly 8.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 0–3 domino across row 6, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 0.
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Hard solution — June 21, 2026

05
21
35
06
45
36
15
23
55
43
26
03
25
61
20
64

blue (=6): 1 · 5 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=4): 2 · 2 | amber (=8): 3 · 5 | orange (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | slate (=): 2 · 2 | teal (=8): 6 · 2 | pink (=0): 0 | lime (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | brown: 4 | blue (=0): 0 · 0 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=): 6 · 6 | amber (=10): 4 · 6 | orange (<2): 1 | slate (>4): 6 | teal (=6): 1 · 5 | pink (=0): 0

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 62
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal8 — Add up to exactly 82
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell3
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 02
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange<2 — Be less than 21
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
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