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Pips hints — Saturday, July 4, 2026

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Saturday, July 4, 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 amber region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be exactly 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
The 3–2 belongs down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the amber region, which must be exactly 3.
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Easy solution — July 4, 2026

32
42
03
11
21

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 33
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
SlateTake any value it likes1

The Medium grid runs to 10 regions and 9 tiles, with all-equal, target-sum, greater-than 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

Medium
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

Medium
The 5–4 belongs across row 1, columns 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because green must add up to exactly 4. The 5 half sits in the purple region, which must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 0–1: across row 4, columns 8–9. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to less than 1. The 0 half sits in the brown region, which must be less than 1.
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Medium solution — July 4, 2026

05
22
33
20
01
26
54
21
46

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 103
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown<1 — Be less than 11

The Hard grid runs to 22 regions and 15 tiles, with target-sum, 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 purple 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
The 6–4 belongs across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 4. The 6 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 7.

Hint 3

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 1–4: across row 1, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 4. The 1 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 7.

Hint 4

Hard
Lay the 2–4 across row 1, columns 8–9 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 4. The 2 half sits in the orange region, which must add up to exactly 7.
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Hard solution — July 4, 2026

64
14
16
52
12
24
56
00
53
60
33
62
13
50
44

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal>0 — Be more than 01
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime>4 — Be more than 41
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange5 — Be exactly 51
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink0 — Be exactly 01
LimeTake any value it likes1
Brown>4 — Be more than 41
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
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