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Pips hints — Thursday, July 9, 2026

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Thursday, July 9, 2026Archived board

Today's Easy board has 5 dominoes across 5 regions, mixing less-than, 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Easy
The blue region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be less than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
There is exactly one home for the 2–3: down column 3, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to less than 3. The 2 half sits in the blue region, which must be less than 3.
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Easy solution — July 9, 2026

15
46
45
23
40

blue (<3): 2 | purple (=4): 3 · 0 · 1 | green (=10): 4 · 6 | amber (=10): 5 · 5 | orange (=): 4 · 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<3 — Be less than 31
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 43
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Today's Medium board has 7 dominoes across 8 regions, mixing target-sum, less-than, greater-than 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
The purple region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be less than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
There is exactly one home for the 2–6: across row 1, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to less than 3. The 2 half sits in the purple region, which must be less than 3.

Hint 3

Medium
Lay the 1–2 down column 1, rows 3–4 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to less than 3.
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Medium solution — July 9, 2026

46
12
33
22
43
15
26

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green>7 — Add up to more than 72
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<3 — Add up to less than 32
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3

Today's Hard board has 12 dominoes across 17 regions, mixing greater-than, target-sum 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.

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 teal 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

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 6–2: across row 4, columns 5–6. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 6. The 6 half sits in the blue region, which must be exactly 6.

Hint 3

Hard
Lay the 1–6 down column 5, rows 5–6 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to exactly 6. The 1 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 3.

Hint 4

Hard
Place the 0–4 domino across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to more than 3. The 0 half sits in the purple region, which must add up to exactly 3.
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Hard solution — July 9, 2026

62
43
11
30
12
54
23
16
25
04
13
24

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 32
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange>7 — Add up to more than 72
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 33
Lime6 — Add up to exactly 62
Brown<3 — Be less than 31
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
Purple<3 — Be less than 31
Green3 — Add up to exactly 32
Amber6 — Be exactly 61
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate3 — Add up to exactly 32
TealTake any value it likes1
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