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Pips hints — Friday, July 10, 2026

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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
Start with the blue region — its one cell must be exactly 1. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 2–1 down column 1, rows 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 1. The 2 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 6.
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Easy solution — July 10, 2026

21
62
46
03
11

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22

The Medium grid runs to 7 regions and 7 tiles, with less-than, no-repeats, 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
Start with the amber region — its one cell must be more than 3. Only 3 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Medium
Lay the 2–6 down column 5, rows 2–3 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must show the same number on every cell.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 4–4 domino across row 3, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must show the same number on every cell. The 4 half sits in the purple region, which must have no two cells showing the same number.
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Medium solution — July 10, 2026

23
44
52
42
26
22
61

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

The Hard grid runs to 14 regions and 15 tiles, with greater-than, 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.

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
Start with the green region — its one cell must be exactly 4. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Lay the 4–5 across row 1, columns 3–4 — 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 4–3 domino down column 1, rows 4–5. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 3. The 4 half sits in the amber region, which must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 4

Hard
The 6–6 belongs down column 1, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to more than 10.
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Hard solution — July 10, 2026

66
00
22
01
44
02
13
50
11
45
63
55
61
43
15

blue (>10): 6 · 6 | purple (=8): 3 · 5 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=10): 6 · 4 | orange (=11): 4 · 4 · 3 | slate (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | teal (=3): 1 · 2 | pink (=3): 3 | lime (=): 1 · 1 | brown (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | blue: 2 | purple (=8): 2 · 6 | green (=): 0 · 0 | amber (=3): 1 · 1 · 1

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue>10 — Add up to more than 102
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 113
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal3 — Add up to exactly 32
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 33
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