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Pips hints — Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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Easy today: 5 dominoes, 4 regions and all-equal, target-sum 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
The amber region is the anchor: one cell, and it must be more than 4. Only 2 pip combinations fit it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Easy
Lay the 2–6 across row 4, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because amber must add up to more than 4. The 2 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 2.
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Easy solution — July 14, 2026

22
00
40
26
44

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=4): 0 · 2 · 2 | green (=2): 0 · 0 · 2 | amber (>4): 6

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 43
Green2 — Add up to exactly 23
Amber>4 — Be more than 41

Medium today: 7 dominoes, 11 regions and greater-than, target-sum and less-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

Medium
The brown 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

Medium
Lay the 3–2 across row 4, columns 1–2 — no guesswork needed. It is the only tile that works there, because brown must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the brown region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 3

Medium
Place the 4–5 domino across row 1, columns 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to more than 4. The 4 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 10.
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Medium solution — July 14, 2026

42
65
32
60
45
26
05

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal4 — Add up to exactly 42
Pink11 — Add up to exactly 112
Lime<2 — Be less than 21
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue>4 — Be more than 41

Hard today: 10 dominoes, 10 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
The amber 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

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

Hint 3

Hard
Place the 1–6 domino across row 3, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because teal must add up to more than 3. The 1 half sits in the slate region, which must add up to exactly 8.

Hint 4

Hard
The 2–6 belongs across row 1, columns 6–7. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 8.
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Hard solution — July 14, 2026

06
16
26
23
33
34
44
45
56
66

blue (=9): 3 · 6 · 0 | purple (=8): 6 · 2 | green (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (<3): 2 | orange (>3): 5 | slate (=8): 1 · 3 · 4 | teal (>3): 6 | pink (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | lime (=): 3 · 3 | brown (>2): 5

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 93
Purple8 — Add up to exactly 82
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber<3 — Be less than 31
Orange>3 — Be more than 31
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 83
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown>2 — Be more than 21
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