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Pips hints — Friday, July 31, 2026

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The Easy grid runs to 6 regions and 5 tiles, with target-sum, less-than, 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

Easy
Look at the orange 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

Easy
Place the 5–2 domino down column 6, rows 3–4. It is the only tile that works there, because orange must add up to more than 4. The 5 half sits in the orange region, which must be more than 4.
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Easy solution — July 31, 2026

42
52
22
35
44

blue (=7): 3 · 4 | purple: 5 | green (<3): 2 | amber (=): 4 · 4 | orange (>4): 5 | slate (=): 2 · 2 · 2

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3

The Medium grid runs to 9 regions and 7 tiles, with target-sum, less-than, 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.

Hint 1 — where to start

Medium
Look at the blue 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

Medium
Place the 0–4 domino down column 4, rows 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because blue must add up to exactly 4. The 0 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 6.

Hint 3

Medium
The 6–1 belongs across row 2, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to less than 4. The 6 half sits in the green region, which must add up to exactly 6.
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Medium solution — July 31, 2026

04
65
44
61
42
33
64

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

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange>6 — Add up to more than 62
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink6 — Add up to exactly 62
Lime<6 — Be less than 61

The Hard grid runs to 18 regions and 15 tiles, with target-sum, all-equal 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.

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 3. Only 1 pip combination fits it at all, which is why it gives way first.

Hint 2

Hard
Place the 4–3 domino across row 1, columns 1–2. It is the only tile that works there, because purple must add up to exactly 3. The 4 half sits in the blue region, which must add up to exactly 10.

Hint 3

Hard
The 3–6 belongs down column 4, rows 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because slate must add up to exactly 3. The 3 half sits in the slate region, which must be exactly 3.

Hint 4

Hard
There is exactly one home for the 2–6: across row 3, columns 2–3. It is the only tile that works there, because pink must add up to exactly 2. The 2 half sits in the pink region, which must be exactly 2.
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Hard solution — July 31, 2026

46
00
55
40
26
50
22
03
51
43
20
53
21
36
24

blue (=10): 4 · 6 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=10): 5 · 5 | amber (=): 2 · 2 | orange (<3): 0 · 0 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (=5): 4 · 1 | pink (=2): 2 | lime (=12): 6 · 6 | brown (=5): 5 | blue (=5): 5 | purple (=0): 0 · 0 · 0 | green (=1): 1 | amber (=6): 2 · 4 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=4): 2 · 2 | teal (=3): 0 · 3 | pink (=9): 5 · 4

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What each region asks for

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<3 — Add up to less than 32
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 52
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime12 — Add up to exactly 122
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple0 — Add up to exactly 03
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal3 — Add up to exactly 32
Pink9 — Add up to exactly 92
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