Past puzzleMay 30, 2026Three levels

Pips hints: May 30, 2026

Revisit the Pips puzzle from May 30, 2026 (2026-05-30) with hints and answers for every level.

May 30, 2026

Today's Pips hints and answers

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Easy6 dominoesAnswer included

Easy board

R1
R2
R3
R4
R1
R4
R1
R5
R6
R6
R5
R7
Structure hint

Easy · 6 dominoes · 12 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: R1: All equal; R2: No rule; R3: No rule; R4: Sum = 6.

Domino set

Available dominoes: 0-6, 1-3, 4-4, 2-5, 6-6, 2-0.

Full solution

Easy board

R16
R20
R33
R41
R16
R45
R16
R52
R64
R64
R52
R70

Solution by domino: 0-6 at (0,2)-(0,1); 1-3 at (0,4)-(0,3); 4-4 at (3,0)-(3,1); 2-5 at (2,4)-(1,4); 6-6 at (1,1)-(2,1); 2-0 at (3,4)-(3,5).

Medium8 dominoesAnswer included

Medium board

R1
R2
R2
R3
R1
R4
R3
R5
R4
R6
R5
R7
R8
R8
R9
R7
Structure hint

Medium · 8 dominoes · 16 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: R1: Sum = 3; R2: Sum = 8; R3: All equal; R4: Sum = 8.

Domino set

Available dominoes: 2-1, 5-4, 0-2, 4-6, 0-0, 2-6, 5-0, 4-3.

Full solution

Medium board

R11
R22
R26
R30
R12
R44
R30
R50
R44
R63
R54
R76
R85
R85
R90
R72

Solution by domino: 2-1 at (0,1)-(0,0); 5-4 at (4,0)-(3,0); 0-2 at (2,0)-(1,0); 4-6 at (1,2)-(0,2); 0-0 at (0,3)-(1,3); 2-6 at (4,3)-(3,3); 5-0 at (4,1)-(4,2); 4-3 at (2,2)-(2,3).

Hard16 dominoesAnswer included

Hard board

R1
R1
R2
R3
R1
R4
R5
R5
R4
R5
R6
R7
R8
R9
R9
R10
R11
R12
R10
R10
R11
R11
R13
R14
R15
R16
R16
R17
R18
R19
R19
R20
Structure hint

Hard · 16 dominoes · 32 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: R1: All equal; R2: Sum = 5; R3: Sum = 5; R4: All equal.

Domino set

Available dominoes: 5-2, 1-1, 4-5, 0-3, 4-6, 2-1, 3-6, 5-5, 3-2, 0-0, 3-5, 2-2, 5-1, 2-6, 1-4, 5-0.

Full solution

Hard board

R10
R10
R25
R35
R10
R43
R52
R51
R43
R52
R60
R75
R85
R92
R93
R102
R111
R125
R102
R102
R111
R111
R136
R143
R156
R164
R164
R176
R185
R194
R191
R205

Solution by domino: 5-2 at (4,2)-(3,2); 1-1 at (6,4)-(7,4); 4-5 at (8,2)-(9,2); 0-3 at (3,6)-(2,6); 4-6 at (9,6)-(8,6); 2-1 at (2,2)-(2,3); 3-6 at (7,7)-(7,6); 5-5 at (5,6)-(6,6); 3-2 at (5,8)-(5,7); 0-0 at (0,2)-(1,2); 3-5 at (1,6)-(0,6); 2-2 at (6,0)-(7,0); 5-1 at (9,8)-(9,7); 2-6 at (7,1)-(8,1); 1-4 at (7,3)-(8,3); 5-0 at (0,4)-(0,3).

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