Past puzzleJune 17, 2026Three levels

Pips hints: June 17, 2026

Revisit the Pips puzzle from June 17, 2026 (2026-06-17) with hints and answers for every level.

June 17, 2026

Today's Pips hints and answers

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Easy6 dominoesAnswer included

Easy board

4 × 5

Area 1: All equalArea 2: All equalArea 3: Sum > 2Area 4: Sum < 9Area 5: No ruleArea 6: No rule

Layer 1

Structure hint

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Easy · 6 dominoes · 12 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: All equal; Area 2: All equal; Area 3: Sum > 2; Area 4: Sum < 9.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Easy board

4 × 5

A15

A23

A34

A15

A23

A46

A23

A54

A42

A23

A61

Area 1: All equalArea 2: All equalArea 3: Sum > 2Area 4: Sum < 9Area 5: No ruleArea 6: No rule

The solved board shows every domino in place. Match the numbers in each colored area against the rule chips underneath the grid.

Medium7 dominoesAnswer included

Medium board

5 × 6

Area 1: Sum = 9Area 2: All equalArea 3: All equalArea 4: No ruleArea 5: Sum = 4Area 6: Sum < 2Area 7: Sum = 9Area 8: All equal

Layer 1

Structure hint

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Medium · 7 dominoes · 14 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: Sum = 9; Area 2: All equal; Area 3: All equal; Area 4: No rule.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Medium board

5 × 6

A15

A26

A14

A26

A30

A44

A30

A53

A60

A51

A74

A75

A82

Area 1: Sum = 9Area 2: All equalArea 3: All equalArea 4: No ruleArea 5: Sum = 4Area 6: Sum < 2Area 7: Sum = 9Area 8: All equal

The solved board shows every domino in place. Match the numbers in each colored area against the rule chips underneath the grid.

Hard14 dominoesAnswer included

Hard board

10 × 9

A10

A11

A12

A13

A12

A14

A15

A14

A15

A16

Area 1: Sum = 6Area 2: All equalArea 3: Sum < 4Area 4: Sum > 9Area 5: Sum > 4Area 6: Sum = 7Area 7: Sum = 4Area 8: Sum = 2Area 9: Sum = 6Area 10: Sum = 6Area 11: Sum = 6Area 12: Sum = 6Area 13: Sum = 0Area 14: All equalArea 15: Sum = 6Area 16: Sum = 6

Layer 1

Structure hint

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Hard · 14 dominoes · 28 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: Sum = 6; Area 2: All equal; Area 3: Sum < 4; Area 4: Sum > 9.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Hard board

10 × 9

A16

A20

A33

A45

A20

A46

A20

A55

A62

A74

A65

A82

A92

A94

A106

A114

A111

A123

A130

A123

A142

A153

A142

A153

A165

A161

The solved board shows every domino in place. Match the numbers in each colored area against the rule chips underneath the grid.

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