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Past puzzleJune 23, 2026Three levels

Pips hints: June 23, 2026

Revisit the Pips puzzle from June 23, 2026 (2026-06-23) with hints and answers for every level.

June 23, 2026

Today's Pips hints and answers

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Easy5 dominoesAnswer included

Easy board

5 × 3
A1All equal
A2No rule
A3Sum < 4
A1All equal
A1All equal
A4All equal
A4All equal
A5Sum = 2
A6No rule
A5Sum = 2
Area 1: All equalArea 2: No ruleArea 3: Sum < 4Area 4: All equalArea 5: Sum = 2Area 6: No rule
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Easy · 5 dominoes · 10 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: All equal; Area 2: No rule; Area 3: Sum < 4; Area 4: All equal.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Easy board

5 × 3
A11All equal
A25No rule
A33Sum < 4
A11All equal
A11All equal
A46All equal
A46All equal
A52Sum = 2
A64No rule
A50Sum = 2
Area 1: All equalArea 2: No ruleArea 3: Sum < 4Area 4: All equalArea 5: Sum = 2Area 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

4 × 7
A1No rule
A2No rule
A3No rule
A4Sum = 3
A4Sum = 3
A5All equal
A5All equal
A6All equal
A7Sum < 6
A8Sum = 11
A8Sum = 11
A6All equal
A9No rule
A6All equal
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: No ruleArea 3: No ruleArea 4: Sum = 3Area 5: All equalArea 6: All equalArea 7: Sum < 6Area 8: Sum = 11Area 9: No rule
Layer 1

Structure hint

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

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Medium board

4 × 7
A16No rule
A26No rule
A31No rule
A41Sum = 3
A42Sum = 3
A55All equal
A55All equal
A60All equal
A74Sum < 6
A86Sum = 11
A85Sum = 11
A60All equal
A93No rule
A60All equal
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: No ruleArea 3: No ruleArea 4: Sum = 3Area 5: All equalArea 6: All equalArea 7: Sum < 6Area 8: Sum = 11Area 9: No rule

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

Hard16 dominoesAnswer included

Hard board

7 × 7
A1All equal
A2Sum = 12
A2Sum = 12
A3Sum = 6
A3Sum = 6
A4Sum = 12
A4Sum = 12
A1All equal
A5All equal
A6All equal
A7Sum > 10
A7Sum > 10
A8No rule
A5All equal
A6All equal
A9Sum < 5
A10All equal
A11All equal
A6All equal
A10All equal
A10All equal
A10All equal
A11All equal
A12Sum > 13
A11All equal
A12Sum > 13
A12Sum > 13
A13No rule
A14No rule
A15No rule
A16Sum = 2
A11All equal
Area 1: All equalArea 2: Sum = 12Area 3: Sum = 6Area 4: Sum = 12Area 5: All equalArea 6: All equalArea 7: Sum > 10Area 8: No ruleArea 9: Sum < 5Area 10: All equalArea 11: All equalArea 12: Sum > 13Area 13: No ruleArea 14: No ruleArea 15: No ruleArea 16: Sum = 2
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Hard · 16 dominoes · 32 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: All equal; Area 2: Sum = 12; Area 3: Sum = 6; Area 4: Sum = 12.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Hard board

7 × 7
A12All equal
A26Sum = 12
A26Sum = 12
A35Sum = 6
A31Sum = 6
A46Sum = 12
A46Sum = 12
A12All equal
A53All equal
A64All equal
A76Sum > 10
A76Sum > 10
A85No rule
A53All equal
A64All equal
A94Sum < 5
A100All equal
A111All equal
A64All equal
A100All equal
A100All equal
A100All equal
A111All equal
A125Sum > 13
A111All equal
A125Sum > 13
A125Sum > 13
A133No rule
A143No rule
A153No rule
A162Sum = 2
A111All equal
Area 1: All equalArea 2: Sum = 12Area 3: Sum = 6Area 4: Sum = 12Area 5: All equalArea 6: All equalArea 7: Sum > 10Area 8: No ruleArea 9: Sum < 5Area 10: All equalArea 11: All equalArea 12: Sum > 13Area 13: No ruleArea 14: No ruleArea 15: No ruleArea 16: Sum = 2

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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