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Past puzzleJuly 16, 2026Three levels

Pips hints: July 16, 2026

Revisit the Pips puzzle from July 16, 2026 (2026-07-16) with hints and answers for every level.

July 16, 2026

Today's Pips hints and answers

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Easy5 dominoesAnswer included

Easy board

2 × 7
A1Sum > 5
A2Sum = 6
A2Sum = 6
A3Sum = 1
A4Sum = 16
A4Sum = 16
A4Sum = 16
A3Sum = 1
A3Sum = 1
A5No rule
Area 1: Sum > 5Area 2: Sum = 6Area 3: Sum = 1Area 4: Sum = 16Area 5: No rule
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Easy · 5 dominoes · 10 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: Sum > 5; Area 2: Sum = 6; Area 3: Sum = 1; Area 4: Sum = 16.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Easy board

2 × 7
A16Sum > 5
A23Sum = 6
A23Sum = 6
A30Sum = 1
A46Sum = 16
A45Sum = 16
A45Sum = 16
A30Sum = 1
A31Sum = 1
A54No rule
Area 1: Sum > 5Area 2: Sum = 6Area 3: Sum = 1Area 4: Sum = 16Area 5: 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 × 5
A1Sum = 10
A1Sum = 10
A2No rule
A3All equal
A3All equal
A4Sum = 10
A4Sum = 10
A3All equal
A5Sum = 10
A6Sum = 10
A6Sum = 10
A5Sum = 10
A7No rule
A6Sum = 10
Area 1: Sum = 10Area 2: No ruleArea 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 10Area 5: Sum = 10Area 6: Sum = 10Area 7: No rule
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Medium · 7 dominoes · 14 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: Sum = 10; Area 2: No rule; Area 3: All equal; Area 4: Sum = 10.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Medium board

5 × 5
A15Sum = 10
A15Sum = 10
A21No rule
A33All equal
A33All equal
A45Sum = 10
A45Sum = 10
A33All equal
A56Sum = 10
A64Sum = 10
A66Sum = 10
A54Sum = 10
A71No rule
A60Sum = 10
Area 1: Sum = 10Area 2: No ruleArea 3: All equalArea 4: Sum = 10Area 5: Sum = 10Area 6: Sum = 10Area 7: No rule

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

Hard15 dominoesAnswer included

Hard board

6 × 8
A1All equal
A2All equal
A3All equal
A4Sum < 3
A1All equal
A1All equal
A5Sum < 3
A2All equal
A3All equal
A6Sum > 3
A7Sum > 4
A8All equal
A8All equal
A8All equal
A2All equal
A3All equal
A9All equal
A10Sum < 3
A8All equal
A11Sum = 2
A12Sum = 6
A9All equal
A10Sum < 3
A11Sum = 2
A13No rule
A9All equal
A10Sum < 3
A14Sum = 1
A9All equal
A9All equal
Area 1: All equalArea 2: All equalArea 3: All equalArea 4: Sum < 3Area 5: Sum < 3Area 6: Sum > 3Area 7: Sum > 4Area 8: All equalArea 9: All equalArea 10: Sum < 3Area 11: Sum = 2Area 12: Sum = 6Area 13: No ruleArea 14: Sum = 1
Layer 1

Structure hint

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Hard · 15 dominoes · 30 cells. Start by checking the smallest constrained regions: Area 1: All equal; Area 2: All equal; Area 3: All equal; Area 4: Sum < 3.

Layer 2

Domino set

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

Layer 3

Full solution

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Hard board

6 × 8
A11All equal
A23All equal
A33All equal
A41Sum < 3
A11All equal
A11All equal
A52Sum < 3
A23All equal
A33All equal
A65Sum > 3
A75Sum > 4
A84All equal
A84All equal
A84All equal
A23All equal
A33All equal
A90All equal
A100Sum < 3
A84All equal
A112Sum = 2
A126Sum = 6
A90All equal
A102Sum < 3
A110Sum = 2
A134No rule
A90All equal
A100Sum < 3
A141Sum = 1
A90All equal
A90All equal
Area 1: All equalArea 2: All equalArea 3: All equalArea 4: Sum < 3Area 5: Sum < 3Area 6: Sum > 3Area 7: Sum > 4Area 8: All equalArea 9: All equalArea 10: Sum < 3Area 11: Sum = 2Area 12: Sum = 6Area 13: No ruleArea 14: Sum = 1

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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