Pips answers for Saturday, March 28, 2026
Hints first, answers last — open only what you need. Puzzles edited by Ian Livengood.
Easy Pips answer — March 28, 2026
5 dominoes · 3×5 board · by Ian Livengood
Hint 1: where to start
Start with the 10 region at the top: only 4 + 6, or 5 + 5 can make it with these dominoes.
Hint 2: the pips in each region
- the single-cell “>1” region at the top-left: 2
- the 10 region at the top: 4, 6
- the “=” region at the bottom-left: 6, 6
- the single-cell 3 region at the center: 3
- the single-cell “>1” region at the right: 3
- the 10 region at the bottom-right: 5, 5
Hint 3: step-by-step solution
- The “=” region at the bottom-left needs every pip to match — nothing else fits. Place the 6–6 domino vertically on row 2, column 1 and row 3, column 1.
- The 10 region at the top needs a total of exactly 10 — 2 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 3–4 domino vertically on row 1, column 3 and row 2, column 3.
- Row 1, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 1, column 2; the single-cell “>1” region at the top-left must total more than 1 — nothing else fits. Place the 2–6 domino horizontally on row 1, column 1 and row 1, column 2.
- Row 2, column 5 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 3, column 5; the single-cell “>1” region at the right must total more than 1 — nothing else fits. Place the 3–5 domino vertically on row 2, column 5 and row 3, column 5.
- Row 3, column 4 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 3, column 3; the 10 region at the bottom-right needs a total of exactly 10 (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 0–5 domino horizontally on row 3, column 3 and row 3, column 4.
Full answer board
>110=3>110
Medium Pips answer — March 28, 2026
8 dominoes · 4×4 board · by Rodolfo Kurchan
Hint 1: where to start
Start with the “=” region at the top-right: all 3 cells must show the same number, and only 1 or 3 appear on enough dominoes to fill it.
Hint 2: the pips in each region
- the “=” region at the top-left: 0, 0
- the “=” region at the top-right: 3, 3, 3
- the “=” region at the center: 1, 1, 1
- the “=” region at the bottom: 6, 6
- the single-cell 5 region at the right: 5
- the single-cell “<4” region at the bottom-left: 2
- the “=” region at the bottom-right: 3, 3
Hint 3: step-by-step solution
- The “=” region at the top-right needs every pip to match — 2 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 3–3 domino vertically on row 1, column 4 and row 2, column 4.
- The “=” region at the bottom-right needs every pip to match — nothing else fits. Place the 3–5 domino vertically on row 3, column 4 and row 4, column 4.
- The “=” region at the center needs every pip to match — 2 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 1–3 domino vertically on row 1, column 3 and row 2, column 3.
- The “=” region at the bottom-right needs every pip to match (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 3–6 domino horizontally on row 4, column 2 and row 4, column 3.
- The “=” region at the bottom needs every pip to match (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 1–6 domino horizontally on row 3, column 2 and row 3, column 3.
- The “=” region at the top-left needs every pip to match — nothing else fits. Place the 0–1 domino vertically on row 1, column 2 and row 2, column 2.
- Row 1, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 2, column 1; the “=” region at the top-left needs every pip to match (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 0–4 domino vertically on row 1, column 1 and row 2, column 1.
- Row 4, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 3, column 1; the single-cell “<4” region at the bottom-left must total less than 4 — nothing else fits. Place the 2–4 domino vertically on row 3, column 1 and row 4, column 1.
Full answer board
====5<4=
Hard Pips answer — March 28, 2026
15 dominoes · 7×6 board · by Rodolfo Kurchan
Hint 1: where to start
Start with the 11 region at the top-left: the only way to make it with these dominoes is 5 + 6.
Hint 2: the pips in each region
- the 11 region at the top-left: 5, 6
- the 5 region at the top-left: 1, 4
- the 4 region at the top-right: 1, 3
- the “=” region at the top-right: 2, 2
- the 11 region at the left: 5, 6
- the single-cell 6 region at the center: 6
- the “=” region at the right: 0, 0, 0
- the “=” region at the center: 3, 3, 3
- the 5 region at the bottom-left: 2, 3
- the “=” region at the center: 5, 5, 5
- the 8 region at the bottom-right: 4, 4
- the 10 region at the bottom-left: 4, 6
- the 2 region at the bottom: 1, 1
- the 5 region at the bottom-right: 2, 3
Hint 3: step-by-step solution
- The 11 region at the top-left needs a total of exactly 11 — 5 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 5–6 domino vertically on row 2, column 1 and row 3, column 1.
- Row 1, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 1, column 2; the 11 region at the top-left needs a total of exactly 11 (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — 3 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 1–5 domino horizontally on row 1, column 1 and row 1, column 2.
- Row 1, column 3 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 1, column 4; the 5 region at the top-left needs a total of exactly 5 (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — 3 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 1–4 domino horizontally on row 1, column 3 and row 1, column 4.
- Row 4, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 5, column 1; the 11 region at the left needs a total of exactly 11 (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — 3 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 3–6 domino vertically on row 4, column 1 and row 5, column 1.
- Row 6, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 7, column 1; the 5 region at the bottom-left needs a total of exactly 5 (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 2–4 domino vertically on row 6, column 1 and row 7, column 1.
- Row 7, column 2 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 7, column 3; the 10 region at the bottom-left needs a total of exactly 10 (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — 2 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 1–6 domino horizontally on row 7, column 2 and row 7, column 3.
- Row 7, column 4 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 7, column 5; the 2 region at the bottom needs a total of exactly 2 (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 1–2 domino horizontally on row 7, column 4 and row 7, column 5.
- The single-cell 6 region at the center needs a total of exactly 6 — 2 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 0–6 domino horizontally on row 3, column 3 and row 3, column 4.
- The “=” region at the right needs every pip to match (1 of its 3 cells is already filled) — 2 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 0–3 domino vertically on row 3, column 5 and row 4, column 5.
- The “=” region at the top-right needs every pip to match — nothing else fits. Place the 0–2 domino vertically on row 2, column 6 and row 3, column 6.
- Row 1, column 5 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 1, column 6; the 4 region at the top-right needs a total of exactly 4 (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 2–3 domino horizontally on row 1, column 5 and row 1, column 6.
- The 8 region at the bottom-right needs a total of exactly 8 — 2 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 3–4 domino vertically on row 6, column 6 and row 7, column 6.
- The “=” region at the center needs every pip to match — nothing else fits. Place the 4–5 domino horizontally on row 5, column 5 and row 5, column 6.
- The “=” region at the center needs every pip to match (1 of its 3 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 3–3 domino horizontally on row 4, column 3 and row 4, column 4.
- Row 5, column 3 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 5, column 4; the “=” region at the center needs every pip to match (1 of its 3 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 5–5 domino horizontally on row 5, column 3 and row 5, column 4.
Full answer board
1154=116==5=81025