Pips answers for Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Start with the “=” region at the center: all 3 cells must show the same number, and only 6s appear on enough dominoes to fill it.

• the 10 region at the top-left: 4, 6
• the 6 region at the bottom-left: 2, 4
• the “=” region at the center: 6, 6, 6
• the “=” region at the bottom: 1, 1
• the single-cell “<6” region at the bottom-right: 5

1. The 10 region at the top-left needs a total of exactly 10 — 5 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 4–4 domino vertically on row 1, column 1 and row 2, column 1.
2. Row 3, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 3, column 2; the 6 region at the bottom-left needs a total of exactly 6 (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 1–2 domino horizontally on row 3, column 1 and row 3, column 2.
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 vertically on row 2, column 3 and row 3, column 3.
4. Row 1, column 2 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 2, column 2; the 10 region at the top-left needs a total of exactly 10 (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 6–6 domino vertically on row 1, column 2 and row 2, column 2.
5. Row 2, column 4 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 3, column 4; the “=” region at the center needs every pip to match (2 of its 3 cells are already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 5–6 domino vertically on row 2, column 4 and row 3, column 4.

Start with the “=” region at the bottom: all 3 cells must show the same number, and only 0 or 2 appear on enough dominoes to fill it.

• the single-cell “>3” region at the top-right: 4
• the single-cell “<3” region at the top-right: 1
• the single-cell “>3” region at the right: 4
• the “<4” region at the right: 0, 0
• the “=” region at the bottom: 0, 0, 0
• the “=” region at the right: 5, 5
• the single-cell “>0” region at the bottom-left: 1
• the “=” region at the bottom-right: 2, 2, 2

1. The single-cell “>3” region at the top-right must total more than 3 — 4 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 5 and row 1, column 6.
2. The single-cell “>3” region at the right must total more than 3 — 4 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 4–5 domino vertically on row 2, column 5 and row 3, column 5.
3. The “=” region at the bottom-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 2–2 domino horizontally on row 4, column 5 and row 4, column 6.
4. The “=” region at the right needs every pip to match (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.
5. The “=” region at the bottom needs every pip to match (1 of its 3 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 0–2 domino horizontally on row 4, column 3 and row 4, column 4.
6. Row 4, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 4, column 2; the single-cell “>0” region at the bottom-left must total more than 0 — nothing else fits. Place the 0–1 domino horizontally on row 4, column 1 and row 4, column 2.
7. Row 2, column 6 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 3, column 6; the “<4” region at the right must total less than 4 — nothing else fits. Place the 0–0 domino vertically on row 2, column 6 and row 3, column 6.

Start with the 12 region at the top: the only way to make it with these dominoes is 6 + 6.

• the 10 region at the top-left: 5, 5
• the “=” region at the top-right: 4, 4
• the single-cell 2 region at the top-right: 2
• the “=” region at the left: 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
• the 12 region at the top: 6, 6
• the “=” region at the top-right: 0, 0, 0
• the 4 region at the left: 0, 1, 3
• the single-cell 3 region at the center: 3
• the single-cell 4 region at the right: 4
• the 2 region at the bottom-right: 0, 1, 1
• the “=” region at the bottom: 4, 4, 4
• the 12 region at the bottom-left: 6, 6
• the single-cell 3 region at the bottom-right: 3
• the single-cell 2 region at the bottom-right: 2

1. The single-cell 3 region at the center needs a total of exactly 3 — 3 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 1–3 domino horizontally on row 3, column 2 and row 3, column 3.
2. The single-cell 2 region at the bottom-right needs a total of exactly 2 — 3 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 0–2 domino vertically on row 5, column 6 and row 6, column 6.
3. The single-cell 3 region at the bottom-right needs a total of exactly 3 — 3 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 3–4 domino horizontally on row 6, column 4 and row 6, column 5.
4. The “=” region at the bottom needs every pip to match (1 of its 3 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 4–6 domino horizontally on row 6, column 2 and row 6, column 3.
5. The “=” region at the left 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 2–6 domino vertically on row 5, column 1 and row 6, column 1.
6. The “=” region at the left needs every pip to match (1 of its 5 cells is already filled) — 2 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 2–2 domino vertically on row 2, column 1 and row 3, column 1.
7. Row 4, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 4, column 2; the “=” region at the left needs every pip to match (3 of its 5 cells are already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 2–3 domino horizontally on row 4, column 1 and row 4, column 2.
8. Row 5, column 2 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 5, column 3; the 4 region at the left needs a total of exactly 4 (2 of its 3 cells are already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 0–4 domino horizontally on row 5, column 2 and row 5, column 3.
9. The “=” region at the left needs every pip to match (4 of its 5 cells are already filled) — 2 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 2–5 domino vertically on row 1, column 2 and row 2, column 2.
10. The 10 region at the top-left needs a total of exactly 10 (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 4–5 domino horizontally on row 1, column 3 and row 1, column 4.
11. Row 2, column 3 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 2, column 4; the 12 region at the top needs a total of exactly 12 — nothing else fits. Place the 6–6 domino horizontally on row 2, column 3 and row 2, column 4.
12. Row 5, column 5 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 4, column 5; the 2 region at the bottom-right needs a total of exactly 2 (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 1–4 domino vertically on row 4, column 5 and row 5, column 5.
13. The “=” region at the top-right needs every pip to match — nothing else fits. Place the 0–1 domino vertically on row 3, column 6 and row 4, column 6.
14. The “=” region at the top-right needs every pip to match (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 2–4 domino horizontally on row 1, column 5 and row 1, column 6.
15. Row 2, column 5 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 2, column 6; the “=” region at the top-right needs every pip to match (1 of its 3 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 0–0 domino horizontally on row 2, column 5 and row 2, column 6.