Pips answers for Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Start with the 1 region at the top-left: the only way to make it with these dominoes is 0 + 1.

• the 1 region at the top-left: 0, 1
• the single-cell “>2” region at the top: 3
• the 9 region at the top-right: 4, 5
• the single-cell “>1” region at the top-right: 2
• the 9 region at the bottom: 4, 5

1. The 1 region at the top-left needs a total of exactly 1 — 2 placements fit here for now, but every other one leaves some region impossible a few moves later. Place the 0–3 domino horizontally on row 1, column 2 and row 1, column 3.
2. Row 1, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 2, column 1; the 1 region at the top-left needs a total of exactly 1 (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 1–2 domino vertically on row 1, column 1 and row 2, column 1.
3. The 9 region at the top-right needs a total of exactly 9 — 2 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 4 and row 3, column 4.
4. Row 1, column 4 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 1, column 5; the 9 region at the top-right needs a total of exactly 9 (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 2–5 domino horizontally on row 1, column 4 and row 1, column 5.
5. Row 3, column 3 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 3, column 2; the 9 region at the bottom needs a total of exactly 9 (1 of its 2 cells is already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 1–4 domino horizontally on row 3, column 2 and row 3, column 3.

Start with the “<2” region at the center: the only way to make it with these dominoes is 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1.

• the “=” region at the top-left: 3, 3, 3
• the single-cell “>4” region at the top: 6
• the “<2” region at the center: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1
• the single-cell 4 region at the bottom-left: 4

1. The single-cell “>4” region at the top must total more than 4 — nothing else fits. Place the 0–6 domino vertically on row 2, column 3 and row 3, column 3.
2. Row 1, column 2 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 2, column 2; the “=” region at the top-left needs every pip to match — 2 placements fit here for now; this one matches the official answer (this board has more than one valid layout). Place the 3–3 domino vertically on row 1, column 2 and row 2, column 2.
3. Row 2, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 3, column 1; the “=” region at the top-left needs every pip to match (2 of its 3 cells are already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 0–3 domino vertically on row 2, column 1 and row 3, column 1.
4. Row 5, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 4, column 1; the single-cell 4 region at the bottom-left needs a total of exactly 4 — 2 placements fit here for now; this one matches the official answer (this board has more than one valid layout). Place the 1–4 domino vertically on row 4, column 1 and row 5, column 1.
5. Row 3, column 2 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 4, column 2; the “<2” region at the center must total less than 2 (2 of its 7 cells are already filled) — 3 placements fit here for now; this one matches the official answer (this board has more than one valid layout). Place the 0–0 domino vertically on row 3, column 2 and row 4, column 2.
6. Row 3, column 4 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 4, column 4; the “<2” region at the center must total less than 2 (4 of its 7 cells are already filled) — 2 placements fit here for now; this one matches the official answer (this board has more than one valid layout). Place the 0–1 domino vertically on row 3, column 4 and row 4, column 4.
7. Row 4, column 3 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 5, column 3; the “<2” region at the center must total less than 2 (6 of its 7 cells are already filled) — nothing else fits. Place the 0–4 domino vertically on row 4, column 3 and row 5, column 3.

This board has more than one valid layout; the steps follow the official answer.

Start with the 6 region at the top — it has the fewest pip combinations on the board, so the dominoes around it are the easiest to pin down.

• the “>10” region at the top-left: 2, 3, 6
• the single-cell 5 region at the top: 5
• the “>6” region at the left: 1, 2, 4
• the 6 region at the top: 1, 5
• the “=” region at the right: 0, 0, 0
• the single-cell 0 region at the center: 0
• the “≠” region at the bottom-left: 1, 3, 4
• the 11 region at the bottom: 3, 4, 4
• the “=” region at the bottom-right: 6, 6, 6
• the single-cell 5 region at the bottom-left: 5

1. The “=” region at the right needs every pip to match — 2 placements fit here for now; this one matches the official answer (this board has more than one valid layout). Place the 0–0 domino vertically on row 3, column 8 and row 4, column 8.
2. Row 5, column 8 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 6, column 8; the “=” region at the bottom-right needs every pip to match — nothing else fits. Place the 6–6 domino vertically on row 5, column 8 and row 6, column 8.
3. Row 2, column 8 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 1, column 8; the “=” region at the right needs every pip to match (2 of its 3 cells are already filled) — 2 placements fit here for now; this one matches the official answer (this board has more than one valid layout). Place the 0–2 domino vertically on row 1, column 8 and row 2, column 8.
4. The 6 region at the top needs a total of exactly 6 — nothing else fits. Place the 0–5 domino vertically on row 3, column 5 and row 4, column 5.
5. Row 1, column 5 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 2, column 5; the single-cell 5 region at the top needs a total of exactly 5 — nothing else fits. Place the 1–5 domino vertically on row 1, column 5 and row 2, column 5.
6. The “≠” region at the bottom-left needs every pip to be different — nothing else fits. Place the 3–5 domino horizontally on row 6, column 2 and row 6, column 3.
7. The 11 region at the bottom needs a total of exactly 11 — 2 placements fit here for now; this one matches the official answer (this board has more than one valid layout). Place the 4–6 domino horizontally on row 6, column 6 and row 6, column 7.
8. Row 5, column 5 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 6, column 5; the 11 region at the bottom needs a total of exactly 11 (1 of its 3 cells is already filled) — 2 placements fit here for now; this one matches the official answer (this board has more than one valid layout). Place the 3–4 domino vertically on row 5, column 5 and row 6, column 5.
9. The “>10” region at the top-left must total more than 10 — 6 placements fit here for now; this one matches the official answer (this board has more than one valid layout). Place the 2–6 domino horizontally on row 1, column 2 and row 1, column 3.
10. Row 1, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 2, column 1; the “>10” region at the top-left must total more than 10 (2 of its 3 cells are already filled) — 3 placements fit here for now; this one matches the official answer (this board has more than one valid layout). Place the 1–3 domino vertically on row 1, column 1 and row 2, column 1.
11. Row 3, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 4, column 1; the “>6” region at the left must total more than 6 (1 of its 3 cells is already filled) — 2 placements fit here for now; this one matches the official answer (this board has more than one valid layout). Place the 2–4 domino vertically on row 3, column 1 and row 4, column 1.
12. Row 5, column 1 has only one open neighbor, so its domino must run to row 6, column 1; the “≠” region at the bottom-left needs every pip to be different (1 of its 3 cells is already filled) — 2 placements fit here for now; this one matches the official answer (this board has more than one valid layout). Place the 1–4 domino vertically on row 5, column 1 and row 6, column 1.

This board has more than one valid layout; the steps follow the official answer.