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NYT Pips Hint & Answer for January 19, 2026

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Quick Hint (Hard):

💡 Start with high-pip scarcity: Count the rarest pips first. With only three 6s available and a large Light Blue 12 region demanding two of them, those 6s are effectively reserved and immediately shape the rest of the grid.

💡 Exploit impossible sums: When a target sum like 10 cannot be formed by a single domino, it forces the region to split across multiple pieces. This turns the Red 10 region into a fixed 5+5 structure and locks orientation early.

💡 Resolve equals regions by elimination: For equal regions, test which pip values can realistically fill them given remaining dominoes. Here, eliminating 2s in other regions forces Green Equal to be 0, collapsing several placements at once.

💡 Use forced leftovers to finish fixed totals: Once a region like Yellow 4 has limited candidates left, break the total into repeated small values. Tracking already-used pips reveals when a sum must be all 1s.

💡 Chain equals into large sums: Equal regions often feed directly into big totals. After Red Equal resolves to 2s, the Light Blue 12 region becomes a clean 6+6, using the last high pips efficiently.

💡 Clear medium sums with remaining uniques: After major constraints are placed, mid-range sums like 7 usually have only one valid domino left. Spotting these clears space and reduces board noise.

💡 Finish tiny targets with leftovers: Small target regions near the end, such as Purple 1, are typically solved by leftover extremes. Match the only possible low pip with its remaining partner.

💡 Close by satisfying the final composite sum: The last unresolved sum often becomes obvious once all other regions are fixed. Place the remaining domino to complete the target without violating earlier constraints.

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Quick Hint (Medium):

💡 Scan for immediate equals constraints: Begin by checking equal regions. When only one domino can supply matching halves, that value becomes fixed early and sharply limits the remaining placements.

💡 Anchor large inequalities with forced equals: Once an equal region is resolved, use it to satisfy nearby inequality regions. A forced low-value equal often pushes its partner pip into a high-value region like >4.

💡 Let remaining pip counts define equals: After early placements, recount the leftover pips. If only one value can still appear twice, that value must fill the next equal region, simplifying adjacent sums.

💡 Resolve multiple regions in a single sweep: When sums, equals, and remaining dominoes converge, place dominoes that satisfy several regions at once. This efficiently locks light-blue sums, equal zones, and larger totals together.

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💡 So easy: Just do it

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