NYT Pips Hints and Answers for Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026: Easy, Medium and Hard Domino Placements

Wednesday’s Pips from The New York Times (NYT), for Nov. 4, 2026, has an Easy board by Ian Livengood and Medium and Hard boards by Rodolfo Kurchan; two hints for each come first, and every domino placement is at the end. The solutions come from the puzzle data the Times publishes for the game and were checked against every region’s rule. The boards go live at midnight in your time zone.

How Pips works

You place every domino so that each colored region meets its condition. A number means the pips in the region add up to it; = means every half shows the same value; ≠ means all are different; > and < set a total above or below a number; a region with no condition takes anything. Rows are counted from the top and columns from the left, so R2C5 is the second row, fifth column.

Wednesday’s Pips hints, Nov. 4, 2026

Easy (five dominoes: 4-4, 5-6, 0-0, 2-2, 4-0)

• Hint 1

  R2C4 must add up to 6, so it holds a 6. Only the 5-6 domino has a 6.
• Hint 2

  R2C2, R3C2 and R3C3 are equal, so you need three matching halves. Three halves show a 0, on the 0-0 domino and the 4-0.

Medium (seven dominoes: 4-3, 4-1, 6-2, 5-3, 4-0, 3-3, 5-4)

• Hint 1

  R2C3 must add up to 1, so it holds a 1. Only the 4-1 domino has a 1.
• Hint 2

  R1C3 must add up to 6, so it holds a 6. Only the 6-2 domino has a 6.

Hard (sixteen dominoes on a six-row board)

• Hint 1

  R2C2, R2C3, R3C2 and R5C2 must each add up to 0, so each holds a 0. Five halves show a 0, on the 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 0-4 and 0-5 dominoes.
• Hint 2

  R5C5, R6C5 and R6C6 are equal, so you need three matching halves. The board has no doubles, so each comes from a different domino, and a 4 appears on five halves.

Easy, region by region. Each rule is listed; tap a region to see one value in it.

• R1C2 and R1C3 add up to 6 (two cells)

  R1C2 holds a 4, on the 4-0 domino.
• R1C4 is more than 2 (one cell)

  R1C4 holds a 5, on the 5-6 domino.
• R2C1 and R3C1 are equal (two cells)

  R2C1 holds a 4, on the 4-4 domino.
• R2C2, R3C2 and R3C3 are equal (three cells)

  R2C2 holds a 0, on the 4-0 domino.
• R2C3 takes any value (one cell)

  R2C3 holds a 2, on the 2-2 domino.
• R2C4 adds up to 6 (one cell)

  The 6 comes from the 5-6 domino; its other half sits at R1C4.

Medium, region by region. Each rule is listed; tap a region to see one value in it.

• R1C2 and R2C2 are all different (two cells)

  R1C2 holds a 2, on the 6-2 domino.
• R1C3 adds up to 6 (one cell)

  The 6 comes from the 6-2 domino; its other half sits at R1C2.
• R2C3 adds up to 1 (one cell)

  The 1 comes from the 4-1 domino; its other half sits at R2C2.
• R2C4 is more than 4 (one cell)

  R2C4 holds a 5, on the 5-3 domino.
• R3C1 and R3C2 total less than 9 (two cells)

  R3C1 holds a 4, on the 4-0 domino.
• R3C3, R3C4, R4C4 and R4C5 total more than 10 (four cells)

  R3C3 holds a 3, on the 4-3 domino.
• R4C2, R4C3 and R5C2 total more than 12 (three cells)

  R4C2 holds a 4, on the 5-4 domino.

Hard, region by region. Each rule is listed; tap a region to see one value in it.

• R1C1 adds up to 4 (one cell)

  The 4 comes from the 3-4 domino; its other half sits at R1C2.
• R1C2 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 3-4 domino; its other half sits at R1C1.
• R1C3 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 0-3 domino; its other half sits at R2C3.
• R1C4 adds up to 2 (one cell)

  The 2 comes from the 2-5 domino; its other half sits at R1C5.
• R1C5 adds up to 5 (one cell)

  The 5 comes from the 2-5 domino; its other half sits at R1C4.
• R2C1 adds up to 5 (one cell)

  The 5 comes from the 0-5 domino; its other half sits at R2C2.
• R2C2 adds up to 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-5 domino; its other half sits at R2C1.
• R2C3 adds up to 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-3 domino; its other half sits at R1C3.
• R2C4 adds up to 1 (one cell)

  The 1 comes from the 1-2 domino; its other half sits at R3C4.
• R2C5 adds up to 1 (one cell)

  The 1 comes from the 1-3 domino; its other half sits at R3C5.
• R3C1 adds up to 2 (one cell)

  The 2 comes from the 0-2 domino; its other half sits at R3C2.
• R3C2 adds up to 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-2 domino; its other half sits at R3C1.
• R3C3 adds up to 1 (one cell)

  The 1 comes from the 1-5 domino; its other half sits at R4C3.
• R3C4 adds up to 2 (one cell)

  The 2 comes from the 1-2 domino; its other half sits at R2C4.
• R3C5 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 1-3 domino; its other half sits at R2C5.
• R3C6 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 3-5 domino; its other half sits at R4C6.
• R4C1 adds up to 2 (one cell)

  The 2 comes from the 2-3 domino; its other half sits at R4C2.
• R4C2 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 2-3 domino; its other half sits at R4C1.
• R4C3 adds up to 5 (one cell)

  The 5 comes from the 1-5 domino; its other half sits at R3C3.
• R4C4 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 3-6 domino; its other half sits at R5C4.
• R4C5 adds up to 2 (one cell)

  The 2 comes from the 2-4 domino; its other half sits at R5C5.
• R4C6 and R5C6 are equal (two cells)

  R4C6 holds a 5, on the 3-5 domino.
• R5C2 adds up to 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-4 domino; its other half sits at R6C2.
• R5C3 takes any value (one cell)

  R5C3 holds a 0, on the 0-1 domino.
• R5C4 adds up to 6 (one cell)

  The 6 comes from the 3-6 domino; its other half sits at R4C4.
• R5C5, R6C5 and R6C6 are equal (three cells)

  R5C5 holds a 4, on the 2-4 domino.
• R6C2 adds up to 4 (one cell)

  The 4 comes from the 0-4 domino; its other half sits at R5C2.
• R6C3 and R6C4 are equal (two cells)

  R6C3 holds a 1, on the 0-1 domino.

Solving tips

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Look for single cells with a limit: a cell that must be more than 4, as R2C4 is on Wednesday’s Medium board, can only hold a 5 or a 6 there. An “equal” region shrinks your options fast once one value is known; a double such as the 4-4 on the Easy board can supply two matching halves at once. On the Hard board, count the single cells with an exact sum: four need a 0, three need a 1, five need a 2, six need a 3, two need a 4, three need a 5 and one needs a 6, so 24 of the 32 cells are fixed from the start. The only 6 on that board is on the 3-6 domino, and R5C4 must add up to 6, so the 3-6 sits on R5C4. Its 3 lands on R4C4, which also adds up to 3.

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Wednesday’s Pips answers, Nov. 4, 2026 (spoilers)

Stop here if you want to solve the boards yourself.

Two dominoes on the Medium board can be flipped without breaking a rule: the 4-0 and the 5-4. The Easy and Hard boards have a single arrangement. The values below are one arrangement that fits the placements in the puzzle data and every region’s condition.

Easy, by Ian Livengood. Regions: R1C2 and R1C3 add up to 6; R1C4 is more than 2; R2C1 and R3C1 are equal; R2C2, R3C2 and R3C3 are equal; R2C4 adds up to 6; R2C3 takes any value.

• 4-4: R2C1 = 4, R3C1 = 4
• 5-6: R1C4 = 5, R2C4 = 6
• 0-0: R3C2 = 0, R3C3 = 0
• 2-2: R1C3 = 2, R2C3 = 2
• 4-0: R1C2 = 4, R2C2 = 0

Medium, by Rodolfo Kurchan. Regions: R1C2 and R2C2 are different; R1C3 adds up to 6; R2C3 adds up to 1; R2C4 is more than 4; R3C1 and R3C2 total less than 9; R3C3, R3C4, R4C4 and R4C5 total more than 10; R4C2, R4C3 and R5C2 total more than 12.

• 4-3: R4C3 = 4, R3C3 = 3
• 4-1: R2C2 = 4, R2C3 = 1
• 6-2: R1C3 = 6, R1C2 = 2
• 5-3: R2C4 = 5, R3C4 = 3
• 4-0: R3C1 = 4, R3C2 = 0
• 3-3: R4C4 = 3, R4C5 = 3
• 5-4: R5C2 = 5, R4C2 = 4

Hard, by Rodolfo Kurchan. Regions: R1C1 adds up to 4; R1C2 adds up to 3; R1C3 adds up to 3; R1C4 adds up to 2; R1C5 adds up to 5; R2C1 adds up to 5; R2C2 adds up to 0; R2C3 adds up to 0; R2C4 adds up to 1; R2C5 adds up to 1; R3C1 adds up to 2; R3C2 adds up to 0; R3C3 adds up to 1; R3C4 adds up to 2; R3C5 adds up to 3; R3C6 adds up to 3; R4C1 adds up to 2; R4C2 adds up to 3; R4C3 adds up to 5; R4C4 adds up to 3; R4C5 adds up to 2; R4C6 and R5C6 are equal; R5C2 adds up to 0; R5C4 adds up to 6; R5C5, R6C5 and R6C6 are equal; R6C2 adds up to 4; R6C3 and R6C4 are equal; R5C3 takes any value.

• 0-1: R5C3 = 0, R6C3 = 1
• 0-2: R3C2 = 0, R3C1 = 2
• 0-3: R2C3 = 0, R1C3 = 3
• 0-4: R5C2 = 0, R6C2 = 4
• 0-5: R2C2 = 0, R2C1 = 5
• 1-2: R2C4 = 1, R3C4 = 2
• 1-3: R2C5 = 1, R3C5 = 3
• 1-4: R6C4 = 1, R6C5 = 4
• 1-5: R3C3 = 1, R4C3 = 5
• 2-3: R4C1 = 2, R4C2 = 3
• 2-4: R4C5 = 2, R5C5 = 4
• 2-5: R1C4 = 2, R1C5 = 5
• 3-4: R1C2 = 3, R1C1 = 4
• 3-5: R3C6 = 3, R4C6 = 5
• 4-5: R6C6 = 4, R5C6 = 5
• 3-6: R4C4 = 3, R5C4 = 6

The Hard board has no doubles, so every “equal” region takes its halves from different dominoes. R5C3 is the only cell with no condition, and the 0-1 domino covers it, with R5C3 = 0 and R6C3 = 1. Thursday’s boards arrive at midnight.