NYT Pips Hints and Answers for Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026: Easy, Medium and Hard

Saturday’s Pips from The New York Times (NYT), Nov. 7, 2026, gives Hard solvers every value but one and asks only how the dominoes pair up. Ian Livengood made Easy and Medium; Rodolfo Kurchan made Hard. A board of single-cell sums reads differently from the usual mix, and our Pips page covers what each region type means. Placements at the bottom come from the Times’ data, checked region by region.

Where each Pips board starts on Nov. 7

Rows are numbered from the top and columns from the left, so R4C1 is row 4, column 1.

Easy. R2C2, R2C3 and R2C4 must all match. Three matching halves are needed, and only the 4 appears three times: twice on the 4-4 and once on the 4-2. The 3s and 5s show up twice each. So all three cells are 4s.

Medium. R2C1 must be under 2, and with no 1 on the board it is a 0. Its only neighbor is R2C2, which must total more than 9 with R1C2. The 2-0 would put a 2 in R2C2 and ask R1C2 for an 8, so the opening domino is the 6-0 or the 0-5.

Hard. Only one domino has a 6, the 3-6, and the only cell that can hold a 6 is R4C1, the one cell with no fixed value. R4C1 touches R3C1, which must be 1, and R4C2, which must be 3. So the 3-6 lies across R4C1 and R4C2.

Saturday’s three Pips boards side by side

Level	Dominoes	Regions	Sum	Equal	Not equal	Less or more than	No condition
Easy	5	7	2	1	0	1	3
Medium	7	8	3	2	0	3	0
Hard	16	32	31	0	0	0	1

Counts come from the Times’ data for Nov. 7. Hard has no equal, not-equal or comparison region at all.

Saturday’s Pips hints, Nov. 7, 2026

Easy (five dominoes: 4-4, 5-1, 3-3, 4-2, 0-5)

• Hint 1

  R3C3 must be exactly 5. The 5-1 and the 0-5 are the two dominoes with a 5.
• Hint 2

  R3C4 and R3C5 add up to 5, and R4C5 below them can only pair with R3C5.

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

• Hint 1

  R1C2 and R2C2 must total 10 or more. Only the 4s, 5s and 6s can help there, and a 4 needs a 6 beside it.
• Hint 2

  R2C4 must be a 2. Five halves show a 2, so check the neighbors instead: R3C4 and R3C5 must match.

Hard (sixteen dominoes on a six-row board)

• Hint 1

  Thirty-one cells have a fixed value. For each one, ask which neighbor it could share an existing domino with.
• Hint 2

  There are no doubles, so two touching cells with the same value never share a domino.

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

• R1C1 takes any value (one cell)

  R1C1 holds a 5, on the 5-1 domino.
• R2C1 is more than 0 (one cell)

  R2C1 holds a 1, on the 5-1 domino.
• R2C2, R2C3 and R2C4 are equal (three cells)

  R2C2 holds a 4, on the 4-4 domino.
• R3C2 takes any value (one cell)

  R3C2 holds a 0, on the 0-5 domino.
• R3C3 adds up to 5 (one cell)

  The 5 comes from the 0-5 domino; its other half sits at R3C2.
• R3C4 and R3C5 add up to 5 (two cells)

  R3C4 holds a 2, on the 4-2 domino.
• R4C5 takes any value (one cell)

  R4C5 holds a 3, on the 3-3 domino.

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

• R1C2 and R2C2 total more than 9 (two cells)

  R1C2 holds a 5, on the 5-5 domino.
• R1C3 and R1C4 total more than 8 (two cells)

  R1C3 holds a 5, on the 5-5 domino.
• R1C5 and R1C6 are equal (two cells)

  R1C5 holds a 2, on the 4-2 domino.
• R2C1 is less than 2 (one cell)

  R2C1 holds a 0, on the 0-5 domino.
• R2C3 and R3C3 add up to 8 (two cells)

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

  The 2 comes from the 2-2 domino; its other half sits at R2C3.
• R2C5 and R2C6 add up to 5 (two cells)

  R2C5 holds a 2, on the 2-0 domino.
• R3C4 and R3C5 are equal (two cells)

  R3C4 holds a 0, on the 6-0 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 2-4 domino; its other half sits at R1C2.
• R1C2 adds up to 2 (one cell)

  The 2 comes from the 2-4 domino; its other half sits at R1C1.
• R1C3 adds up to 5 (one cell)

  The 5 comes from the 0-5 domino; its other half sits at R1C4.
• R1C4 adds up to 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-5 domino; its other half sits at R1C3.
• R1C5 adds up to 1 (one cell)

  The 1 comes from the 1-4 domino; its other half sits at R2C5.
• R2C1 adds up to 2 (one cell)

  The 2 comes from the 1-2 domino; its other half sits at R3C1.
• R2C2 adds up to 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-1 domino; its other half sits at R2C3.
• R2C3 adds up to 1 (one cell)

  The 1 comes from the 0-1 domino; its other half sits at R2C2.
• R2C4 adds up to 1 (one cell)

  The 1 comes from the 1-5 domino; its other half sits at R3C4.
• R2C5 adds up to 4 (one cell)

  The 4 comes from the 1-4 domino; its other half sits at R1C5.
• R3C1 adds up to 1 (one cell)

  The 1 comes from the 1-2 domino; its other half sits at R2C1.
• R3C2 adds up to 3 (one cell)

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

  The 5 comes from the 3-5 domino; its other half sits at R3C2.
• R3C4 adds up to 5 (one cell)

  The 5 comes from the 1-5 domino; its other half sits at R2C4.
• R3C5 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 0-3 domino; its other half sits at R3C6.
• R3C6 adds up to 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-3 domino; its other half sits at R3C5.
• R4C1 takes any value (one cell)

  R4C1 holds a 6, on the 3-6 domino.
• R4C2 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 3-6 domino; its other half sits at R4C1.
• R4C3 adds up to 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-2 domino; its other half sits at R5C3.
• R4C4 adds up to 5 (one cell)

  The 5 comes from the 4-5 domino; its other half sits at R4C5.
• R4C5 adds up to 4 (one cell)

  The 4 comes from the 4-5 domino; its other half sits at R4C4.
• R4C6 adds up to 4 (one cell)

  The 4 comes from the 3-4 domino; its other half sits at R5C6.
• R5C2 adds up to 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-4 domino; its other half sits at R6C2.
• R5C3 adds up to 2 (one cell)

  The 2 comes from the 0-2 domino; its other half sits at R4C3.
• R5C4 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 2-3 domino; its other half sits at R5C5.
• R5C5 adds up to 2 (one cell)

  The 2 comes from the 2-3 domino; its other half sits at R5C4.
• R5C6 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 3-4 domino; its other half sits at R4C6.
• R6C2 adds up to 4 (one cell)

  The 4 comes from the 0-4 domino; its other half sits at R5C2.
• R6C3 adds up to 1 (one cell)

  The 1 comes from the 1-3 domino; its other half sits at R6C4.
• R6C4 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 1-3 domino; its other half sits at R6C3.
• R6C5 adds up to 5 (one cell)

  The 5 comes from the 2-5 domino; its other half sits at R6C6.
• R6C6 adds up to 2 (one cell)

  The 2 comes from the 2-5 domino; its other half sits at R6C5.

Reading the boards before you check

Easy has three cells without a condition: R1C1, R3C2 and R4C5. Leave them until the rest is placed. Medium has two equal pairs and two greater-than pairs on a board three rows tall. On Hard, list each cell’s legal partners; any cell with a single legal partner is a placed domino, and each placement removes options next door.

Saturday’s other puzzles: Wordle hints, Connections hints and Spelling Bee hints. Track weekend solve times on the printable weekly calendar or the November 2026 calendar.

Saturday’s Pips answers, Nov. 7, 2026 (spoilers)

Answers below. Each line shows a domino, then where its two halves sit.

Easy, by Ian Livengood. Regions: R2C1 is more than 0; R2C2, R2C3 and R2C4 are equal; R3C3 adds up to 5; R3C4 and R3C5 add up to 5; R1C1 takes any value; R3C2 takes any value; R4C5 takes any value.

• 4-4: R2C2 = 4, R2C3 = 4
• 5-1: R1C1 = 5, R2C1 = 1
• 3-3: R3C5 = 3, R4C5 = 3
• 4-2: R2C4 = 4, R3C4 = 2
• 0-5: R3C2 = 0, R3C3 = 5

Medium, by Ian Livengood. Regions: R1C2 and R2C2 total more than 9; R1C3 and R1C4 total more than 8; R1C5 and R1C6 are equal; R2C1 is less than 2; R2C3 and R3C3 add up to 8; R2C4 adds up to 2; R2C5 and R2C6 add up to 5; R3C4 and R3C5 are equal.

• 2-0: R2C5 = 2, R3C5 = 0
• 2-2: R2C3 = 2, R2C4 = 2
• 6-0: R3C3 = 6, R3C4 = 0
• 5-5: R1C2 = 5, R1C3 = 5
• 2-3: R1C6 = 2, R2C6 = 3
• 4-2: R1C4 = 4, R1C5 = 2
• 0-5: R2C1 = 0, R2C2 = 5

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

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

Only one domino on Easy, the 5-1, can be flipped without breaking a rule; Medium and Hard have no flippable domino. Sunday’s boards open at midnight.