NYT Pips Hints & Answers Today, October 25, 2026

Sunday’s Pips from The New York Times (NYT), for Oct. 25, 2026, has an Easy board by Ian Livengood and Medium and Hard boards by Rodolfo Kurchan, and the hints and every domino placement are below. Each solution comes from the puzzle data the Times publishes for the game and was checked against every region’s rule. The boards go live in the app at midnight in your time zone. Saturday’s solutions follow at the end.

How Pips works

Pips is a domino logic puzzle the Times launched on Aug. 18, 2025, its first original logic game. You place every domino on the board so that each colored region meets its condition, printed at the region’s corner:

• A number: the pips in the region add up to it.
• = (equal): every half-domino in the region shows the same value.
• ≠ (not equal): every half shows a different value.
• > or <: the region’s total is more or less than the number.
• No condition: any value fits.

There are three boards a day, Easy, Medium and Hard. When every domino is placed and every condition holds, the game shows a congratulations page.

Solving tips

Show the solving tips

Start with the most restrictive region. A one-cell region that must add up to 0 can only take a blank half, and a two-cell region that adds up to 12 needs the 6-6 double. Regions marked = narrow fast once one value is known. On the Hard board, count how often each number appears across the dominoes; a value with only one or two copies left decides where its domino can go.

How to read the solutions

Rows are numbered from the top and columns from the left, so R1C1 is the top-left cell and R2C5 is the second row, fifth column. Each line gives a domino and the value on each of its two cells.

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Sunday’s Pips hints, Oct. 25, 2026

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

• Hint 1

  Start with the three-cell region that must total less than 1. Every half in it is a blank.
• Hint 2

  The top-left cell must be more than 4, so the 5 goes there, on the 3-5 domino lying across row 1.

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

• Hint 1

  The cell at R1C4 must add up to 0. The 0-0 double covers it together with R1C3.
• Hint 2

  In row 5, R5C3 adds up to 6 and R5C2 is more than 4. The 6-5 domino lies across that row.

Hard (sixteen dominoes, every value from 0-1 to 4-5 plus 3-6)

• Hint 1

  R2C1 and R2C2 both add up to 0, so each takes a blank, from two different dominoes.
• Hint 2

  R3C4 is the only cell that adds up to 6, so the 3-6 domino goes there, with its 3 on R3C3.

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

• R1C1 is more than 4 (one cell)

  R1C1 holds a 5, on the 3-5 domino.
• R1C2 takes any value (one cell)

  R1C2 holds a 3, on the 3-5 domino.
• R1C3, R2C2 and R2C3 total less than 1 (three cells)

  R1C3 holds a 0, on the 3-0 domino.
• R1C4 is more than 2 (one cell)

  R1C4 holds a 3, on the 3-0 domino.
• R3C2 and R4C2 are equal (two cells)

  R3C2 holds a 1, on the 1-0 domino.
• R3C3 and R4C3 add up to 6 (two cells)

  R3C3 holds a 2, on the 0-2 domino.

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

• R1C2 takes any value (one cell)

  R1C2 holds a 3, on the 1-3 domino.
• R1C3 takes any value (one cell)

  R1C3 holds a 0, on the 0-0 domino.
• R1C4 adds up to 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-0 domino; its other half sits at R1C3.
• R2C2 is less than 2 (one cell)

  R2C2 holds a 1, on the 1-3 domino.
• R2C3 takes any value (one cell)

  R2C3 holds a 2, on the 2-3 domino.
• R3C1 and R3C2 are equal (two cells)

  R3C1 holds a 3, on the 3-3 domino.
• R3C3 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 2-3 domino; its other half sits at R2C3.
• R3C4 adds up to 6 (one cell)

  The 6 comes from the 6-0 domino; its other half sits at R4C4.
• R4C2 takes any value (one cell)

  R4C2 holds a 2, on the 2-4 domino.
• R4C3 is more than 2 (one cell)

  R4C3 holds a 4, on the 2-4 domino.
• R4C4 takes any value (one cell)

  R4C4 holds a 0, on the 6-0 domino.
• R5C2 is more than 4 (one cell)

  R5C2 holds a 5, on the 6-5 domino.
• R5C3 adds up to 6 (one cell)

  The 6 comes from the 6-5 domino; its other half sits at R5C2.

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

• R1C1 adds up to 2 (one cell)

  The 2 comes from the 0-2 domino; its other half sits at R2C1.
• R1C2 adds up to 5 (one cell)

  The 5 comes from the 3-5 domino; its other half sits at R1C3.
• R1C3 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 3-5 domino; its other half sits at R1C2.
• 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 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-2 domino; its other half sits at R1C1.
• R2C2 adds up to 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-3 domino; its other half sits at R3C2.
• R2C3 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 3-4 domino; its other half sits at R2C4.
• R2C4 adds up to 4 (one cell)

  The 4 comes from the 3-4 domino; its other half sits at R2C3.
• R2C5 adds up to 3 (one cell)

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

  The 3 comes from the 1-3 domino; its other half sits at R4C1.
• R3C2 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 0-3 domino; its other half sits at R2C2.
• R3C3 adds up to 3 (one cell)

  The 3 comes from the 3-6 domino; its other half sits at R3C4.
• R3C4 adds up to 6 (one cell)

  The 6 comes from the 3-6 domino; its other half sits at R3C3.
• R3C5 adds up to 2 (one cell)

  The 2 comes from the 2-3 domino; its other half sits at R2C5.
• R3C6 adds up to 5 (one cell)

  The 5 comes from the 0-5 domino; its other half sits at R4C6.
• R4C1 adds up to 1 (one cell)

  The 1 comes from the 1-3 domino; its other half sits at R3C1.
• R4C2 adds up to 4 (one cell)

  The 4 comes from the 0-4 domino; its other half sits at R5C2.
• R4C3 adds up to 4 (one cell)

  The 4 comes from the 1-4 domino; its other half sits at R5C3.
• R4C4 adds up to 1 (one cell)

  The 1 comes from the 1-2 domino; its other half sits at R4C5.
• R4C5 adds up to 2 (one cell)

  The 2 comes from the 1-2 domino; its other half sits at R4C4.
• R4C6 adds up to 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-5 domino; its other half sits at R3C6.
• R5C2 adds up to 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-4 domino; its other half sits at R4C2.
• R5C3 adds up to 1 (one cell)

  The 1 comes from the 1-4 domino; its other half sits at R4C3.
• R5C4 adds up to 5 (one cell)

  The 5 comes from the 1-5 domino; its other half sits at R6C4.
• R5C5 adds up to 0 (one cell)

  The 0 comes from the 0-1 domino; its other half sits at R5C6.
• R5C6 adds up to 1 (one cell)

  The 1 comes from the 0-1 domino; its other half sits at R5C5.
• R6C2 adds up to 4 (one cell)

  The 4 comes from the 4-5 domino; its other half sits at R6C3.
• R6C3 adds up to 5 (one cell)

  The 5 comes from the 4-5 domino; its other half sits at R6C2.
• R6C4 adds up to 1 (one cell)

  The 1 comes from the 1-5 domino; its other half sits at R5C4.
• R6C5 adds up to 4 (one cell)

  The 4 comes from the 2-4 domino; its other half sits at R6C6.
• R6C6 adds up to 2 (one cell)

  The 2 comes from the 2-4 domino; its other half sits at R6C5.

Sunday’s Pips answers, Oct. 25, 2026 (spoilers)

Stop here if you want to finish Sunday’s boards yourself.

Easy, by Ian Livengood. Regions: R1C1 is more than 4; R1C3, R2C2 and R2C3 total less than 1; R1C4 is more than 2; R3C2 and R4C2 are equal; R3C3 and R4C3 add up to 6; R1C2 takes any value.

• 3-5: R1C2 = 3, R1C1 = 5
• 4-1: R4C3 = 4, R4C2 = 1
• 1-0: R3C2 = 1, R2C2 = 0
• 0-2: R2C3 = 0, R3C3 = 2
• 3-0: R1C4 = 3, R1C3 = 0

Medium, by Rodolfo Kurchan. Regions with a condition: R1C4 adds up to 0; R2C2 is less than 2; R3C1 and R3C2 are equal; R3C3 adds up to 3; R3C4 adds up to 6; R4C3 is more than 2; R5C2 is more than 4; R5C3 adds up to 6. The rest take any value.

• 2-4: R4C2 = 2, R4C3 = 4
• 6-0: R3C4 = 6, R4C4 = 0
• 3-3: R3C1 = 3, R3C2 = 3
• 1-3: R2C2 = 1, R1C2 = 3
• 6-5: R5C3 = 6, R5C2 = 5
• 2-3: R2C3 = 2, R3C3 = 3
• 0-0: R1C3 = 0, R1C4 = 0

Hard, by Rodolfo Kurchan. Nearly every cell is its own region with a single target.

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

Saturday’s Pips answers, Oct. 24, 2026 (spoilers)

Stop here if you are still solving Saturday’s boards.

Easy, by Ian Livengood. Dominoes 6-3, 2-2, 3-2, 0-6 and 5-4. Regions: R1C4 and R1C5 add up to 7; R2C5 and R3C5 are equal; R3C1 and R3C2 add up to 4; R4C4 and R4C5 add up to 2; R1C3 and R4C3 take any value.

• 6-3: R2C5 = 6, R1C5 = 3
• 2-2: R3C1 = 2, R3C2 = 2
• 3-2: R4C3 = 3, R4C4 = 2
• 0-6: R4C5 = 0, R3C5 = 6
• 5-4: R1C3 = 5, R1C4 = 4

Medium, by Rodolfo Kurchan. Dominoes 5-3, 3-0, 5-5, 0-0, 2-2, 4-1 and 3-6. Regions: R1C1 and R1C2 add up to 6; R1C3, R1C4 and R2C3 are all different; R2C1 and R3C1 add up to more than 9; R2C2 is more than 4; R3C2 and R4C2 add up to 6; R3C3 and R4C3 add up to 0; R3C4 and R4C4 are equal.

• 5-3: R1C4 = 5, R1C3 = 3
• 3-0: R4C2 = 3, R4C3 = 0
• 5-5: R1C2 = 5, R2C2 = 5
• 0-0: R2C3 = 0, R3C3 = 0
• 2-2: R3C4 = 2, R4C4 = 2
• 4-1: R2C1 = 4, R1C1 = 1
• 3-6: R3C2 = 3, R3C1 = 6

Hard, by Rodolfo Kurchan. Sixteen dominoes on a six-row board where nearly every cell is its own region with a single target.

• 0-1: R5C2 = 0, R6C2 = 1
• 0-2: R3C4 = 0, R4C4 = 2
• 0-3: R5C6 = 0, R4C6 = 3
• 0-4: R1C3 = 0, R1C2 = 4
• 0-5: R5C3 = 0, R6C3 = 5
• 1-2: R3C1 = 1, R2C1 = 2
• 1-3: R4C1 = 1, R5C1 = 3
• 1-4: R4C3 = 1, R3C3 = 4
• 1-5: R1C4 = 1, R2C4 = 5
• 2-3: R2C5 = 2, R1C5 = 3
• 2-4: R4C2 = 2, R3C2 = 4
• 2-5: R5C4 = 2, R5C5 = 5
• 3-4: R2C6 = 3, R3C6 = 4
• 3-5: R3C5 = 3, R4C5 = 5
• 4-5: R6C4 = 4, R6C5 = 5
• 3-6: R2C3 = 3, R2C2 = 6

Only two cells on Saturday’s Hard board had no condition, R2C2 and R3C4; they ended up holding the board’s only 6 and a blank.