What is the answer to the easy NYT Pips for September 27, 2026?

Solution grid (rows top to bottom, · = no cell): · · 3 · / · 3 3 · / 1 4 6 5 / 1 0 2 ·. Dominoes: 1–1 at row 3, column 1 to row 4, column 1; 4–3 at row 3, column 2 to row 2, column 2; 6–5 at row 3, column 3 to row 3, column 4; 0–2 at row 4, column 2 to row 4, column 3; 3–3 at row 1, column 3 to row 2, column 3.

What is the answer to the medium NYT Pips for September 27, 2026?

Solution grid (rows top to bottom, · = no cell): · 3 0 0 0 · / · · 6 5 · · / 6 6 6 1 0 5 / · 4 4 4 0 ·. Dominoes: 6–6 at row 3, column 1 to row 3, column 2; 4–0 at row 4, column 4 to row 4, column 5; 5–6 at row 2, column 4 to row 2, column 3; 4–4 at row 4, column 2 to row 4, column 3; 3–0 at row 1, column 2 to row 1, column 3; 0–0 at row 1, column 4 to row 1, column 5; 1–6 at row 3, column 4 to row 3, column 3; 0–5 at row 3, column 5 to row 3, column 6.

What is the answer to the hard NYT Pips for September 27, 2026?

Solution grid (rows top to bottom, · = no cell): 3 1 2 · · · / 3 · 6 · 6 5 / 3 · 2 · 3 · / 0 0 3 · 4 · / · · · · · · / · · 4 2 2 · / · · 4 · · 4 / · · 5 · · 2 / · · 0 1 0 ·. Dominoes: 5–0 at row 8, column 3 to row 9, column 3; 4–3 at row 4, column 5 to row 3, column 5; 6–2 at row 2, column 3 to row 1, column 3; 3–1 at row 1, column 1 to row 1, column 2; 4–4 at row 6, column 3 to row 7, column 3; 3–3 at row 2, column 1 to row 3, column 1; 2–2 at row 6, column 4 to row 6, column 5; 0–0 at row 4, column 1 to row 4, column 2; 4–2 at row 7, column 6 to row 8, column 6; 5–6 at row 2, column 6 to row 2, column 5; 2–3 at row 3, column 3 to row 4, column 3; 1–0 at row 9, column 4 to row 9, column 5.

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NYT Pips answers — Sunday, September 27, 2026

Pips #406 · Edited by Ian Livengood · Easy by Ian Livengood · Medium by Ian Livengood · Hard by Rodolfo Kurchan

Written by the Grid Puzzles solver, spot-checked by hand · Updated September 27, 2026, 07:02 UTC · How these pages are made

Stuck on today's New York Times Pips? Below are three progressive hints for each difficulty, then the full solution as a tap-to-reveal board. Hints first, the answer only when you want it.

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Easy Pips answer — September 27, 2026

4×4 board · 5 dominoes · 5 regions · by Ian Livengood

Easy today is a 4×4 board with 5 dominoes and 5 regions. By rule type: 2 sum regions, 1 "all equal", 1 "greater than", 1 free region. Besides the opening move in Hint 1, three cells adding to 2 at row 3, column 1 means mostly zeros. Rack check: 2 doubles, 1 blank half, 1 six.

Hints

Hint 1: where to start

3 cells from row 1, column 3 must show the same number, and it turns out to be 3. Every half with that number on the rack is a candidate for it.

Hint 2: first domino

First domino: 3–3, covering row 1, column 3 (3) and row 2, column 3 (3).

Hint 3: second domino

Second: 1–1 on row 3, column 1 and row 4, column 1. Check the other 3 against the regions they could still fill.

Solution

Tap any cell to reveal its pips, or reveal the whole board. Region rules: = must all be the same number; 2 must add up to 2; 10 must add up to 10; >4 must add up to more than 4.

Solution as text

1–1 — 1 at row 3, column 1, 1 at row 4, column 1
4–3 — 4 at row 3, column 2, 3 at row 2, column 2
6–5 — 6 at row 3, column 3, 5 at row 3, column 4
0–2 — 0 at row 4, column 2, 2 at row 4, column 3
3–3 — 3 at row 1, column 3, 3 at row 2, column 3

Medium Pips answer — September 27, 2026

4×6 board · 8 dominoes · 8 regions · by Ian Livengood

The medium Pips has 16 cells to cover with 8 dominoes, split into 8 regions. By rule type: 1 sum region, 3 "all equal", 3 "greater than", 1 free region. The long "all equal" region at row 2, column 3 (3 cells) takes one number throughout. Rack check: 3 doubles, 5 blank halves, 4 sixes.

Hints

Hint 1: where to start

3 cells from row 1, column 3 must show the same number, and it turns out to be 0. Every half with that number on the rack is a candidate for it.

Hint 2: first domino

Place the 3–0 domino with its 3 at row 1, column 2 and its 0 at row 1, column 3.

Hint 3: second domino

Then put the 5–6 across row 2, column 4 and row 2, column 3; 6 dominoes to go.

Solution

Tap any cell to reveal its pips, or reveal the whole board. Region rules: = must all be the same number; >4 must add up to more than 4; 1 must add up to 1.

Solution as text

· 3 0 0 0 ·
· · 6 5 · ·
6 6 6 1 0 5
· 4 4 4 0 ·

6–6 — 6 at row 3, column 1, 6 at row 3, column 2
4–0 — 4 at row 4, column 4, 0 at row 4, column 5
5–6 — 5 at row 2, column 4, 6 at row 2, column 3
4–4 — 4 at row 4, column 2, 4 at row 4, column 3
3–0 — 3 at row 1, column 2, 0 at row 1, column 3
0–0 — 0 at row 1, column 4, 0 at row 1, column 5
1–6 — 1 at row 3, column 4, 6 at row 3, column 3
0–5 — 0 at row 3, column 5, 5 at row 3, column 6

Hard Pips answer — September 27, 2026

9×6 board · 12 dominoes · 9 regions · by Rodolfo Kurchan

12 dominoes, 9 regions, a 9×6 grid: that's the hard puzzle for September 27, 2026. You're working with 7 sum regions, 1 "all equal". Besides the opening move in Hint 1, three cells adding to 1 at row 9, column 3 means mostly zeros. The rack holds 4 doubles, 4 blank halves, 2 sixes.

Hints

Hint 1: where to start

The "=" region starting at row 1, column 1 has 3 matching cells, all 3s. Every half with that number on the rack is a candidate for it.

Hint 2: first domino

The 3–1 goes there: 3 on row 1, column 1, 1 on row 1, column 2.

Hint 3: second domino

Next, the 5–0 goes at row 8, column 3 → row 9, column 3. That leaves 10 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.

Solution

Tap any cell to reveal its pips, or reveal the whole board. Region rules: = must all be the same number; 3 must add up to 3; 8 must add up to 8; ≠ must all be different; 9 must add up to 9.

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Solution as text

3 1 2 · · ·
3 · 6 · 6 5
3 · 2 · 3 ·
0 0 3 · 4 ·
· · · · · ·
· · 4 2 2 ·
· · 4 · · 4
· · 5 · · 2
· · 0 1 0 ·

5–0 — 5 at row 8, column 3, 0 at row 9, column 3
4–3 — 4 at row 4, column 5, 3 at row 3, column 5
6–2 — 6 at row 2, column 3, 2 at row 1, column 3
3–1 — 3 at row 1, column 1, 1 at row 1, column 2
4–4 — 4 at row 6, column 3, 4 at row 7, column 3
3–3 — 3 at row 2, column 1, 3 at row 3, column 1
2–2 — 2 at row 6, column 4, 2 at row 6, column 5
0–0 — 0 at row 4, column 1, 0 at row 4, column 2
4–2 — 4 at row 7, column 6, 2 at row 8, column 6
5–6 — 5 at row 2, column 6, 6 at row 2, column 5
2–3 — 2 at row 3, column 3, 3 at row 4, column 3
1–0 — 1 at row 9, column 4, 0 at row 9, column 5

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