What is the answer to the easy NYT Pips for October 8, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the medium NYT Pips for October 8, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the hard NYT Pips for October 8, 2026?

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

NYT Pips answers — Thursday, October 8, 2026

The NYT Pips answers for Thursday, October 8, 2026: the solved easy, medium and hard boards are below, with the squares of every domino listed and three hints per level if you would rather solve it yourself.

Easy Pips answer

4×3 · 5 dominoes · by Ian Livengood

Pips row by row, top to bottom (· is a gap in the board)

Each domino and its squares

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

Medium Pips answer

5×5 · 8 dominoes · by Ian Livengood

Pips row by row, top to bottom (· is a gap in the board)

Each domino and its squares

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

Hard Pips answer

6×6 · 16 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan

Pips row by row, top to bottom (· is a gap in the board)

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

Each domino and its squares

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

Rather solve it yourself?

Three hints per level, the last one placing the second domino.

Easy

The easy board runs 4 rows by 3 columns: 5 dominoes to place across 7 regions. You're working with 2 sum regions, 3 "all equal", 2 "greater than". Besides the opening move in Hint 1, row 4, column 1 is a region of its own with target 0: that cell is a 0. The rack holds 2 doubles, 2 blank halves, 1 six.

Hint 1: where to start

A one-cell region at row 1, column 3 asks for 0, which fixes that cell outright. Only dominoes carrying a 0 can reach it.

Hint 2: first domino

The 0–1 goes there: 0 on row 1, column 3, 1 on row 2, column 3.

Hint 3: second domino

Next, the 0–6 goes at row 4, column 1 → row 4, column 2. That leaves 3 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.

Medium

The medium board runs 5 rows by 5 columns: 8 dominoes to place across 7 regions. Rules on the board: 5 sum regions, 1 "all equal", 1 free region. At row 3, column 4 two cells must match. Keep in mind that two cells at row 2, column 3 total 7. The rack holds 2 doubles, 1 blank half, 1 six.

Hint 1: where to start

A total of 2 over three cells at row 1, column 1 is nearly all blanks. Count how many zeros the rack has.

Hint 2: first domino

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

Hint 3: second domino

Second: 3–5 on row 3, column 4 and row 4, column 4. Check the other 6 against the regions they could still fill.

Hard

The hard board runs 6 rows by 6 columns: 16 dominoes to place across 32 regions. By rule type: 32 sum regions. Besides the opening move in Hint 1, row 1, column 3 is a region of its own with target 4: that cell is a 4. Rack check: 3 doubles, 7 blank halves, 2 sixes.

Hint 1: where to start

A one-cell region at row 1, column 2 asks for 2, which fixes that cell outright. Find the domino with a 2 that fits there.

Hint 2: first domino

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

Hint 3: second domino

Next, the 4–0 goes at row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 3. That leaves 14 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.