What is the answer to the easy NYT Pips for October 10, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the medium NYT Pips for October 10, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the hard NYT Pips for October 10, 2026?

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

NYT Pips answers — Saturday, October 10, 2026

The NYT Pips answers for Saturday, October 10, 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

4×4 · 5 dominoes · by Ian Livengood

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

Each domino and its squares

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

Medium Pips answer

4×4 · 7 dominoes · by Ian Livengood

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

Each domino and its squares

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

Hard Pips answer

6×6 · 16 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan

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

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

Each domino and its squares

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

Rather solve it yourself?

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

Easy

The easy Pips has 10 cells to cover with 5 dominoes, split into 7 regions. You're working with 3 sum regions, 1 "all equal", 2 "greater than", 1 free region. Another early foothold: at row 3, column 1 two cells must match. The rack holds 1 double, 2 blank halves, 2 sixes.

Hint 1: where to start

Row 1, column 2 is a region of its own with target 1: that cell is a 1. Find the domino with a 1 that fits there.

Hint 2: first domino

The 6–1 goes there: 6 on row 2, column 2, 1 on row 1, column 2.

Hint 3: second domino

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

Medium

Medium is 8 regions on a 4×4 grid, filled by 7 dominoes. Rules on the board: 2 sum regions, 2 "all equal", 1 "less than", 2 "greater than", 1 free region. Besides the opening move in Hint 1, the "=" pair at row 2, column 3 needs two identical pips. Keep in mind that the pair at row 3, column 3 adds to 9. The rack holds 2 doubles, 2 sixes.

Hint 1: where to start

The "=" pair at row 2, column 1 needs two identical pips. A double fits, and so do two dominoes sharing a number.

Hint 2: first domino

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

Hint 3: second domino

Second: 1–4 on row 2, column 3 and row 1, column 3. Check the other 5 against the regions they could still fill.

Hard

Hard is 32 regions on a 6×6 grid, filled by 16 dominoes. The mix is 32 sum regions. Besides the opening move in Hint 1, row 1, column 3 is a region of its own with target 3: that cell is a 3. Keep in mind that the single cell at row 1, column 4 is marked 0, so it can only hold a 0. Rack check: 5 blank halves, 1 six.

Hint 1: where to start

A one-cell region at row 1, column 2 asks for 3, which fixes that cell outright. Only dominoes carrying a 3 can reach it.

Hint 2: first domino

First domino: 3–4, covering row 1, column 2 (3) and row 2, column 2 (4).

Hint 3: second domino

Second: 0–3 on row 1, column 4 and row 1, column 3. Check the other 14 against the regions they could still fill.