NYT Pips answers — Sunday, October 11, 2026
The NYT Pips answers for Sunday, October 11, 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
Pips row by row, top to bottom (· is a gap in the board)
· · 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 4 0 · · ·
Each domino and its squares
- 6–4 — 6 at row 2, column 5, 4 at row 2, column 4
- 2–2 — 2 at row 1, column 4, 2 at row 1, column 5
- 4–0 — 4 at row 3, column 1, 0 at row 3, column 2
- 2–4 — 2 at row 1, column 3, 4 at row 2, column 3
- 3–4 — 3 at row 2, column 1, 4 at row 2, column 2
Medium Pips answer
Pips row by row, top to bottom (· is a gap in the board)
1 2 4 2 0 2 0 2 4 · · 1 3 0 5 5
Each domino and its squares
- 1–0 — 1 at row 1, column 1, 0 at row 2, column 1
- 4–2 — 4 at row 1, column 3, 2 at row 1, column 2
- 2–2 — 2 at row 1, column 4, 2 at row 2, column 4
- 5–1 — 5 at row 4, column 4, 1 at row 3, column 4
- 0–5 — 0 at row 4, column 2, 5 at row 4, column 3
- 3–4 — 3 at row 4, column 1, 4 at row 3, column 1
- 2–0 — 2 at row 2, column 2, 0 at row 2, column 3
Hard Pips answer
Pips row by row, top to bottom (· is a gap in the board)
5 · · 6 · 3 4 2 5 · 1 · 1 0 4 5 4 5 · 6 2 4 · 6 0 · 4 3 3 · · 0 · 2 6 2 · · 0 · 2 2
Each domino and its squares
- 0–4 — 0 at row 2, column 7, 4 at row 1, column 7
- 6–1 — 6 at row 1, column 4, 1 at row 2, column 4
- 4–2 — 4 at row 4, column 6, 2 at row 5, column 6
- 6–3 — 6 at row 5, column 7, 3 at row 4, column 7
- 5–5 — 5 at row 2, column 2, 5 at row 3, column 2
- 4–4 — 4 at row 3, column 1, 4 at row 4, column 1
- 2–5 — 2 at row 2, column 1, 5 at row 1, column 1
- 0–6 — 0 at row 4, column 4, 6 at row 4, column 3
- 2–2 — 2 at row 6, column 6, 2 at row 6, column 7
- 0–0 — 0 at row 5, column 4, 0 at row 6, column 4
- 3–1 — 3 at row 1, column 6, 1 at row 2, column 6
- 3–2 — 3 at row 5, column 1, 2 at row 6, column 1
- 4–5 — 4 at row 3, column 3, 5 at row 3, column 4
- 2–6 — 2 at row 3, column 7, 6 at row 3, column 6
Rather solve it yourself?
Three hints per level, the last one placing the second domino.
Easy
5 dominoes, 5 regions, a 3×5 grid: that's the easy puzzle for October 11, 2026. Rules on the board: 1 sum region, 2 "all equal", 1 "less than", 1 "greater than". Another early foothold: the "=" region starting at row 2, column 2 has 3 matching cells, all 4s. Keep in mind that the "<2" region at row 3, column 2 leaves almost no room: only 0s and a single 1 fit. The rack holds 1 double, 1 blank half, 1 six.
Hint 1: where to start
3 cells from row 1, column 3 must show the same number, and it turns out to be 2. Count how many halves of that number the rack has.
Hint 2: first domino
The 2–4 goes there: 2 on row 1, column 3, 4 on row 2, column 3.
Hint 3: second domino
Next, the 3–4 goes at row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 2. That leaves 3 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.
Medium
The medium Pips has 14 cells to cover with 7 dominoes, split into 9 regions. You're working with 3 sum regions, 1 "all equal", 2 "less than", 1 "greater than", 2 free regions. Another early foothold: under 2 in total at row 4, column 2? Zeros, plus at most one 1. The rack holds 1 double, 3 blank halves.
Hint 1: where to start
The "<2" region at row 1, column 1 leaves almost no room: only 0s and a single 1 fit.
Hint 2: first domino
The 1–0 goes there: 1 on row 1, column 1, 0 on row 2, column 1.
Hint 3: second domino
Next, the 0–5 goes at row 4, column 2 → row 4, column 3. That leaves 5 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.
Hard
14 dominoes, 20 regions, a 6×7 grid: that's the hard puzzle for October 11, 2026. Rules on the board: 10 sum regions, 2 "all equal", 1 "less than", 3 "greater than", 4 free regions. Another early foothold: row 1, column 6 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 7 is marked 4, so it can only hold a 4. The rack holds 4 doubles, 4 blank halves, 4 sixes.
Hint 1: where to start
A one-cell region at row 1, column 1 asks for 5, which fixes that cell outright. Find the domino with a 5 that fits there.
Hint 2: first domino
The 2–5 goes there: 2 on row 2, column 1, 5 on row 1, column 1.
Hint 3: second domino
Next, the 3–1 goes at row 1, column 6 → row 2, column 6. That leaves 12 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.