What is the answer to the easy NYT Pips for October 12, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the medium NYT Pips for October 12, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the hard NYT Pips for October 12, 2026?

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

NYT Pips answers — Monday, October 12, 2026

The NYT Pips answers for Monday, October 12, 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

3×4 · 5 dominoes · by Ian Livengood

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

3 2 5 5
· 2 4 ·
6 2 2 0

Each domino and its squares

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

Medium Pips answer

4×6 · 8 dominoes · by Ian Livengood

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

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

Each domino and its squares

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

Hard Pips answer

6×6 · 16 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan

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

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

Each domino and its squares

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

Rather solve it yourself?

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

Easy

Easy is 7 regions on a 3×4 grid, filled by 5 dominoes. You're working with 1 sum region, 2 "all equal", 1 "less than", 2 "greater than", 1 free region. Another early foothold: at row 1, column 2 two cells must match. The rack holds 1 double, 1 blank half, 1 six.

Hint 1: where to start

A one-cell region at row 1, column 1 asks for 3, which fixes that cell outright. Find the domino with a 3 that fits there.

Hint 2: first domino

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

Hint 3: second domino

Second: 6–2 on row 3, column 1 and row 3, column 2. Check the other 3 against the regions they could still fill.

Medium

Medium today is a 4×6 board with 8 dominoes and 9 regions. By rule type: 4 sum regions, 1 "all equal", 1 "less than", 2 "greater than", 1 free region. The "<2" region at row 2, column 1 leaves almost no room: only 0s and a single 1 fit. Rack check: 1 double, 2 blank halves.

Hint 1: where to start

3 cells from row 2, column 4 must show the same number, and it turns out to be 4. Every half with that number on the rack is a candidate for it.

Hint 2: first domino

First domino: 0–4, covering row 2, column 3 (0) and row 2, column 4 (4).

Hint 3: second domino

Second: 2–1 on row 2, column 2 and row 2, column 1. Check the other 6 against the regions they could still fill.

Hard

16 dominoes, 30 regions, a 6×6 grid: that's the hard puzzle for October 12, 2026. You're working with 30 sum regions. A one-cell region at row 1, column 3 asks for 3, which fixes that cell outright. The rack holds 5 blank halves, 1 six.

Hint 1: where to start

The single cell at row 1, column 2 is marked 2, so it can only hold a 2. Find the domino with a 2 that fits there.

Hint 2: first domino

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

Hint 3: second domino

Second: 3–6 on row 1, column 3 and row 2, column 3. Check the other 14 against the regions they could still fill.