NYT Pips answers — Tuesday, October 13, 2026
The NYT Pips answers for Tuesday, October 13, 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)
· · 6 6 6 3 · 0 · 3 · 6 · 1 1 6
Each domino and its squares
- 6–6 — 6 at row 1, column 3, 6 at row 1, column 4
- 6–1 — 6 at row 4, column 4, 1 at row 4, column 3
- 3–6 — 3 at row 2, column 2, 6 at row 2, column 1
- 1–3 — 1 at row 4, column 2, 3 at row 3, column 2
- 6–0 — 6 at row 3, column 4, 0 at row 2, column 4
Medium Pips answer
Pips row by row, top to bottom (· is a gap in the board)
· · 5 3 2 4 · 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 · 2
Each domino and its squares
- 0–1 — 0 at row 2, column 4, 1 at row 2, column 5
- 0–0 — 0 at row 3, column 1, 0 at row 3, column 2
- 1–5 — 1 at row 2, column 2, 5 at row 2, column 3
- 4–3 — 4 at row 3, column 3, 3 at row 3, column 4
- 4–2 — 4 at row 1, column 6, 2 at row 1, column 5
- 3–5 — 3 at row 1, column 4, 5 at row 1, column 3
- 0–2 — 0 at row 2, column 6, 2 at row 3, column 6
Hard Pips answer
Pips row by row, top to bottom (· is a gap in the board)
4 1 6 1 · 2 · · 3 · · 2 · 2 · · 3 · · 5 · 4 · · 3 5 0 6 · 3 · · 2 · · 6 · 4 · · 4 · · 2 · 6 3 1
Each domino and its squares
- 4–3 — 4 at row 3, column 6, 3 at row 4, column 6
- 2–5 — 2 at row 2, column 4, 5 at row 3, column 4
- 6–1 — 6 at row 1, column 3, 1 at row 1, column 4
- 0–6 — 0 at row 4, column 3, 6 at row 4, column 4
- 3–1 — 3 at row 6, column 7, 1 at row 6, column 8
- 2–2 — 2 at row 1, column 6, 2 at row 2, column 6
- 2–6 — 2 at row 6, column 4, 6 at row 5, column 4
- 3–5 — 3 at row 4, column 1, 5 at row 4, column 2
- 4–6 — 4 at row 5, column 6, 6 at row 6, column 6
- 3–3 — 3 at row 2, column 1, 3 at row 3, column 1
- 2–4 — 2 at row 5, column 1, 4 at row 6, column 1
- 4–1 — 4 at row 1, column 1, 1 at row 1, column 2
Rather solve it yourself?
Three hints per level, the last one placing the second domino.
Easy
Easy today is a 4×4 board with 5 dominoes and 6 regions. By rule type: 5 sum regions, 1 "all equal". Row 2, column 1 is a region of its own with target 6: that cell is a 6. Rack check: 1 double, 1 blank half, 5 sixes.
Hint 1: where to start
The single cell at row 1, column 3 is marked 6, so it can only hold a 6. Only dominoes carrying a 6 can reach it.
Hint 2: first domino
The 6–6 goes there: 6 on row 1, column 3, 6 on row 1, column 4.
Hint 3: second domino
Next, the 3–6 goes at row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 1. That leaves 3 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.
Medium
7 dominoes, 8 regions, a 3×6 grid: that's the medium puzzle for October 13, 2026. You're working with 3 sum regions, 2 "less than", 3 "greater than". Another early foothold: a one-cell region at row 3, column 6 asks for 2, which fixes that cell outright. The rack holds 1 double, 4 blank halves.
Hint 1: where to start
The single cell at row 1, column 4 is marked 3, so it can only hold a 3. Only dominoes carrying a 3 can reach it.
Hint 2: first domino
The 3–5 goes there: 3 on row 1, column 4, 5 on row 1, column 3.
Hint 3: second domino
Next, the 0–2 goes at row 2, column 6 → row 3, column 6. That leaves 5 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.
Hard
Hard today is a 6×8 board with 12 dominoes and 15 regions. By rule type: 7 sum regions, 2 "all equal", 3 "less than", 1 "greater than", 1 free region. Another early foothold: row 1, column 4 is a region of its own with target 1: that cell is a 1. Rack check: 2 doubles, 1 blank half, 4 sixes.
Hint 1: where to start
Row 1, column 1 is a region of its own with target 4: that cell is a 4. Find the domino with a 4 that fits there.
Hint 2: first domino
The 4–1 goes there: 4 on row 1, column 1, 1 on row 1, column 2.
Hint 3: second domino
Next, the 6–1 goes at row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4. That leaves 10 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.