What is the answer to the easy NYT Pips for October 14, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the medium NYT Pips for October 14, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the hard NYT Pips for October 14, 2026?

Solution grid (rows top to bottom, · = no cell): 1 4 0 · 4 · · 2 / 6 · 3 · 4 · · 6 / 1 · 3 · 5 · · 4 / 1 1 3 · 0 6 6 2 / · · · · · · · · / · · 3 2 0 5 6 · / · · · · 6 · · · / · · · · 5 · · · / · · · · 1 · · ·. Dominoes: 2–6 at row 1, column 8 to row 2, column 8; 4–0 at row 1, column 2 to row 1, column 3; 6–1 at row 2, column 1 to row 1, column 1; 5–6 at row 6, column 6 to row 6, column 7; 1–1 at row 3, column 1 to row 4, column 1; 0–5 at row 4, column 5 to row 3, column 5; 1–3 at row 4, column 2 to row 4, column 3; 2–3 at row 6, column 4 to row 6, column 3; 6–6 at row 4, column 6 to row 4, column 7; 3–3 at row 2, column 3 to row 3, column 3; 0–6 at row 6, column 5 to row 7, column 5; 5–1 at row 8, column 5 to row 9, column 5; 2–4 at row 4, column 8 to row 3, column 8; 4–4 at row 1, column 5 to row 2, column 5.

NYT Pips answers — Wednesday, October 14, 2026

The NYT Pips answers for Wednesday, October 14, 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

5×3 · 5 dominoes · by Ian Livengood

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

Each domino and its squares

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

Medium Pips answer

3×5 · 7 dominoes · by Ian Livengood

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

4 3 3 0 0
0 1 6 6 4
· 1 5 0 4

Each domino and its squares

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

Hard Pips answer

9×8 · 14 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan

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

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

Each domino and its squares

2–6 — 2 at row 1, column 8, 6 at row 2, column 8
4–0 — 4 at row 1, column 2, 0 at row 1, column 3
6–1 — 6 at row 2, column 1, 1 at row 1, column 1
5–6 — 5 at row 6, column 6, 6 at row 6, column 7
1–1 — 1 at row 3, column 1, 1 at row 4, column 1
0–5 — 0 at row 4, column 5, 5 at row 3, column 5
1–3 — 1 at row 4, column 2, 3 at row 4, column 3
2–3 — 2 at row 6, column 4, 3 at row 6, column 3
6–6 — 6 at row 4, column 6, 6 at row 4, column 7
3–3 — 3 at row 2, column 3, 3 at row 3, column 3
0–6 — 0 at row 6, column 5, 6 at row 7, column 5
5–1 — 5 at row 8, column 5, 1 at row 9, column 5
2–4 — 2 at row 4, column 8, 4 at row 3, column 8
4–4 — 4 at row 1, column 5, 4 at row 2, column 5

Rather solve it yourself?

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

Easy

Easy is 5 regions on a 5×3 grid, filled by 5 dominoes. By rule type: 1 sum region, 2 "all equal", 1 "less than", 1 free region. Besides the opening move in Hint 1, at row 2, column 1 two cells must match. Rack check: 3 doubles, 2 blank halves.

Hint 1: where to start

The "=" region starting at row 3, column 2 has 3 matching cells, all 1s. Count how many halves of that number the rack has.

Hint 2: first domino

The 1–5 goes there: 1 on row 3, column 2, 5 on row 2, column 2.

Hint 3: second domino

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

Medium

Medium is 8 regions on a 3×5 grid, filled by 7 dominoes. Rules on the board: 1 sum region, 4 "all equal", 1 "less than", 2 "greater than". Besides the opening move in Hint 1, the "=" pair at row 1, column 4 needs two identical pips. Keep in mind that the "=" pair at row 2, column 2 needs two identical pips. The rack holds 2 doubles, 4 blank halves, 2 sixes.

Hint 1: where to start

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

Hint 2: first domino

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

Hint 3: second domino

Second: 0–0 on row 1, column 4 and row 1, column 5. Check the other 5 against the regions they could still fill.

Hard

14 dominoes, 16 regions, a 9×8 grid: that's the hard puzzle for October 14, 2026. The mix is 8 sum regions, 2 "all equal", 2 "less than", 2 "greater than", 1 free region. Besides the opening move in Hint 1, a one-cell region at row 1, column 5 asks for 4, which fixes that cell outright. Keep in mind that a one-cell region at row 3, column 8 asks for 4, which fixes that cell outright. Rack check: 4 doubles, 3 blank halves, 6 sixes.

Hint 1: where to start

The single cell at row 1, column 3 is marked 0, so it can only hold a 0. Only dominoes carrying a 0 can reach it.

Hint 2: first domino

The 4–0 goes there: 4 on row 1, column 2, 0 on row 1, column 3.

Hint 3: second domino

Next, the 4–4 goes at row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 5. That leaves 12 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.