What is the answer to the easy NYT Pips for October 24, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the medium NYT Pips for October 24, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the hard NYT Pips for October 24, 2026?

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

NYT Pips answers — Saturday, October 24, 2026

The NYT Pips answers for Saturday, October 24, 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

4×5 · 5 dominoes · by Ian Livengood

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

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

Each domino and its squares

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

Medium Pips answer

4×4 · 7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan

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

Each domino and its squares

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

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

Each domino and its squares

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

Rather solve it yourself?

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

Easy

5 dominoes, 6 regions, a 4×5 grid: that's the easy puzzle for October 24, 2026. Rules on the board: 3 sum regions, 1 "all equal", 2 free regions. Another early foothold: two cells at row 1, column 4 total 7. Keep in mind that two cells at row 3, column 1 total 4. The rack holds 1 double, 1 blank half, 2 sixes.

Hint 1: where to start

At row 2, column 5 two cells must match. That is a double, or matching halves from two dominoes.

Hint 2: first domino

Place the 6–3 domino with its 6 at row 2, column 5 and its 3 at row 1, column 5.

Hint 3: second domino

Then put the 5–4 across row 1, column 3 and row 1, column 4; 3 dominoes to go.

Medium

7 dominoes, 7 regions, a 4×4 grid: that's the medium puzzle for October 24, 2026. You're working with 3 sum regions, 1 "all equal", 2 "greater than". The "=" pair at row 3, column 4 needs two identical pips. The rack holds 3 doubles, 3 blank halves, 1 six.

Hint 1: where to start

Two cells making 0 at row 3, column 3 leave no choice: 0 and 0. Either the 0–0 double lies there, or two dominoes each put a 0 in it.

Hint 2: first domino

Place the 0–0 domino with its 0 at row 2, column 3 and its 0 at row 3, column 3.

Hint 3: second domino

Then put the 2–2 across row 3, column 4 and row 4, column 4; 5 dominoes to go.

Hard

The hard board runs 6 rows by 6 columns: 16 dominoes to place across 32 regions. By rule type: 29 sum regions, 1 "greater than", 2 free regions. A one-cell region at row 1, column 3 asks for 0, which fixes that cell outright. Rack check: 5 blank halves, 1 six.

Hint 1: where to start

The single cell at row 1, column 2 is marked 4, so it can only hold a 4. Only dominoes carrying a 4 can reach it.

Hint 2: first domino

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

Hint 3: second domino

Next, the 1–5 goes at row 1, column 4 → row 2, column 4. That leaves 14 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.