What is the answer to the easy NYT Pips for October 25, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the medium NYT Pips for October 25, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the hard NYT Pips for October 25, 2026?

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

NYT Pips answers — Sunday, October 25, 2026

The NYT Pips answers for Sunday, October 25, 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

4×4 · 5 dominoes · by Ian Livengood

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

Each domino and its squares

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

Medium Pips answer

5×4 · 7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan

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

Each domino and its squares

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

Hard Pips answer

6×6 · 16 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan

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

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

Each domino and its squares

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

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: 1 sum region, 1 "all equal", 1 "less than", 2 "greater than", 1 free region. Besides the opening move in Hint 1, at row 3, column 2 two cells must match. Rack check: 3 blank halves.

Hint 1: where to start

Under 1 in total at row 1, column 3? That is all zeros.

Hint 2: first domino

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

Hint 3: second domino

Next, the 1–0 goes at row 3, column 2 → row 2, column 2. That leaves 3 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.

Medium

7 dominoes, 13 regions, a 5×4 grid: that's the medium puzzle for October 25, 2026. By rule type: 4 sum regions, 1 "all equal", 1 "less than", 2 "greater than", 5 free regions. Another early foothold: row 3, column 3 is a region of its own with target 3: that cell is a 3. Rack check: 2 doubles, 3 blank halves, 2 sixes.

Hint 1: where to start

A one-cell region at row 1, column 4 asks for 0, which fixes that cell outright. Only dominoes carrying a 0 can reach it.

Hint 2: first domino

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

Hint 3: second domino

Next, the 2–3 goes at row 2, column 3 → row 3, column 3. That leaves 5 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.

Hard

Hard today is a 6×6 board with 16 dominoes and 32 regions. Rules on the board: 32 sum regions. Besides the opening move in Hint 1, row 1, column 2 is a region of its own with target 5: that cell is a 5. Keep in mind that the single cell at row 1, column 3 is marked 3, so it can only hold a 3. The rack holds 5 blank halves, 1 six.

Hint 1: where to start

A one-cell region at row 1, column 1 asks for 2, which fixes that cell outright. Only dominoes carrying a 2 can reach it.

Hint 2: first domino

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

Hint 3: second domino

Next, the 3–5 goes at row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 2. That leaves 14 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.