NYT Pips answers — Wednesday, October 28, 2026
The NYT Pips answers for Wednesday, October 28, 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)
1 · · · · 0 1 · · · · 0 · 6 · · 5 · · 4 4 1 2 ·
Each domino and its squares
- 0–0 — 0 at row 1, column 6, 0 at row 2, column 6
- 1–4 — 1 at row 4, column 4, 4 at row 4, column 3
- 6–4 — 6 at row 3, column 2, 4 at row 4, column 2
- 2–5 — 2 at row 4, column 5, 5 at row 3, column 5
- 1–1 — 1 at row 1, column 1, 1 at row 2, column 1
Medium Pips answer
Pips row by row, top to bottom (· is a gap in the board)
1 3 5 · 2 4 5 5 0 0 1 2 6 · 4 3
Each domino and its squares
- 2–3 — 2 at row 3, column 4, 3 at row 4, column 4
- 6–0 — 6 at row 4, column 1, 0 at row 3, column 1
- 5–5 — 5 at row 2, column 3, 5 at row 2, column 4
- 0–4 — 0 at row 3, column 2, 4 at row 2, column 2
- 1–4 — 1 at row 3, column 3, 4 at row 4, column 3
- 5–3 — 5 at row 1, column 3, 3 at row 1, column 2
- 2–1 — 2 at row 2, column 1, 1 at row 1, column 1
Hard Pips answer
Pips row by row, top to bottom (· is a gap in the board)
· 3 4 5 2 · 4 1 3 0 4 0 0 2 6 5 4 2 5 3 0 1 3 3 1 2 2 3 5 0 · 5 1 1 4 ·
Each domino and its squares
- 0–1 — 0 at row 4, column 3, 1 at row 4, column 4
- 0–2 — 0 at row 2, column 6, 2 at row 3, column 6
- 0–3 — 0 at row 5, column 6, 3 at row 4, column 6
- 0–4 — 0 at row 3, column 1, 4 at row 2, column 1
- 0–5 — 0 at row 2, column 4, 5 at row 3, column 4
- 1–2 — 1 at row 6, column 3, 2 at row 5, column 3
- 1–3 — 1 at row 2, column 2, 3 at row 1, column 2
- 1–4 — 1 at row 6, column 4, 4 at row 6, column 5
- 1–5 — 1 at row 5, column 1, 5 at row 4, column 1
- 2–3 — 2 at row 3, column 2, 3 at row 4, column 2
- 2–4 — 2 at row 1, column 5, 4 at row 2, column 5
- 2–5 — 2 at row 5, column 2, 5 at row 6, column 2
- 3–4 — 3 at row 4, column 5, 4 at row 3, column 5
- 3–5 — 3 at row 5, column 4, 5 at row 5, column 5
- 4–5 — 4 at row 1, column 3, 5 at row 1, column 4
- 3–6 — 3 at row 2, column 3, 6 at row 3, column 3
Rather solve it yourself?
Three hints per level, the last one placing the second domino.
Easy
5 dominoes, 6 regions, a 4×6 grid: that's the easy puzzle for October 28, 2026. The mix is 1 sum region, 1 "all equal", 2 "less than", 2 free regions. Another early foothold: the "=" pair at row 4, column 2 needs two identical pips. Keep in mind that the pair at row 4, column 4 adds to 3. Rack check: 2 doubles, 2 blank halves, 1 six.
Hint 1: where to start
The "<2" region at row 1, column 6 leaves almost no room: only 0s and a single 1 fit.
Hint 2: first domino
The 0–0 goes there: 0 on row 1, column 6, 0 on row 2, column 6.
Hint 3: second domino
Next, the 6–4 goes at row 3, column 2 → row 4, column 2. That leaves 3 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.
Medium
The medium board runs 4 rows by 4 columns: 7 dominoes to place across 9 regions. You're working with 3 sum regions, 1 "all equal", 1 "less than", 1 "greater than", 3 free regions. Another early foothold: the long "all equal" region at row 1, column 3 (3 cells) takes one number throughout. The rack holds 1 double, 2 blank halves, 1 six.
Hint 1: where to start
The single cell at row 4, column 4 is marked 3, so it can only hold a 3. Find the domino with a 3 that fits there.
Hint 2: first domino
First domino: 2–3, covering row 3, column 4 (2) and row 4, column 4 (3).
Hint 3: second domino
Second: 5–3 on row 1, column 3 and row 1, column 2. Check the other 5 against the regions they could still fill.
Hard
The hard Pips has 32 cells to cover with 16 dominoes, split into 32 regions. Rules on the board: 31 sum regions, 1 free region. Besides the opening move in Hint 1, row 1, column 3 is a region of its own with target 4: that cell is a 4. Keep in mind that the single cell at row 1, column 4 is marked 5, so it can only hold a 5. The rack holds 5 blank halves, 1 six.
Hint 1: where to start
A one-cell region at row 1, column 2 asks for 3, which fixes that cell outright. Find the domino with a 3 that fits there.
Hint 2: first domino
First domino: 1–3, covering row 2, column 2 (1) and row 1, column 2 (3).
Hint 3: second domino
Second: 4–5 on row 1, column 3 and row 1, column 4. Check the other 14 against the regions they could still fill.