What is the answer to the easy NYT Pips for October 30, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the medium NYT Pips for October 30, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the hard NYT Pips for October 30, 2026?

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

NYT Pips answers — Friday, October 30, 2026

The NYT Pips answers for Friday, October 30, 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

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

Medium Pips answer

3×6 · 7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan

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

1 3 · · · ·
2 2 3 3 5 2
4 0 3 0 2 2

Each domino and its squares

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

Hard Pips answer

6×9 · 13 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan

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

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

Each domino and its squares

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

Rather solve it yourself?

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

Easy

The easy Pips has 10 cells to cover with 5 dominoes, split into 5 regions. The mix is 2 "all equal", 2 "less than", 1 free region. Another early foothold: the "<1" region at row 3, column 1 leaves almost no room: every cell must be 0. Keep in mind that under 1 in total at row 4, column 4? That is all zeros. Rack check: 2 doubles, 4 blank halves.

Hint 1: where to start

3 cells from row 1, column 4 must show the same number, and it turns out to be 5. Count how many halves of that number the rack has.

Hint 2: first domino

Place the 5–5 domino with its 5 at row 1, column 4 and its 5 at row 2, column 4.

Hint 3: second domino

Then put the 0–0 across row 3, column 1 and row 4, column 1; 3 dominoes to go.

Medium

The medium Pips has 14 cells to cover with 7 dominoes, split into 10 regions. Rules on the board: 3 sum regions, 1 "all equal", 1 "less than", 2 "greater than", 3 free regions. Besides the opening move in Hint 1, at row 2, column 3 two cells must match. Keep in mind that two cells at row 2, column 5 total 7. The rack holds 2 doubles, 2 blank halves.

Hint 1: where to start

A one-cell region at row 1, column 1 asks for 1, which fixes that cell outright. Find the domino with a 1 that fits there.

Hint 2: first domino

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

Hint 3: second domino

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

Hard

The hard Pips has 26 cells to cover with 13 dominoes, split into 19 regions. By rule type: 15 sum regions, 1 "all equal", 2 "less than", 1 free region. Another early foothold: row 2, column 9 is a region of its own with target 0: that cell is a 0. Rack check: 3 doubles, 2 blank halves, 5 sixes.

Hint 1: where to start

Row 1, column 7 is a region of its own with target 6: that cell is a 6. Only dominoes carrying a 6 can reach it.

Hint 2: first domino

First domino: 6–1, covering row 1, column 7 (6) and row 2, column 7 (1).

Hint 3: second domino

Second: 3–0 on row 2, column 8 and row 2, column 9. Check the other 11 against the regions they could still fill.