What is the answer to the easy NYT Pips for October 31, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the medium NYT Pips for October 31, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the hard NYT Pips for October 31, 2026?

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

NYT Pips answers — Saturday, October 31, 2026

The NYT Pips answers for Saturday, October 31, 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

2×5 · 5 dominoes · by Ian Livengood

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

2 3 3 5 1
6 6 3 2 6

Each domino and its squares

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

Medium Pips answer

3×6 · 7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan

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

· 3 4 · · ·
1 0 0 2 2 5
2 3 6 2 2 4

Each domino and its squares

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

Hard Pips answer

8×8 · 14 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan

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

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

Each domino and its squares

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

Rather solve it yourself?

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

Easy

Easy today is a 2×5 board with 5 dominoes and 6 regions. The mix is 2 sum regions, 1 "all equal", 1 "less than", 2 "greater than". Another early foothold: two cells making 12 at row 2, column 2 leave no choice: 6 and 6. Keep in mind that the single cell marked ">5" at row 2, column 5 must be a 6. Rack check: 3 sixes.

Hint 1: where to start

The single cell at row 1, column 1 is marked 2, so it can only hold a 2. Find the domino with a 2 that fits there.

Hint 2: first domino

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

Hint 3: second domino

Then put the 3–6 across row 1, column 2 and row 2, column 2; 3 dominoes to go.

Medium

Medium today is a 3×6 board with 7 dominoes and 7 regions. By rule type: 2 sum regions, 1 "all equal", 3 "greater than". 3 cells from row 2, column 4 must show the same number, and it turns out to be 2. Rack check: 1 double, 2 blank halves, 1 six.

Hint 1: where to start

The single cell at row 3, column 3 is marked 6, so it can only hold a 6. Find the domino with a 6 that fits there.

Hint 2: first domino

First domino: 2–6, covering row 3, column 4 (2) and row 3, column 3 (6).

Hint 3: second domino

Second: 2–0 on row 2, column 4 and row 2, column 3. Check the other 5 against the regions they could still fill.

Hard

14 dominoes, 16 regions, a 8×8 grid: that's the hard puzzle for October 31, 2026. You're working with 8 sum regions, 2 "all equal", 2 "greater than", 3 free regions. Another early foothold: a one-cell region at row 4, column 4 asks for 3, which fixes that cell outright. The rack holds 4 doubles, 3 blank halves, 2 sixes.

Hint 1: where to start

The single cell at row 4, column 2 is marked 3, so it can only hold a 3. Find the domino with a 3 that fits there.

Hint 2: first domino

Place the 3–6 domino with its 3 at row 4, column 2 and its 6 at row 3, column 2.

Hint 3: second domino

Then put the 3–4 across row 4, column 4 and row 4, column 5; 12 dominoes to go.