What is the answer to the easy NYT Pips for November 1, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the medium NYT Pips for November 1, 2026?

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

What is the answer to the hard NYT Pips for November 1, 2026?

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

NYT Pips answers — Sunday, November 1, 2026

The NYT Pips answers for Sunday, November 1, 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

5×5 · 5 dominoes · by Ian Livengood

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

· · · 5 4
· · 5 5 ·
· 1 5 · ·
4 3 · · ·
· 6 5 · ·

Each domino and its squares

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

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 · · · · 3
3 4 6 0 3 1
2 6 6 6 4 5

Each domino and its squares

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

Hard Pips answer

6×6 · 16 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan

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

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

Each domino and its squares

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

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 6 regions. The mix is 5 sum regions, 1 "greater than". Besides the opening move in Hint 1, row 4, column 1 is a region of its own with target 4: that cell is a 4. Keep in mind that two cells at row 1, column 4 total 10. Rack check: 1 double, 1 six.

Hint 1: where to start

A one-cell region at row 1, column 5 asks for 4, which fixes that cell outright. Find the domino with a 4 that fits there.

Hint 2: first domino

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

Hint 3: second domino

Then put the 4–3 across row 4, column 1 and row 4, column 2; 3 dominoes to go.

Medium

The medium Pips has 14 cells to cover with 7 dominoes, split into 8 regions. The mix is 1 sum region, 1 "all equal", 1 "less than", 1 "greater than", 3 free regions. The long "all equal" region at row 2, column 3 (4 cells) takes one number throughout. The rack holds 2 doubles, 1 blank half, 4 sixes.

Hint 1: where to start

The single cell at row 2, column 4 is marked 0, so it can only hold a 0. Only dominoes carrying a 0 can reach it.

Hint 2: first domino

The 0–3 goes there: 0 on row 2, column 4, 3 on row 2, column 5.

Hint 3: second domino

Next, the 4–6 goes at row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 3. That leaves 5 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.

Hard

The hard Pips has 32 cells to cover with 16 dominoes, split into 31 regions. The mix is 26 sum regions, 5 free regions. Another early foothold: row 1, column 4 is a region of its own with target 3: that cell is a 3. Keep in mind that the single cell at row 1, column 5 is marked 4, so it can only hold a 4. Rack check: 5 blank halves, 1 six.

Hint 1: where to start

A one-cell region at row 1, column 3 asks for 2, which fixes that cell outright. Only dominoes carrying a 2 can reach it.

Hint 2: first domino

Place the 2–4 domino with its 2 at row 1, column 3 and its 4 at row 2, column 3.

Hint 3: second domino

Then put the 3–4 across row 1, column 4 and row 1, column 5; 14 dominoes to go.