NYT Pips answers — Monday, November 2, 2026
The NYT Pips answers for Monday, November 2, 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 · · 1 · · 4 · · 3 · 3 4 1 0 0 5
Each domino and its squares
- 0–5 — 0 at row 3, column 5, 5 at row 3, column 6
- 3–4 — 3 at row 3, column 1, 4 at row 3, column 2
- 1–3 — 1 at row 1, column 5, 3 at row 2, column 5
- 1–4 — 1 at row 1, column 2, 4 at row 2, column 2
- 1–0 — 1 at row 3, column 3, 0 at row 3, column 4
Medium Pips answer
Pips row by row, top to bottom (· is a gap in the board)
· · 3 · · 4 3 5 1 3 2 4 4 2 1 5 5 4
Each domino and its squares
- 4–3 — 4 at row 3, column 1, 3 at row 2, column 1
- 5–1 — 5 at row 3, column 4, 1 at row 3, column 3
- 3–1 — 3 at row 1, column 3, 1 at row 2, column 3
- 2–5 — 2 at row 3, column 2, 5 at row 2, column 2
- 5–4 — 5 at row 3, column 5, 4 at row 3, column 6
- 4–4 — 4 at row 1, column 6, 4 at row 2, column 6
- 2–3 — 2 at row 2, column 5, 3 at row 2, column 4
Hard Pips answer
Pips row by row, top to bottom (· is a gap in the board)
· · · · 1 2 3 · · · 4 3 2 1 6 1 1 4 4 3 1 1 2 · 0 4 4 5 2 6 0 · · 5 4 0 0 3 · · · · · 0 · · · · · · · 0 · · · · · · · 2 5 · · ·
Each domino and its squares
- 4–3 — 4 at row 2, column 3, 3 at row 2, column 4
- 3–2 — 3 at row 1, column 7, 2 at row 1, column 6
- 3–1 — 3 at row 3, column 4, 1 at row 3, column 5
- 0–5 — 0 at row 5, column 4, 5 at row 4, column 4
- 2–0 — 2 at row 3, column 7, 0 at row 4, column 7
- 0–3 — 0 at row 5, column 5, 3 at row 5, column 6
- 1–1 — 1 at row 2, column 6, 1 at row 3, column 6
- 1–4 — 1 at row 3, column 1, 4 at row 3, column 2
- 2–5 — 2 at row 8, column 4, 5 at row 8, column 5
- 4–4 — 4 at row 3, column 3, 4 at row 4, column 3
- 4–5 — 4 at row 5, column 3, 5 at row 5, column 2
- 2–6 — 2 at row 4, column 5, 6 at row 4, column 6
- 1–6 — 1 at row 2, column 8, 6 at row 2, column 7
- 1–2 — 1 at row 1, column 5, 2 at row 2, column 5
- 4–0 — 4 at row 4, column 2, 0 at row 4, column 1
- 0–0 — 0 at row 6, column 4, 0 at row 7, column 4
Rather solve it yourself?
Three hints per level, the last one placing the second domino.
Easy
Easy is 8 regions on a 3×6 grid, filled by 5 dominoes. The mix is 2 sum regions, 2 "all equal", 1 "less than", 1 "greater than", 2 free regions. Besides the opening move in Hint 1, row 1, column 5 is a region of its own with target 1: that cell is a 1. Keep in mind that the "=" pair at row 2, column 2 needs two identical pips. Rack check: 2 blank halves.
Hint 1: where to start
A one-cell region at row 1, column 2 asks for 1, which fixes that cell outright. Only dominoes carrying a 1 can reach it.
Hint 2: first domino
The 1–4 goes there: 1 on row 1, column 2, 4 on row 2, column 2.
Hint 3: second domino
Next, the 1–3 goes at row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 5. That leaves 3 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.
Medium
7 dominoes, 7 regions, a 3×6 grid: that's the medium puzzle for November 2, 2026. By rule type: 1 sum region, 1 "all equal", 3 "less than", 1 "greater than", 1 free region. Another early foothold: two cells at row 2, column 1 total 8. On the rack you have 1 double; extremes like these usually have only one home.
Hint 1: where to start
The "=" region starting at row 1, column 6 has 3 matching cells, all 4s. Count how many halves of that number the rack has.
Hint 2: first domino
Place the 4–4 domino with its 4 at row 1, column 6 and its 4 at row 2, column 6.
Hint 3: second domino
Then put the 4–3 across row 3, column 1 and row 2, column 1; 5 dominoes to go.
Hard
Hard is 19 regions on a 8×8 grid, filled by 16 dominoes. Rules on the board: 9 sum regions, 2 "all equal", 4 "less than", 2 "greater than", 1 free region. The single cell at row 1, column 7 is marked 3, so it can only hold a 3. Keep in mind that a one-cell region at row 2, column 4 asks for 3, which fixes that cell outright. The rack holds 3 doubles, 6 blank halves, 2 sixes.
Hint 1: where to start
Row 1, column 5 is a region of its own with target 1: that cell is a 1. Find the domino with a 1 that fits there.
Hint 2: first domino
Place the 1–2 domino with its 1 at row 1, column 5 and its 2 at row 2, column 5.
Hint 3: second domino
Then put the 3–2 across row 1, column 7 and row 1, column 6; 14 dominoes to go.