NYT Pips answers — Wednesday, November 4, 2026
The NYT Pips answers for Wednesday, November 4, 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)
· 4 2 5 4 0 2 6 4 0 0 ·
Each domino and its squares
- 4–4 — 4 at row 2, column 1, 4 at row 3, column 1
- 5–6 — 5 at row 1, column 4, 6 at row 2, column 4
- 0–0 — 0 at row 3, column 2, 0 at row 3, column 3
- 2–2 — 2 at row 1, column 3, 2 at row 2, column 3
- 4–0 — 4 at row 1, column 2, 0 at row 2, column 2
Medium Pips answer
Pips row by row, top to bottom (· is a gap in the board)
· 2 6 · · · 4 1 5 · 4 0 3 3 · · 4 4 3 3 · 5 · · ·
Each domino and its squares
- 4–3 — 4 at row 4, column 3, 3 at row 3, column 3
- 4–1 — 4 at row 2, column 2, 1 at row 2, column 3
- 6–2 — 6 at row 1, column 3, 2 at row 1, column 2
- 5–3 — 5 at row 2, column 4, 3 at row 3, column 4
- 4–0 — 4 at row 3, column 1, 0 at row 3, column 2
- 3–3 — 3 at row 4, column 4, 3 at row 4, column 5
- 5–4 — 5 at row 5, column 2, 4 at row 4, column 2
Hard Pips answer
Pips row by row, top to bottom (· is a gap in the board)
4 3 3 2 5 · 5 0 0 1 1 · 2 0 1 2 3 3 2 3 5 3 2 5 · 0 0 6 4 5 · 4 1 1 4 4
Each domino and its squares
- 0–1 — 0 at row 5, column 3, 1 at row 6, column 3
- 0–2 — 0 at row 3, column 2, 2 at row 3, column 1
- 0–3 — 0 at row 2, column 3, 3 at row 1, column 3
- 0–4 — 0 at row 5, column 2, 4 at row 6, column 2
- 0–5 — 0 at row 2, column 2, 5 at row 2, column 1
- 1–2 — 1 at row 2, column 4, 2 at row 3, column 4
- 1–3 — 1 at row 2, column 5, 3 at row 3, column 5
- 1–4 — 1 at row 6, column 4, 4 at row 6, column 5
- 1–5 — 1 at row 3, column 3, 5 at row 4, column 3
- 2–3 — 2 at row 4, column 1, 3 at row 4, column 2
- 2–4 — 2 at row 4, column 5, 4 at row 5, column 5
- 2–5 — 2 at row 1, column 4, 5 at row 1, column 5
- 3–4 — 3 at row 1, column 2, 4 at row 1, column 1
- 3–5 — 3 at row 3, column 6, 5 at row 4, column 6
- 4–5 — 4 at row 6, column 6, 5 at row 5, column 6
- 3–6 — 3 at row 4, column 4, 6 at row 5, column 4
Rather solve it yourself?
Three hints per level, the last one placing the second domino.
Easy
The easy board runs 3 rows by 4 columns: 5 dominoes to place across 6 regions. You're working with 2 sum regions, 2 "all equal", 1 "greater than", 1 free region. The long "all equal" region at row 3, column 3 (3 cells) takes one number throughout. The rack holds 3 doubles, 3 blank halves, 1 six.
Hint 1: where to start
Row 2, column 4 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
Place the 5–6 domino with its 5 at row 1, column 4 and its 6 at row 2, column 4.
Hint 3: second domino
Then put the 0–0 across row 3, column 2 and row 3, column 3; 3 dominoes to go.
Medium
Medium today is a 5×5 board with 7 dominoes and 7 regions. Rules on the board: 2 sum regions, 1 "less than", 3 "greater than". Besides the opening move in Hint 1, the single cell at row 2, column 3 is marked 1, so it can only hold a 1. Rack check: 1 double, 1 blank half, 1 six.
Hint 1: where to start
Row 1, column 3 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: 6–2, covering row 1, column 3 (6) and row 1, column 2 (2).
Hint 3: second domino
Second: 4–1 on row 2, column 2 and row 2, column 3. Check the other 5 against the regions they could still fill.
Hard
16 dominoes, 28 regions, a 6×6 grid: that's the hard puzzle for November 4, 2026. You're working with 24 sum regions, 3 "all equal", 1 free region. Another early foothold: the single cell at row 1, column 2 is marked 3, so it can only hold a 3. The rack holds 5 blank halves, 1 six.
Hint 1: where to start
Row 1, column 1 is a region of its own with target 4: that cell is a 4. Only dominoes carrying a 4 can reach it.
Hint 2: first domino
The 3–4 goes there: 3 on row 1, column 2, 4 on row 1, column 1.
Hint 3: second domino
Next, the 0–3 goes at row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 3. That leaves 14 dominoes, each with far fewer homes.