NYT Pips HelperWednesday, August 26, 2026
Hints, answers & a solver for the New York Times Pips puzzle

Pips answers — Friday, October 3, 2025

The finished Easy, Medium and Hard boards for this day, with every region rule satisfied.

Easy #139

Easy

blue: 0 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | orange: 5 | slate (=0): 0

Medium #140

Medium

blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate (=): 2 · 2 | teal (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | pink (=): 1 · 1 | lime: 3

Hard #141

Hard

blue: 3 | purple (>9): 5 · 5 | green (<3): 1 | amber: 4 | orange: 1 | slate (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | teal (=): 3 · 3 | pink (>11): 6 · 6 | lime (=7): 2 · 5 | brown (<1): 0 · 0 | blue (<5): 4 | purple (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | green: 6

Spoiler note: this page shows the finished boards. Want only a nudge instead? Open thehints for October 3, where the answer stays behind one extra click.

Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate0 — Be exactly 01

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal15 — Add up to exactly 153
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>9 — Add up to more than 92
Green<3 — Be less than 31
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell5
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink>11 — Add up to more than 112
Lime7 — Add up to exactly 72
Brown<1 — Add up to less than 12
Blue<5 — Be less than 51
Purple3 — Add up to exactly 33
GreenTake any value it likes1
All of 2025Hints for this dayJun 28 →