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

Pips answers — Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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

Easy #758

Easy

blue (=4): 4 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=18): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (=): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | orange: 4 | slate (=15): 5 · 5 · 5 | teal (=12): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | pink (=): 2 · 2 · 2

Medium #781

Medium

blue (=2): 1 · 1 · 0 | purple (=): 6 · 6 | green (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | amber (=7): 3 · 4 | orange: 4 | slate (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | teal (=): 3 · 3 | pink (=): 6 · 6 · 6

Hard #799

Hard

blue (=8): 1 · 1 · 6 | purple (>2): 3 | green (<6): 3 · 2 | amber (>8): 4 · 5 | orange (=): 1 · 1 | slate (=7): 4 · 3 | teal (>3): 4 | pink (=3): 3 | lime (=): 0 · 0 | brown (>3): 4 | blue (=): 0 · 0 | purple (<2): 1

Spoiler note: this page shows the finished boards. Want only a nudge instead? Open thehints for April 1, where the answer stays behind one extra click.

Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green18 — Add up to exactly 183
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate15 — Add up to exactly 153
Teal12 — Add up to exactly 124
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 23
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 83
Purple>2 — Be more than 21
Green<6 — Add up to less than 62
Amber>8 — Add up to more than 82
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown>3 — Be more than 31
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
All of 2026Hints for this dayJun 28 →