NYT Pips HelperFriday, August 28, 2026

Pips answers — Friday, August 28, 2026

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

Easy #1,225

Easy

blue (<1): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=2): 2 | amber (>2): 5 | orange: 3 | slate (=2): 1 · 1

Medium #1,238

Medium

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

Hard #1,247

Hard

blue (=0): 0 · 0 | purple (=1): 1 | green (=10): 4 · 6 | amber (>10): 5 · 6 | orange (=1): 1 | slate (=7): 3 · 4 | teal (=5): 5 | pink (=2): 2 | lime (=0): 0 | brown (=11): 6 · 5 | blue (=2): 0 · 2 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=): 1 · 1 | amber (=7): 2 · 5 | orange (<2): 0 · 1 · 0 · 0

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<1 — Add up to less than 14
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green2 — Be exactly 21
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 22

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber<5 — Be less than 51
Orange>5 — Be more than 51
Slate<3 — Be less than 31
Teal11 — Add up to exactly 112
Pink4 — Add up to exactly 42
Lime<6 — Be less than 61

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Add up to exactly 02
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber>10 — Add up to more than 102
Orange1 — Be exactly 11
Slate7 — Add up to exactly 72
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
Lime0 — Be exactly 01
Brown11 — Add up to exactly 112
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange<2 — Add up to less than 24
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