NYT Pips HelperWednesday, September 2, 2026

Pips answers — Wednesday, September 2, 2026

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

Easy #1,212

Easy

blue (=4): 4 · 0 | purple (=4): 4 | green (=4): 4 | amber: 1 | orange (=4): 4 · 0 | slate (<4): 3

Medium #1,216

Medium

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

Hard #1,229

Hard

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=12): 6 · 6 | green (<3): 2 | amber (=): 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 | orange (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | slate (>3): 4 | teal (>3): 5 | pink (<3): 0 | lime (=1): 1 | brown (=12): 6 · 6 | blue: 1 | purple: 0 | green (=8): 3 · 5 | amber (=): 3 · 3

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Add up to exactly 42
Purple4 — Be exactly 41
Green4 — Be exactly 41
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange4 — Add up to exactly 42
Slate<4 — Be less than 41

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 32
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate<2 — Be less than 21
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink9 — Add up to exactly 93

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple12 — Add up to exactly 122
Green<3 — Be less than 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell6
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell4
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
Pink<3 — Be less than 31
Lime1 — Be exactly 11
Brown12 — Add up to exactly 122
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
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