NYT Pips HelperThursday, September 3, 2026

Pips answers — Thursday, September 3, 2026

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

Easy #1,220

Easy

blue (=10): 5 · 5 | purple (=10): 4 · 3 · 3 | green (=2): 0 · 2 · 0 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (>5): 6

Medium #1,232

Medium

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

Hard #1,243

Hard

blue (>9): 6 · 6 | purple (=): 3 · 3 | green (>1): 6 | amber (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | orange (<3): 1 | slate (>3): 4 | teal (>0): 1 | pink (=2): 2 · 0 | lime (>9): 6 · 4 | brown (=10): 6 · 4 | blue (=5): 2 · 3 | purple (=2): 0 · 2 | green (=2): 0 · 2 | amber (>2): 3 | orange (>0): 1 | slate (>4): 5 | teal (=4): 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 103
Green2 — Add up to exactly 23
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange>5 — Be more than 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<5 — Add up to less than 52
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green7 — Add up to exactly 72
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 12
Orange>1 — Add up to more than 13
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal<3 — Be less than 31

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>9 — Add up to more than 92
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>1 — Be more than 11
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate>3 — Be more than 31
Teal>0 — Be more than 01
Pink2 — Add up to exactly 22
Lime>9 — Add up to more than 92
Brown10 — Add up to exactly 102
Blue5 — Add up to exactly 52
Purple2 — Add up to exactly 22
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange>0 — Be more than 01
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
Teal4 — Be exactly 41
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