NYT Pips HelperTuesday, September 8, 2026

Pips answers — Tuesday, September 8, 2026

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

Easy #1,258

Easy

blue (=2): 2 | purple (=): 4 · 4 | green (<2): 0 · 0 | amber (=12): 6 · 6 | orange: 5 | slate (=): 3 · 3

Medium #1,265

Medium

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

Hard #1,270

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Be exactly 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<2 — Add up to less than 22
Amber12 — Add up to exactly 122
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell4
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell6
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown>3 — Be more than 31
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 112
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
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