NYT Pips HelperWednesday, September 9, 2026

Pips answers — Wednesday, September 9, 2026

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

Easy #1,260

Easy

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

Medium #1,267

Medium

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

Hard #1,272

Hard

blue: 2 | purple (=11): 6 · 5 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | amber (=3): 3 | orange (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | slate (=2): 0 · 0 · 0 · 2 | teal (=): 0 · 0 | pink (=11): 6 · 5 | lime (>3): 4 | brown (>3): 4 | blue (=): 2 · 2 | purple (>3): 6 | green (=13): 4 · 4 · 5 | amber (=1): 1

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 92
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green4 — Add up to exactly 44
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>1 — Be more than 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber6 — Add up to exactly 62
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime<6 — Be less than 61

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple11 — Add up to exactly 112
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber3 — Be exactly 31
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate2 — Add up to exactly 24
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink11 — Add up to exactly 112
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
Brown>3 — Be more than 31
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green13 — Add up to exactly 133
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
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