NYT Pips HelperSaturday, September 12, 2026

Pips answers — Saturday, September 12, 2026

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

Easy #1,253

Easy

blue (<4): 3 | purple (<1): 0 | green (≠): 5 · 4 · 2 · 6 | amber (=): 1 · 1 | orange (=10): 4 · 6

Medium #1,255

Medium

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

Hard #1,262

Hard

blue (>3): 4 | purple (>4): 6 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | orange: 0 | slate (=6): 2 · 4 | teal (=): 3 · 3 | pink (>1): 3 | lime (<4): 2 | brown (>4): 5 | blue (<2): 0 | purple (=2): 2 | green (>3): 4 | amber (=): 3 · 3 | orange (>9): 6 · 4 | slate (=12): 3 · 3 · 6 | teal (=15): 3 · 6 · 6 | pink (>4): 5 | lime (>10): 5 · 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple<1 — Be less than 11
Green — Have no two cells showing the same number4
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 43
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal<2 — Be less than 21

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell5
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate6 — Add up to exactly 62
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink>1 — Be more than 11
Lime<4 — Be less than 41
Brown>4 — Be more than 41
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green>3 — Be more than 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange>9 — Add up to more than 92
Slate12 — Add up to exactly 123
Teal15 — Add up to exactly 153
Pink>4 — Be more than 41
Lime>10 — Add up to more than 102
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