NYT Pips HelperSunday, September 13, 2026

Pips answers — Sunday, September 13, 2026

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

Easy #1,261

Easy

blue (=8): 3 · 5 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=2): 0 · 2 | amber (=8): 4 · 4 | orange (=): 1 · 1 | slate (=3): 3

Medium #1,268

Medium

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

Hard #1,273

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green2 — Add up to exactly 22
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate3 — Be exactly 31

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>2 — Be more than 21
Purple<4 — Be less than 41
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<4 — Be less than 41
Slate>10 — Add up to more than 102
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink10 — Add up to exactly 102
LimeTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Add up to exactly 34
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell4
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell6
Slate5 — Be exactly 51
Teal1 — Be exactly 11
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell4
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green2 — Be exactly 21
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