NYT Pips HelperMonday, September 14, 2026

Pips answers — Monday, September 14, 2026

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

Easy #1,254

Easy

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

Medium #1,256

Medium

blue (=6): 0 · 0 · 6 | purple (=5): 4 · 1 | green (=7): 0 · 3 · 4 | amber (<2): 1 | orange (=2): 2 | slate (=8): 4 · 4 | teal (=2): 2 | pink: 4

Hard #1,263

Hard

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

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell5
Green>1 — Be more than 11
AmberTake any value it likes1
OrangeTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Add up to exactly 63
Purple5 — Add up to exactly 52
Green7 — Add up to exactly 73
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
PinkTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell3
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
Orange15 — Add up to exactly 153
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime= — Show the same number on every cell2
Brown5 — Be exactly 51
Blue3 — Be exactly 31
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
Green5 — Add up to exactly 53
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange>4 — Be more than 41
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
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