NYT Pips HelperThursday, September 17, 2026

Pips answers — Thursday, September 17, 2026

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

Easy #1,285

Easy

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

Medium #1,292

Medium

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

Hard #1,294

Hard

blue (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | purple (=): 2 · 2 | green (>1): 5 | amber: 6 | orange (=5): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | slate (=9): 3 · 6 | teal: 6 | pink (=0): 0 · 0 | lime (>3): 4 | brown (=4): 4 | blue (=0): 0 | purple (≠): 1 · 2 · 0 · 3 · 4 · 6 | green (=11): 6 · 5 | amber (=11): 6 · 5 | orange (=3): 3 | slate (=4): 4

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 23
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green0 — Be exactly 01
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange>2 — Be more than 21
Slate<5 — Be less than 51

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<4 — Add up to less than 42
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate4 — Add up to exactly 42
Teal1 — Add up to exactly 12

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green>1 — Be more than 11
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange5 — Add up to exactly 55
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink0 — Add up to exactly 02
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
Brown4 — Be exactly 41
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple — Have no two cells showing the same number6
Green11 — Add up to exactly 112
Amber11 — Add up to exactly 112
Orange3 — Be exactly 31
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
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