NYT Pips HelperWednesday, September 23, 2026

Pips answers — Wednesday, September 23, 2026

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

Easy #1,297

Easy

blue (=0): 0 | purple (=0): 0 | green (=12): 6 · 6 | amber (=8): 5 · 3 | orange (=7): 4 · 3 | slate (=0): 0 | teal (=0): 0

Medium #1,300

Medium

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

Hard #1,306

Hard

blue (=11): 5 · 6 | purple (=2): 2 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=0): 0 · 0 | orange (<4): 3 | slate (=8): 3 · 5 | teal (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | pink (=): 4 · 4 | lime (=5): 5 | brown (=): 3 · 3 | blue (=): 1 · 1 | purple (=1): 1 | green (<2): 0 · 0 | amber: 0 | orange (<3): 1 | slate (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | teal (>3): 5 | pink (>0): 1 | lime (>1): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple0 — Be exactly 01
Green12 — Add up to exactly 122
Amber8 — Add up to exactly 82
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
Teal0 — Be exactly 01

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green<3 — Add up to less than 32
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 32
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate<6 — Add up to less than 62
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink5 — Be exactly 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 112
Purple2 — Be exactly 21
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber0 — Add up to exactly 02
Orange<4 — Be less than 41
Slate8 — Add up to exactly 82
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green<2 — Add up to less than 22
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange<3 — Be less than 31
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal>3 — Be more than 31
Pink>0 — Be more than 01
Lime>1 — Be more than 11
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