NYT Pips HelperTuesday, September 29, 2026

Pips answers — Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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

Easy #1,331

Easy

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

Medium #1,348

Medium

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (<7): 5 · 0 | green (≠): 6 · 2 | amber (<12): 5 · 3 · 3 | orange (>8): 6 · 6 | slate (=1): 1 | teal: 2

Hard #1,358

Hard

blue: 2 | purple (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | green (=4): 4 | amber (<1): 0 | orange (=3): 0 · 3 | slate (>5): 6 | teal (>1): 3 | pink (=): 5 · 5 · 5 | lime (>3): 4 | brown (<2): 1 | blue (=9): 1 · 1 · 5 · 2 | purple (=7): 1 · 6 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=): 4 · 4 | orange: 2 | slate (=4): 4 | teal (=2): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber<2 — Be less than 21
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal>4 — Be more than 41
PinkTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple<7 — Add up to less than 72
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Amber<12 — Add up to less than 123
Orange>8 — Add up to more than 82
Slate1 — Be exactly 11
TealTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber<1 — Be less than 11
Orange3 — Add up to exactly 32
Slate>5 — Be more than 51
Teal>1 — Be more than 11
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell3
Lime>3 — Be more than 31
Brown<2 — Be less than 21
Blue9 — Add up to exactly 94
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal2 — Be exactly 21
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