NYT Pips HelperWednesday, September 30, 2026

Pips answers — Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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

Easy #1,330

Easy

blue (=1): 1 | purple: 3 | green (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | amber (=1): 0 · 1 | orange (=10): 5 · 5 | slate: 4

Medium #1,346

Medium

blue (=11): 5 · 3 · 3 | purple (<2): 1 | green (≠): 6 · 4 · 5 | amber (<8): 4 · 2 · 1 | orange (=2): 2 | slate (=): 2 · 2 · 2

Hard #1,356

Hard

blue (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | purple (=6): 2 · 4 | green (=3): 3 · 0 · 0 | amber (=2): 1 · 1 | orange (=22): 4 · 6 · 6 · 6 | slate (=9): 4 · 5 | teal (=9): 4 · 5 | pink (<1): 0 | lime (>4): 5 | brown (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | blue (>4): 5 | purple: 4 | green: 3 | amber (≠): 1 · 3 | orange (=2): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Be exactly 11
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber1 — Add up to exactly 12
Orange10 — Add up to exactly 102
SlateTake any value it likes1

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 113
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Amber<8 — Add up to less than 83
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple6 — Add up to exactly 62
Green3 — Add up to exactly 33
Amber2 — Add up to exactly 22
Orange22 — Add up to exactly 224
Slate9 — Add up to exactly 92
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92
Pink<1 — Be less than 11
Lime>4 — Be more than 41
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell4
Blue>4 — Be more than 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Orange2 — Be exactly 21
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