NYT Pips HelperFriday, October 2, 2026

Pips answers — Friday, October 2, 2026

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

Easy #1,328

Easy

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

Medium #1,344

Medium

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

Hard #1,354

Hard

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | green (=1): 1 | amber (=5): 5 | orange (=9): 6 · 3 | slate (=5): 5 · 0 | teal (=7): 4 · 3 | pink (=3): 3 | lime (=2): 2 | brown (=3): 3 | blue (=15): 6 · 5 · 4 | purple (=3): 3 | green (=4): 4 | amber (=1): 1 | orange (<3): 1 · 0 | slate (>5): 6 | teal (=0): 0 | pink (=2): 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell3
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green8 — Add up to exactly 82
Amber>2 — Be more than 21
Orange11 — Add up to exactly 113
Slate0 — Be exactly 01
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink5 — Add up to exactly 52
Lime>1 — Be more than 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell4
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell4
Green1 — Be exactly 11
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange9 — Add up to exactly 92
Slate5 — Add up to exactly 52
Teal7 — Add up to exactly 72
Pink3 — Be exactly 31
Lime2 — Be exactly 21
Brown3 — Be exactly 31
Blue15 — Add up to exactly 153
Purple3 — Be exactly 31
Green4 — Be exactly 41
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange<3 — Add up to less than 32
Slate>5 — Be more than 51
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink2 — Be exactly 21
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