NYT Pips HelperTuesday, October 6, 2026

Pips answers — Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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

Easy #1,317

Easy

blue (=2): 2 · 0 · 0 | purple (=10): 6 · 4 | green: 2 | amber: 6 | orange (=8): 3 · 5 | slate (>2): 3

Medium #1,323

Medium

blue (=): 5 · 5 | purple (<2): 0 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (<4): 2 | orange (=12): 6 · 6 | slate (=): 1 · 1 | teal (=10): 5 · 5 | pink (=5): 2 · 3

Hard #1,339

Hard

blue (=11): 3 · 3 · 2 · 3 | purple (<2): 1 | green: 2 | amber (=7): 2 · 5 | orange (=24): 6 · 6 · 6 · 6 | slate: 4 | teal (=): 4 · 4 | pink (>2): 3 | lime (=5): 5 | brown (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | blue (=0): 0 | purple (>4): 6 | green (<7): 4 · 2 | amber (<5): 2 · 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 23
Purple10 — Add up to exactly 102
GreenTake any value it likes1
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange8 — Add up to exactly 82
Slate>2 — Be more than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber<4 — Be less than 41
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 122
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal10 — Add up to exactly 102
Pink5 — Add up to exactly 52

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue11 — Add up to exactly 114
Purple<2 — Be less than 21
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange24 — Add up to exactly 244
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink>2 — Be more than 21
Lime5 — Be exactly 51
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue0 — Be exactly 01
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green<7 — Add up to less than 72
Amber<5 — Add up to less than 52
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