NYT Pips HelperWednesday, October 7, 2026

Pips answers — Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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

Easy #1,329

Easy

blue (=1): 1 · 0 | purple (>2): 3 | green (=9): 5 · 4 | amber (>1): 2 | orange: 2 | slate: 1 | teal (=9): 4 · 5

Medium #1,345

Medium

blue (=): 3 · 3 · 3 | purple (>4): 6 | green (<2): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 · 1 | amber: 1 | orange (=4): 4 | slate: 4

Hard #1,355

Hard

blue (>10): 3 · 6 · 2 | purple (=5): 5 | green: 2 | amber (>6): 1 · 4 · 2 | orange (=6): 1 · 5 | slate (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | teal (=0): 0 | pink (≠): 4 · 1 · 3 | lime (=11): 3 · 4 · 4 | brown (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | blue (=5): 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue1 — Add up to exactly 12
Purple>2 — Be more than 21
Green9 — Add up to exactly 92
Amber>1 — Be more than 11
OrangeTake any value it likes1
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple>4 — Be more than 41
Green<2 — Add up to less than 27
AmberTake any value it likes1
Orange4 — Be exactly 41
SlateTake any value it likes1

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>10 — Add up to more than 103
Purple5 — Be exactly 51
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber>6 — Add up to more than 63
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal0 — Be exactly 01
Pink≠ — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Lime11 — Add up to exactly 113
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell3
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
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