NYT Pips HelperSunday, October 11, 2026

Pips answers — Sunday, October 11, 2026

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

Easy #1,321

Easy

blue (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | purple (=7): 3 · 4 | green (=): 4 · 4 · 4 | amber (>4): 6 | orange (<2): 0

Medium #1,327

Medium

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

Hard #1,343

Hard

blue (=5): 5 | purple (>1): 6 | green (=3): 3 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=6): 2 · 4 | slate (>4): 5 | teal: 1 | pink: 1 | lime (=2): 0 · 2 | brown (>4): 5 | blue (=10): 4 · 6 | purple: 5 | green: 6 | amber (<5): 4 | orange (=): 0 · 0 · 0 | slate (=4): 4 | teal (=3): 3 | pink (=5): 3 · 2 | lime (=8): 2 · 6 | brown (=): 2 · 2

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell3
Purple7 — Add up to exactly 72
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber>4 — Be more than 41
Orange<2 — Be less than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<2 — Be less than 21
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green6 — Add up to exactly 62
Amber4 — Add up to exactly 42
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
SlateTake any value it likes1
TealTake any value it likes1
Pink<2 — Be less than 21
Lime>7 — Add up to more than 72

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue5 — Be exactly 51
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green3 — Be exactly 31
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange6 — Add up to exactly 62
Slate>4 — Be more than 41
TealTake any value it likes1
PinkTake any value it likes1
Lime2 — Add up to exactly 22
Brown>4 — Be more than 41
Blue10 — Add up to exactly 102
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber<5 — Be less than 51
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell3
Slate4 — Be exactly 41
Teal3 — Be exactly 31
Pink5 — Add up to exactly 52
Lime8 — Add up to exactly 82
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
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