NYT Pips HelperThursday, October 15, 2026

Pips answers — Thursday, October 15, 2026

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

Easy #1,386

Easy

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

Medium #1,394

Medium

blue (<4): 3 | purple (=): 3 · 3 | green (=): 4 · 4 | amber (=): 4 · 4 | orange (<1): 0 | slate (=20): 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 | teal (=6): 2 · 4 | pink (=3): 1 · 2

Hard #1,398

Hard

blue: 1 | purple (>1): 4 | green (>0): 3 | amber (>3): 4 | orange (>14): 4 · 6 · 5 | slate: 2 | teal (=5): 5 | pink (=): 2 · 2 | lime (=9): 0 · 3 · 3 · 3 | brown (=1): 1 | blue (>9): 4 · 2 · 4 | purple (>2): 3 | green (=4): 4 · 0

Spoiler note: this page shows the finished boards. Want only a nudge instead? Open the hints for October 15, where the answer stays behind one extra click.

Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple1 — Be exactly 11
Green10 — Add up to exactly 102
Amber10 — Add up to exactly 102
Orange>1 — Be more than 11
Slate10 — Add up to exactly 102
Teal>2 — Be more than 21

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue<4 — Be less than 41
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange<1 — Be less than 11
Slate20 — Add up to exactly 204
Teal6 — Add up to exactly 62
Pink3 — Add up to exactly 32

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green>0 — Be more than 01
Amber>3 — Be more than 31
Orange>14 — Add up to more than 143
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink= — Show the same number on every cell2
Lime9 — Add up to exactly 94
Brown1 — Be exactly 11
Blue>9 — Add up to more than 93
Purple>2 — Be more than 21
Green4 — Add up to exactly 42
← Oct 14 All of 2026Hints for this day