Today's hints
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Easy opener — reveal hint
Five dominoes, five regions. Fill the two single-cell regions first; the biggest sum target on Easy is only 3.
Medium opener — reveal hint
Seven dominoes. The greater-than-10 pair is a strong early anchor beside the empty cell.
Hard opener — reveal hint
Twelve dominoes and lots of single-cell sums — place those forced pips before chasing the unequal/equals clusters.
Hard pip count — reveal hint
In the hard set, 2 shows up most often, and three of the twelve tiles are doubles.
Equality reminder — reveal hint
Equality regions want matching pip values on every cell in the region, not matching dominoes.
Double tip — reveal hint
Doubles are orientation-safe but still must satisfy the region math on both cells.
The answer
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Reveal answer and explanation
Why this answer
Friday’s Pips (October 9, 2026) is easiest when you solve region math before aesthetics.
Easy #1332 rewards filling the two singleton cells, then completing the equality strips with the 1-1 and 2-2 doubles.
Medium #1347 hinges on the greater-than-10 pair and the sum-2 bottom strip — once those land, the equals trio locks.
Hard #1357 is a single-cell gauntlet: place the forced sums around the rim, keep the 6-6 on the greater-than-7 stack, and finish with the bottom equals run of 5-2 / 2-2.
Solve notes
Fast path for today’s Pips
Read every region label before placing a double. Singletons and tiny sum targets are safer first moves than large equality zones.
Hard-board note
The unequal triple in the middle of Hard is where most misplacements start. Confirm the surrounding sum cells before you commit a 6-1 or 5-2 there.
Tomorrow
Saturday’s Pips boards publish October 10, 2026.
Questions about this edition
What are today’s NYT Pips board IDs for October 9, 2026?
Easy #1332, Medium #1347, and Hard #1357.
Where can I see the full domino placements?
The answer section lists every domino with its cell coordinates for Easy, Medium, and Hard.
What should I solve first on Easy?
The single-cell regions — they force specific pip values before the equality strips.
Why is Hard #1357 slow?
It has many single-cell sum constraints, so one early wrong double cascades.
How do you play NYT Pips?
Place each domino so every region’s rule (sum, equals, greater/less, unequal) is satisfied.
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| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 8, 2026 | Pips | Easy #1320: 5-5 [0,1]-[1,1]; 0-6 [3,0]-[3,1]; 1-5 [2,2]-[2,1]; 0-1 [0,2]-[1,2]; 3-3 [1,0]-[2,0] | Medium #1325: 3-1 [2,4]-[3,4]; 5-6 [0,2]-[1,2]; 1-1 [0,0]-[0,1]; 2-2 [3,1]-[4,1]; 3-5 [2,3]-[3,3]; 2-1 [3,2]-[2,2]; 4-2 [2,0]-[3,0]; 5-0 [2,1]-[1,1] | Hard #1340: 0-5 [3,5]-[2,5]; 3-4 [3,4]-[2,4]; 0-0 [3,0]-[3,1]; 4-5 [4,0]-[4,1]; 3-3 [5,1]-[5,2]; 4-0 [0,2]-[1,2]; 3-1 [3,3]-[3,2]; 4-2 [5,4]-[5,3]; 6-3 [2,2]-[2,1]; 0-2 [4,3]-[4,2]; 4-4 [4,4]-[4,5]; 1-0 [2,3]-[1,3]; 6-4 [1,0]-[2,0]; 0-3 [1,4]-[1,5]; 1-4 [0,4]-[0,3]; 3-2 [1,1]-[0,1] |
| Wed, Oct 7, 2026 | Pips | Easy #1329: 0-3 [0,1]-[0,2]; 4-1 [2,2]-[2,1]; 1-2 [0,0]-[1,0]; 2-5 [0,4]-[0,3]; 5-4 [2,3]-[1,3] | Medium #1345: 0-6 [2,2]-[1,2]; 3-0 [1,0]-[2,0]; 0-0 [2,1]-[3,1]; 0-1 [2,3]-[3,3]; 4-0 [4,2]-[3,2]; 1-4 [3,0]-[4,0]; 3-3 [0,1]-[1,1] | Hard #1355: 2-0 [0,7]-[1,7]; 4-1 [4,0]-[5,0]; 6-2 [0,1]-[0,2]; 4-6 [5,5]-[5,6]; 6-6 [4,7]-[5,7]; 4-3 [5,4]-[4,4]; 5-1 [0,4]-[1,4]; 5-0 [2,4]-[3,4]; 3-5 [5,1]-[5,2]; 0-0 [2,7]-[3,7]; 3-1 [0,0]-[1,0]; 4-2 [2,0]-[3,0] |
| Tue, Oct 6, 2026 | Pips | Easy #1317: 0-0 [0,2]-[0,3]; 6-6 [1,0]-[2,0]; 5-3 [2,3]-[3,3]; 4-2 [1,1]-[0,1]; 3-2 [2,2]-[1,2] | Medium #1323: 4-4 [1,0]-[1,1]; 6-1 [2,0]-[2,1]; 5-0 [0,2]-[0,3]; 1-3 [2,2]-[3,2]; 5-5 [2,3]-[3,3]; 6-2 [3,0]-[3,1]; 2-5 [1,3]-[1,2] | Hard #1339: 2-4 [4,7]-[3,7]; 4-0 [4,4]-[3,4]; 6-6 [3,2]-[4,2]; 3-3 [0,0]-[0,1]; 4-4 [2,6]-[2,7]; 1-2 [0,4]-[0,5]; 2-5 [0,6]-[0,7]; 3-4 [1,0]-[2,0]; 4-5 [1,4]-[2,4]; 4-6 [3,0]-[4,0]; 3-6 [2,1]-[2,2]; 2-6 [0,2]-[1,2]; 2-2 [4,5]-[4,6] |
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