Yesterday's hints
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Hint 1 — reveal hint
Easy (#1329): five dominoes — start with edge singles before the 5-4 close.
Hint 2 — reveal hint
Medium (#1345): seven dominoes; the 0-0 double pins the middle corridor.
Hint 3 — reveal hint
Hard (#1355): twelve dominoes; seat the 6-6 early on the right edge.
Hint 4 — reveal hint
Hard’s 0-values cluster near the top-left and mid-right — don’t strand a 0-half.
Hint 5 — reveal hint
Easy finishes on 5-4; Medium on 3-3; Hard on 4-2.
The answer
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Reveal answer and explanation
Why this answer
Yesterday’s Pips placements (October 7, 2026)
Easy #1329, Medium #1345, and Hard #1355 are listed with exact [row,col] endpoints in the answer field. Equality and sum regions open each board; doubles (0-0, 3-3, 6-6) are the safest early anchors.
Solve notes
Board IDs from October 7
- Easy #1329
- Medium #1345
- Hard #1355
Thursday’s set is on TECHi’s Pips Today page.
Questions about this edition
What were yesterday’s NYT Pips board numbers?
Easy #1329, Medium #1345, and Hard #1355.
Are full domino placements listed?
Yes — every domino includes grid coordinates in the answer reveal.
What is today’s Pips set?
Thursday’s Easy #1320 / Medium #1325 / Hard #1340 boards are on TECHi’s Pips Today page.
How do you play NYT Pips?
Place every domino so each shaded region satisfies its sum, equality, or other printed rule.
When does a new Pips set release?
A new Easy/Medium/Hard trio unlocks daily.
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| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 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] |
| Mon, Oct 5, 2026 | Pips | Easy #1336: 4-3 [2,3]-[1,3]; 4-5 [0,2]-[0,3]; 0-1 [1,0]-[0,0]; 2-3 [2,2]-[2,1]; 6-3 [1,1]-[0,1] | Medium #1353: 5-3 [3,2]-[2,2]; 5-2 [1,2]-[0,2]; 3-3 [2,0]-[2,1]; 4-6 [0,3]-[1,3]; 1-4 [3,3]-[2,3]; 2-6 [3,4]-[2,4]; 5-4 [1,1]-[1,0] | Hard #1363: 0-1 [0,2]-[0,1]; 5-0 [5,3]-[5,4]; 6-1 [3,5]-[2,5]; 2-4 [1,3]-[1,2]; 6-3 [2,0]-[3,0]; 4-4 [0,5]-[1,5]; 2-6 [4,4]-[4,3]; 2-2 [4,1]-[5,1]; 0-6 [1,0]-[0,0]; 0-2 [2,4]-[1,4]; 3-3 [4,0]-[5,0]; 3-2 [0,4]-[0,3]; 1-3 [4,2]-[5,2]; 3-0 [2,1]-[1,1]; 0-0 [4,5]-[5,5] |
| Sun, Oct 4, 2026 | Pips | Easy #1318: 4-2 [0,2]-[0,1]; 2-2 [0,0]-[1,0]; 5-6 [2,0]-[2,1]; 3-5 [2,2]-[1,2] | Medium #1324: 1-3 [4,3]-[3,3]; 4-2 [1,3]-[0,3]; 6-5 [2,0]-[2,1]; 5-3 [1,2]-[1,1]; 5-1 [3,1]-[3,0]; 2-3 [4,2]-[3,2]; 5-5 [2,2]-[2,3] | Hard #1341: 6-3 [4,1]-[3,1]; 4-2 [5,5]-[4,5]; 5-1 [4,3]-[3,3]; 0-3 [5,0]-[5,1]; 4-5 [1,4]-[1,3]; 5-3 [0,2]-[1,2]; 2-3 [1,5]-[0,5]; 1-3 [4,2]-[5,2]; 2-0 [1,1]-[0,1]; 4-4 [2,0]-[3,0]; 3-4 [0,0]-[1,0]; 2-2 [2,5]-[3,5]; 0-5 [4,4]-[5,4]; 1-0 [0,3]-[0,4] |
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