NYT Pips hints and answers, Monday, August 10, 2026
Easy, Medium and Hard, each with its own ladder: where to start, what goes there, one domino placed, then the full solution.
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Fill every region to its rulePick a domino, then tap where it goes.
Pick a domino, then tap where it goes.
Pick a domino, then tap where it goes.
Tap a placed domino to pick it up. Keys: R rotates. Any arrangement that meets every rule counts.
The hint ladder
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Start with the cell that must be less than 2 at row 1, column 1. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.
HintReveal hint
That cell is a 1, and only one domino has a 1: the 1–5.
One wordReveal one word
Place the 1–5 domino with the 1 at row 1, column 1 and the 5 at row 1, column 2.
AnswerReveal answer
Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 3–3: R4C3→R4C4; 5–3: R3C5→R4C5; 0–0: R3C2→R4C2; 1–5: R1C1→R1C2; 4–0: R1C5→R1C6.
NudgeReveal nudge
Start with the cell that must be greater than 3 at row 3, column 5. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.
HintReveal hint
That cell is a 4. Only 3 dominoes have a 4: 4–1, 4–6, 2–4.
One wordReveal one word
Place the 4–1 domino with the 4 at row 3, column 5 and the 1 at row 2, column 5.
AnswerReveal answer
Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 1–1: R3C4→R4C4; 1–5: R2C3→R2C2; 0–1: R3C1→R4C1; 1–6: R1C4→R2C4; 4–1: R3C5→R2C5; 4–6: R4C2→R3C2; 2–4: R3C3→R4C3.
NudgeReveal nudge
Start with the cell that must equal 3 at row 3, column 5. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.
HintReveal hint
That cell is a 3. Only 4 dominoes have a 3: 5–3, 4–3, 6–3, 0–3.
One wordReveal one word
Place the 5–3 domino with the 5 at row 4, column 5 and the 3 at row 3, column 5.
AnswerReveal answer
Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 1–5: R1C3→R2C3; 2–6: R8C5→R7C5; 4–4: R1C5→R2C5; 0–6: R9C4→R9C3; 5–3: R4C5→R3C5; 2–0: R4C6→R4C7; 4–3: R8C3→R7C3; 5–6: R3C1→R2C1; 0–4: R4C3→R3C3; 6–3: R1C1→R1C2; 5–2: R4C2→R4C1; 0–3: R6C4→R6C3.
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