NYT Pips hints and answers, Tuesday, August 11, 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 greater than 5 at row 1, column 1. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.
HintReveal hint
That cell is a 6, and only one domino has a 6: the 1–6.
One wordReveal one word
Place the 1–6 domino with the 1 at row 1, column 2 and the 6 at row 1, column 1.
AnswerReveal answer
Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 1–0: R2C3→R2C4; 1–1: R3C2→R3C3; 1–2: R2C2→R2C1; 1–5: R1C3→R1C4; 1–6: R1C2→R1C1.
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Start with the cell that must be greater than 5 at row 1, column 3. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.
HintReveal hint
That cell is a 6. Only 3 dominoes have a 6: 4–6, 6–6, 6–5.
One wordReveal one word
Place the 6–6 domino with the 6 at row 1, column 3 and the 6 at row 2, column 3.
AnswerReveal answer
Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 0–5: R6C3→R5C3; 4–6: R7C1→R8C1; 6–6: R1C3→R2C3; 3–2: R1C1→R2C1; 4–4: R5C1→R6C1; 0–0: R3C1→R4C1; 6–5: R8C3→R7C3; 1–0: R3C3→R4C3.
NudgeReveal nudge
Start with the cell that must equal 2 at row 1, column 2. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.
HintReveal hint
That cell is a 2. Only 3 dominoes have a 2: 2–0, 2–3, 2–6.
One wordReveal one word
Place the 2–3 domino with the 2 at row 1, column 2 and the 3 at row 1, column 3.
AnswerReveal answer
Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 6–6: R3C5→R4C5; 1–0: R7C1→R6C1; 3–5: R4C4→R5C4; 0–4: R5C2→R6C2; 6–3: R7C5→R7C4; 2–0: R3C2→R3C1; 1–4: R1C1→R2C1; 6–0: R2C4→R1C4; 3–3: R3C3→R3C4; 0–0: R4C1→R5C1; 5–5: R2C2→R2C3; 2–3: R1C2→R1C3; 5–0: R2C5→R1C5; 2–6: R7C3→R7C2; 0–3: R5C5→R6C5.
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