NYT Pips hints and answers, Sunday, September 6, 2026

Start with the cell that must equal 6 at row 1, column 1. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.

That cell is a 6. Only 2 dominoes have a 6: 4–6, 6–6.

Place the 6–6 domino with the 6 at row 1, column 1 and the 6 at row 1, column 2.

Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 3–1: R2C3→R2C4; 0–0: R1C3→R1C4; 4–6: R3C1→R2C1; 2–2: R3C2→R3C3; 6–6: R1C1→R1C2.

Start with the cell that must equal 2 at row 1, column 5. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.

That cell is a 2. Only 2 dominoes have a 2: 2–2, 2–6.

Place the 2–6 domino with the 2 at row 1, column 5 and the 6 at row 2, column 5.

Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 6–5: R3C5→R3C4; 0–0: R1C3→R1C4; 3–6: R3C2→R2C2; 2–2: R1C1→R1C2; 5–3: R2C4→R2C3; 2–6: R1C5→R2C5; 4–3: R3C3→R4C3.

Start with the cell that must equal 3 at row 4, column 1. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.

That cell is a 3. Only 5 dominoes have a 3: 6–3, 3–4, 5–3, 3–3, 2–3.

Place the 3–4 domino with the 3 at row 4, column 1 and the 4 at row 3, column 1.

Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 2–5: R8C4→R9C4; 6–3: R6C6→R7C6; 1–1: R9C1→R9C2; 3–4: R4C1→R3C1; 6–6: R6C7→R6C8; 2–2: R6C4→R7C4; 4–6: R3C3→R4C3; 5–3: R9C6→R8C6; 1–4: R2C3→R1C3; 6–5: R2C5→R2C6; 3–3: R1C8→R2C8; 4–2: R7C1→R7C2; 6–1: R3C8→R4C8; 2–3: R8C8→R7C8; 4–0: R2C1→R1C1; 6–2: R9C7→R9C8.