NYT Pips hints and answers, Monday, September 7, 2026

Start with the cell that must equal 6 at row 1, column 2. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.

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

Place the 4–6 domino with the 4 at row 1, column 3 and the 6 at row 1, column 2.

Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 5–0: R2C2→R2C1; 3–4: R3C3→R3C2; 4–2: R2C5→R1C5; 6–5: R3C6→R3C5; 4–6: R1C3→R1C2.

Start with the cell that must be less than 3 at row 1, column 2. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.

That cell is a 1. Only 2 dominoes have a 1: 2–1, 1–4.

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

Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 4–6: R3C5→R3C4; 2–1: R2C2→R1C2; 4–5: R3C2→R4C2; 2–3: R2C3→R1C3; 1–4: R2C1→R3C1; 2–5: R3C3→R4C3; 2–4: R2C4→R2C5.

Start with the cell that must equal 2 at row 4, column 1. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.

That cell is a 2. Only 4 dominoes have a 2: 3–2, 0–2, 2–6, 2–2.

Place the 2–6 domino with the 2 at row 4, column 1 and the 6 at row 3, column 1.

Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 0–4: R10C5→R9C5; 3–2: R6C5→R6C4; 5–5: R1C1→R2C1; 0–1: R6C3→R7C3; 6–6: R9C3→R10C3; 0–2: R1C7→R2C7; 3–3: R1C5→R2C5; 2–6: R4C1→R3C1; 1–5: R3C7→R4C7; 2–2: R3C5→R4C5; 6–5: R3C2→R2C2; 4–4: R7C5→R8C5; 6–3: R3C4→R2C4; 1–1: R8C3→R8C4; 0–6: R4C3→R3C3.