NYT Pips hints and answers, Tuesday, October 13, 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 equal 6 at row 1, column 3. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.
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That cell is a 6. Only 4 dominoes have a 6: 6–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0.
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Place the 6–6 domino with the 6 at row 1, column 3 and the 6 at row 1, column 4.
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Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 6–6: R1C3→R1C4; 6–1: R4C4→R4C3; 3–6: R2C2→R2C1; 1–3: R4C2→R3C2; 6–0: R3C4→R2C4.
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Start with the cell that must equal 3 at row 1, column 4. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.
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That cell is a 3. Only 2 dominoes have a 3: 4–3, 3–5.
One wordReveal one word
Place the 3–5 domino with the 3 at row 1, column 4 and the 5 at row 1, column 3.
AnswerReveal answer
Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 0–1: R2C4→R2C5; 0–0: R3C1→R3C2; 1–5: R2C2→R2C3; 4–3: R3C3→R3C4; 4–2: R1C6→R1C5; 3–5: R1C4→R1C3; 0–2: R2C6→R3C6.
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Start with the cell that must equal 4 at row 1, column 1. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.
HintReveal hint
That cell is a 4. Only 4 dominoes have a 4: 4–3, 4–6, 2–4, 4–1.
One wordReveal one word
Place the 4–1 domino with the 4 at row 1, column 1 and the 1 at row 1, column 2.
AnswerReveal answer
Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 4–3: R3C6→R4C6; 2–5: R2C4→R3C4; 6–1: R1C3→R1C4; 0–6: R4C3→R4C4; 3–1: R6C7→R6C8; 2–2: R1C6→R2C6; 2–6: R6C4→R5C4; 3–5: R4C1→R4C2; 4–6: R5C6→R6C6; 3–3: R2C1→R3C1; 2–4: R5C1→R6C1; 4–1: R1C1→R1C2.
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