NYT Pips · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Pips Answers Today
The solved boards for today's NYT Pips, Easy, Medium and Hard. Spoilers start right below. If you would rather have a hint first, use today's Pips hintsinstead.
Easy Pips answer
Answer in words (5 dominoes)
- 5-6 vertical: 5 on row 1, column 3 (“>4”), 6 on row 2, column 3 (“=”)
- 6-1 vertical: 6 on row 2, column 4 (“=”), 1 on row 3, column 4 (“5”)
- 5-4 horizontal: 5 on row 4, column 3 (“8”), 4 on row 4, column 4 (“5”)
- 1-3 vertical: 1 on row 3, column 2 (“=”), 3 on row 4, column 2 (“8”)
- 0-1 horizontal: 0 on row 2, column 1 (“<3”), 1 on row 2, column 2 (“=”)
How each rule is met
- “=” 2 cells must all show the same number: 1, 1
- “=” 2 cells must all show the same number: 6, 6
- “5” 2 cells must add up to 5: 1 + 4 = 5
- “>4” one cell must be greater than 4: 5
- “<3” one cell must be less than 3: 0
- “8” 2 cells must add up to 8: 3 + 5 = 8
Medium Pips answer
This board has more than one valid answer. The one shown is the official solution.
Answer in words (7 dominoes)
- 1-0 vertical: 1 on row 2, column 3 (“<3”), 0 on row 3, column 3 (“<3”)
- 1-3 vertical: 1 on row 3, column 2 (“<3”), 3 on row 4, column 2 (“>7”)
- 3-4 vertical: 3 on row 1, column 4 (“3”), 4 on row 2, column 4 (“>6”)
- 3-3 vertical: 3 on row 5, column 2 (“>7”), 3 on row 6, column 2 (“3”)
- 3-5 vertical: 3 on row 3, column 4 (“>6”), 5 on row 4, column 4 (“10”)
- 5-4 vertical: 5 on row 4, column 1 (“>7”), 4 on row 5, column 1 (“>7”)
- 5-1 vertical: 5 on row 4, column 3 (“10”), 1 on row 5, column 3 (“>7”)
How each rule is met
- “10” 2 cells must add up to 10: 5 + 5 = 10
- “>7” 3 cells must add up to more than 7: 4 + 3 + 1 = 8
- “>7” 2 cells must add up to more than 7: 5 + 3 = 8
- “<3” 3 cells must add up to less than 3: 1 + 1 + 0 = 2
- “>6” 2 cells must add up to more than 6: 4 + 3 = 7
- “3” one cell must be exactly 3: 3
- “3” one cell must be exactly 3: 3
Hard Pips answer
Answer in words (16 dominoes)
- 0-5 horizontal: 0 on row 1, column 9 (“0”), 5 on row 1, column 8 (“5”)
- 4-5 horizontal: 4 on row 5, column 3 (“4”), 5 on row 5, column 4 (“5”)
- 0-0 horizontal: 0 on row 5, column 5 (“0”), 0 on row 5, column 6 (“0”)
- 2-5 vertical: 2 on row 2, column 1 (“=”), 5 on row 1, column 1 (“5”)
- 2-4 horizontal: 2 on row 3, column 1 (“=”), 4 on row 3, column 2 (“4”)
- 1-5 vertical: 1 on row 4, column 3, 5 on row 3, column 3 (“5”)
- 0-2 horizontal: 0 on row 5, column 7 (“0”), 2 on row 5, column 8 (“4”)
- 1-2 vertical: 1 on row 4, column 9 (“<4”), 2 on row 5, column 9 (“4”)
- 1-1 vertical: 1 on row 2, column 9 (“<4”), 1 on row 3, column 9 (“<4”)
- 2-2 horizontal: 2 on row 1, column 5 (“=”), 2 on row 1, column 6 (“=”)
- 3-4 vertical: 3 on row 2, column 7 (“4”), 4 on row 1, column 7 (“4”)
- 1-4 vertical: 1 on row 2, column 4 (“=”), 4 on row 1, column 4 (“4”)
- 1-3 vertical: 1 on row 2, column 3 (“=”), 3 on row 1, column 3 (“<4”)
- 0-3 horizontal: 0 on row 3, column 4 (“0”), 3 on row 3, column 5 (“=”)
- 3-3 vertical: 3 on row 3, column 6 (“=”), 3 on row 4, column 6 (“=”)
- 0-1 vertical: 0 on row 4, column 7 (“0”), 1 on row 3, column 7 (“4”)
How each rule is met
- “5” one cell must be exactly 5: 5
- “4” one cell must be exactly 4: 4
- “=” 2 cells must all show the same number: 2, 2
- “4” one cell must be exactly 4: 4
- “5” one cell must be exactly 5: 5
- “0” one cell must be exactly 0: 0
- “=” 2 cells must all show the same number: 2, 2
- “=” 2 cells must all show the same number: 1, 1
- “4” 2 cells must add up to 4: 3 + 1 = 4
- “<4” 3 cells must add up to less than 4: 1 + 1 + 1 = 3
- “4” one cell must be exactly 4: 4
- “5” one cell must be exactly 5: 5
- “0” one cell must be exactly 0: 0
- “=” 3 cells must all show the same number: 3, 3, 3
- “0” 3 cells must add up to 0: 0 + 0 + 0 = 0
- “4” one cell must be exactly 4: 4
- “5” one cell must be exactly 5: 5
- “0” one cell must be exactly 0: 0
- “4” 2 cells must add up to 4: 2 + 2 = 4
- “<4” one cell must be less than 4: 3
How to read the answer
Each board shows every domino in its final position. Rows are numbered down the left edge and columns across the top, and the written answer under each board uses the same numbers, for example “5 on row 1, column 3”. The small badges are the region rules, and the second list under each board shows how every rule is met.
Some Pips puzzles can be solved in more than one way. When that happens the board is marked, and the answer shown here is the official one. A different arrangement that satisfies every rule is just as correct.
Stuck on the last puzzle only? The hard Pips hint lets you reveal it one domino at a time.