Here are hints and answers for NYT Pips on Monday, November 9, 2026. Today’s Easy puzzle has five dominoes, Medium has seven and Hard has 15. Each level starts with a hint you can open one at a time, then the full solved board. Today’s puzzles are by Ian Livengood and Rodolfo Kurchan.
Pips Easy hints and answer (Nov 9)
The easy board has five rule regions and five dominoes to place. Your dominoes: 6–4, 3–4, 3–0, 3–6, 0–0.
- 64
- 34
- 30
- 36
- 00
Look for the one-cell regions with a plain number: they tell you a pip value outright. row 3, column 4 is a 4.
These one cell must add up to 4. Answer: 4.
These two cells must add up to 9. Answer: 6, 3 (reading left to right, top to bottom).
These two cells must add up to 6. Answer: 3, 3 (reading left to right, top to bottom).
These one cell must add up to more than 4. Answer: 6.
These three cells must add up to less than 3. Answer: 0, 0, 0 (reading left to right, top to bottom).
- 6–4 placed across: 6 at row 1, column 1, 4 at row 1, column 2
- 3–0 placed down: 3 at row 2, column 1, 0 at row 3, column 1
- 3–6 placed across: 3 at row 2, column 2, 6 at row 2, column 3
- 0–0 placed down: 0 at row 3, column 2, 0 at row 4, column 2
- 3–4 placed across: 3 at row 3, column 3, 4 at row 3, column 4
Pips Medium hints and answer (Nov 9)
The medium board has seven rule regions and seven dominoes to place. Your dominoes: 1–3, 3–0, 5–3, 0–0, 0–5, 2–4, 1–2.
- 13
- 30
- 53
- 00
- 05
- 24
- 12
Begin with the = region at rows 1–2, columns 1–2: its four cells must all show the same number.
These four cells must all show the same number. Answer: 0, 0, 0, 0 (reading left to right, top to bottom).
These one cell must add up to more than 4. Answer: 5.
These one cell must add up to less than 3. Answer: 1.
These one cell must add up to more than 2. Answer: 3.
These one cell must add up to more than 1. Answer: 2.
These two cells must add up to more than 4. Answer: 2, 4 (reading left to right, top to bottom).
- 0–0 placed down: 0 at row 1, column 1, 0 at row 2, column 1
- 0–5 placed across: 0 at row 1, column 2, 5 at row 1, column 3
- 0–3 placed across: 0 at row 2, column 2, 3 at row 2, column 3
- 3–5 placed down: 3 at row 2, column 4, 5 at row 3, column 4
- 1–2 placed down: 1 at row 2, column 5, 2 at row 3, column 5
- 2–4 placed down: 2 at row 3, column 1, 4 at row 4, column 1
- 1–3 placed across: 1 at row 3, column 2, 3 at row 3, column 3
Pips Hard hints and answer (Nov 9)
The hard board has 17 rule regions and 15 dominoes to place. Your dominoes: 4–4, 3–3, 6–1, 1–2, 2–0, 0–1, 1–1, 1–4, 2–5, 5–6, 3–6, 5–3, 2–2, 1–3, 6–0.
- 44
- 33
- 61
- 12
- 20
- 01
- 11
- 14
- 25
- 56
- 36
- 53
- 22
- 13
- 60
Look for the one-cell regions with a plain number: they tell you a pip value outright. row 2, column 3 is a 1; row 2, column 4 is a 5; row 3, column 3 is a 5.
These one cell must add up to 1. Answer: 1.
These one cell must add up to 5. Answer: 5.
These one cell must add up to 5. Answer: 5.
These one cell must add up to 0. Answer: 0.
These one cell must add up to 3. Answer: 3.
These one cell must add up to 5. Answer: 5.
- 4–4 placed across: 4 at row 1, column 1, 4 at row 1, column 2
- 3–1 placed across: 3 at row 1, column 3, 1 at row 1, column 4
- 1–1 placed across: 1 at row 1, column 5, 1 at row 1, column 6
- 0–2 placed down: 0 at row 2, column 1, 2 at row 3, column 1
- 6–1 placed across: 6 at row 2, column 2, 1 at row 2, column 3
- 5–6 placed across: 5 at row 2, column 4, 6 at row 2, column 5
- 6–0 placed down: 6 at row 2, column 6, 0 at row 3, column 6
- 5–2 placed across: 5 at row 3, column 3, 2 at row 3, column 4
- 1–4 placed down: 1 at row 3, column 5, 4 at row 4, column 5
- 2–2 placed down: 2 at row 4, column 1, 2 at row 5, column 1
- 0–1 placed down: 0 at row 4, column 6, 1 at row 5, column 6
- 3–3 placed across: 3 at row 5, column 2, 3 at row 5, column 3
- 5–3 placed across: 5 at row 6, column 1, 3 at row 6, column 2
- 3–6 placed across: 3 at row 6, column 3, 6 at row 6, column 4
- 2–1 placed across: 2 at row 6, column 5, 1 at row 6, column 6
Yesterday’s Pips answers (Nov 8)
Missed a day? Here are the solved boards for every level of NYT Pips on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
Pips Easy, Nov 8 five dominoes
- 6–2 placed across: 6 at row 1, column 1, 2 at row 1, column 2
- 3–5 placed across: 3 at row 1, column 3, 5 at row 1, column 4
- 6–6 placed across: 6 at row 1, column 5, 6 at row 1, column 6
- 2–2 placed down: 2 at row 2, column 2, 2 at row 3, column 2
- 2–3 placed down: 2 at row 2, column 5, 3 at row 3, column 5
Pips Medium, Nov 8 eight dominoes
- 6–6 placed across: 6 at row 1, column 2, 6 at row 1, column 3
- 5–2 placed across: 5 at row 1, column 4, 2 at row 1, column 5
- 4–0 placed down: 4 at row 2, column 1, 0 at row 3, column 1
- 6–1 placed down: 6 at row 2, column 2, 1 at row 3, column 2
- 2–1 placed down: 2 at row 2, column 5, 1 at row 3, column 5
- 6–3 placed down: 6 at row 2, column 6, 3 at row 3, column 6
- 1–1 placed across: 1 at row 4, column 1, 1 at row 4, column 2
- 1–4 placed across: 1 at row 4, column 5, 4 at row 4, column 6
Pips Hard, Nov 8 15 dominoes
- 4–0 placed across: 4 at row 1, column 1, 0 at row 1, column 2
- 4–6 placed across: 4 at row 1, column 3, 6 at row 1, column 4
- 2–5 placed down: 2 at row 1, column 5, 5 at row 2, column 5
- 4–5 placed down: 4 at row 1, column 6, 5 at row 2, column 6
- 6–0 placed down: 6 at row 2, column 1, 0 at row 3, column 1
- 3–0 placed down: 3 at row 2, column 2, 0 at row 3, column 2
- 1–0 placed across: 1 at row 2, column 3, 0 at row 2, column 4
- 1–5 placed down: 1 at row 3, column 3, 5 at row 4, column 3
- 0–0 placed across: 0 at row 3, column 4, 0 at row 3, column 5
- 0–5 placed down: 0 at row 3, column 6, 5 at row 4, column 6
- 0–2 placed down: 0 at row 4, column 1, 2 at row 5, column 1
- 3–2 placed across: 3 at row 5, column 5, 2 at row 5, column 6
- 2–2 placed across: 2 at row 6, column 1, 2 at row 6, column 2
- 2–1 placed across: 2 at row 6, column 3, 1 at row 6, column 4
- 4–1 placed across: 4 at row 6, column 5, 1 at row 6, column 6
How to play NYT Pips
Pips is a daily domino logic puzzle from The New York Times. You place every domino on the board so that each coloured region follows its rule. Each domino covers two neighbouring cells, and a domino can be turned any way.
- A number (like 9): the pips in that region add up to exactly that number.
- < or > a number: the total is less than or more than that number.
- =: every cell in the region shows the same number.
- ≠: every cell in the region shows a different number.
- No symbol: any number can go there.
Tips for solving Pips faster
- Fill one-cell number regions first: they give you a value for free.
- A 0-sum region can only hold blanks, and a high total in a small region (like 12 in two cells) forces 6s.
- Check which dominoes contain a number before you commit; most dominoes can only go in a few places.
- Equal regions often take a double domino, such as 3–3.
More daily NYT puzzle help
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- Today’s NYT Mini Crossword answers and hints
- Today’s NYT Letter Boxed answer and hints
- Today’s NYT Strands hints, spangram and answers
- Today’s Wordle hints and answer
- Today’s NYT Spelling Bee answers and pangram
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
When does a new Pips puzzle come out?
A new set of Pips puzzles (Easy, Medium and Hard) unlocks every day at midnight in your local time zone on the New York Times Games site. We update this page every day with the new hints and answers.
Is NYT Pips free to play?
Pips can be played on the New York Times Games website and app. Some NYT games need a Games subscription for full access, so check the NYT site for the current rules in your country.
What do the symbols in Pips mean?
A plain number means the region must add up to exactly that number. The less-than and greater-than signs set a limit, an equals sign means every cell shows the same number, and the not-equal sign means every cell must be different.
Can a Pips puzzle have more than one answer?
Sometimes another layout also follows every rule. The board on this page is the official NYT solution, and any layout that satisfies all regions is also accepted by the game.
