Pips Answer for September 20, 2026

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The Pips puzzle for September 20, 2026 has three boards: Easy (5 dominoes), Medium (7) and Hard (14). Hints come first; open “Show the answer” only when you want the full solution. Edited by Ian Livengood.

Pips Easy answer, Sep 20

Puzzle by Ian Livengood · 5 dominoes

Hint 1

The easy board uses 5 dominoes and has 1 equal, 4 sum regions.

Hint 2

Start with the one-cell regions: the cell at row 2, column 2 is a 1; the cell at row 4, column 5 is a 1.

Hint 3

The 6-0 domino goes with the 6 at row 3, column 4 and the 0 at row 2, column 4.

Show the easy answer

Dashed lines join the two halves of each domino. Where each one goes:

  1. 0-0: 0 at row 1, column 3, 0 at row 2, column 3
  2. 6-0: 6 at row 3, column 4, 0 at row 2, column 4
  3. 3-1: 3 at row 3, column 5, 1 at row 4, column 5
  4. 4-1: 4 at row 3, column 2, 1 at row 2, column 2
  5. 2-4: 2 at row 4, column 1, 4 at row 3, column 1

Pips Medium answer, Sep 20

Puzzle by Ian Livengood · 7 dominoes

Hint 1

The medium board uses 7 dominoes and has 2 greater-than, 1 equal, 4 sum, 1 less-than regions.

Hint 2

Start with the region at row 2, column 2 (all the same number): it is a 2.

Hint 3

The 5-6 domino goes with the 5 at row 2, column 5 and the 6 at row 1, column 5.

Show the medium answer

Dashed lines join the two halves of each domino. Where each one goes:

  1. 5-4: 5 at row 4, column 4, 4 at row 4, column 3
  2. 1-6: 1 at row 3, column 3, 6 at row 3, column 4
  3. 4-2: 4 at row 2, column 1, 2 at row 2, column 2
  4. 2-5: 2 at row 3, column 2, 5 at row 4, column 2
  5. 5-6: 5 at row 2, column 5, 6 at row 1, column 5
  6. 4-4: 4 at row 3, column 5, 4 at row 4, column 5
  7. 2-3: 2 at row 2, column 3, 3 at row 2, column 4

Pips Hard answer, Sep 20

Puzzle by Rodolfo Kurchan · 14 dominoes

Hint 1

The hard board uses 14 dominoes and has 3 less-than, 5 greater-than, 3 equal, 4 sum regions.

Hint 2

Start with the region at row 1, column 8 (all the same number): it is a 1.

Hint 3

The 5-5 domino goes with the 5 at row 4, column 3 and the 5 at row 4, column 4.

Show the hard answer

Dashed lines join the two halves of each domino. Where each one goes:

  1. 5-0: 5 at row 2, column 6, 0 at row 1, column 6
  2. 2-2: 2 at row 8, column 4, 2 at row 9, column 4
  3. 1-0: 1 at row 1, column 1, 0 at row 2, column 1
  4. 5-5: 5 at row 4, column 3, 5 at row 4, column 4
  5. 2-0: 2 at row 6, column 5, 0 at row 6, column 6
  6. 5-1: 5 at row 6, column 2, 1 at row 6, column 3
  7. 2-6: 2 at row 7, column 4, 6 at row 6, column 4
  8. 4-1: 4 at row 3, column 7, 1 at row 2, column 7
  9. 5-2: 5 at row 1, column 4, 2 at row 2, column 4
  10. 0-0: 0 at row 2, column 2, 0 at row 3, column 2
  11. 3-2: 3 at row 4, column 7, 2 at row 5, column 7
  12. 0-6: 0 at row 3, column 3, 6 at row 3, column 4
  13. 1-1: 1 at row 1, column 8, 1 at row 2, column 8
  14. 0-4: 0 at row 3, column 1, 4 at row 4, column 1

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Questions

What time does the new Pips puzzle come out?

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How do you solve Pips?

Place every domino on the board so each colored region follows its rule: a number means the pips add up to that number, = means all the same, ≠ means all different, < and > mean the total is under or over the number. Cells with no color have no rule.

Are these the official answers for September 20, 2026?

Yes. The boards and solutions come from the same puzzle data the New York Times game uses, so they match the game exactly.