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Pips October 31, 2026 answer — October 31, 2026

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Saturday, October 31, 2026 · edited by Ian Livengood

Today's Pips: easy has 5 dominoes, medium has 7 dominoes, hard has 14 dominoes; the hard board is by Rodolfo Kurchan.

Cells are written row then column from the top-left (R1C1). Each domino is read in the Times’ own orientation: its first number on the first cell listed.

Easy Pips answer (5 dominoes · by Ian Livengood)

Easy Pips for October 31, 2026, solved12=2<3>5>5

Where each domino goes

  1. 2–6: 2 on R1C1, 6 on R2C1
  2. 3–2: 3 on R2C3, 2 on R2C4
  3. 3–5: 3 on R1C3, 5 on R1C4
  4. 1–6: 1 on R1C5, 6 on R2C5
  5. 3–6: 3 on R1C2, 6 on R2C2

Every region, checked

  • R2C2, R2C1 (must total 12): 6 + 6 = 12
  • R1C2, R1C3, R2C3 (all the same number): 3 + 3 + 3
  • R1C1 (must total 2): 2
  • R2C4 (must total less than 3): 2
  • R1C5, R1C4 (must total more than 5): 1 + 5 = 6
  • R2C5 (must total more than 5): 6

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Medium Pips for October 31, 2026, solved≠>3=>456>5

Where each domino goes

  1. 2–6: 2 on R3C4, 6 on R3C3
  2. 2–0: 2 on R2C4, 0 on R2C3
  3. 5–4: 5 on R2C6, 4 on R3C6
  4. 2–3: 2 on R3C1, 3 on R3C2
  5. 1–0: 1 on R2C1, 0 on R2C2
  6. 4–3: 4 on R1C3, 3 on R1C2
  7. 2–2: 2 on R2C5, 2 on R3C5

Every region, checked

  • R1C2, R2C1, R2C2 (all different numbers): 3 + 1 + 0
  • R1C3, R2C3 (must total more than 3): 4 + 0 = 4
  • R2C4, R2C5, R3C4 (all the same number): 2 + 2 + 2
  • R2C6 (must total more than 4): 5
  • R3C1, R3C2 (must total 5): 2 + 3 = 5
  • R3C3 (must total 6): 6
  • R3C5, R3C6 (must total more than 5): 2 + 4 = 6

Hard Pips answer (14 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for October 31, 2026, solved350≠33=>8>471=3

Where each domino goes

  1. 5–5: 5 on R5C7, 5 on R5C8
  2. 4–4: 4 on R4C6, 4 on R4C7
  3. 5–2: 5 on R5C3, 2 on R5C4
  4. 1–4: 1 on R5C6, 4 on R5C5
  5. 2–0: 2 on R7C5, 0 on R7C6
  6. 0–0: 0 on R3C3, 0 on R4C3
  7. 1–3: 1 on R8C5, 3 on R8C4
  8. 2–3: 2 on R2C1, 3 on R2C2
  9. 3–6: 3 on R4C2, 6 on R3C2
  10. 4–6: 4 on R4C8, 6 on R3C8
  11. 1–2: 1 on R1C3, 2 on R2C3
  12. 4–5: 4 on R6C5, 5 on R6C4
  13. 3–4: 3 on R4C4, 4 on R4C5
  14. 2–2: 2 on R6C6, 2 on R6C7

Every region, checked

  • R1C3, R2C3 (must total 3): 1 + 2 = 3
  • R2C1, R2C2 (must total 5): 2 + 3 = 5
  • R3C3, R4C3 (must total 0): 0 + 0 = 0
  • R3C8, R4C8 (all different numbers): 6 + 4
  • R4C2 (must total 3): 3
  • R4C4 (must total 3): 3
  • R4C5, R4C6, R5C5, R6C5 (all the same number): 4 + 4 + 4 + 4
  • R4C7, R5C7 (must total more than 8): 4 + 5 = 9
  • R5C3 (must total more than 4): 5
  • R5C4, R6C4 (must total 7): 2 + 5 = 7
  • R5C6 (must total 1): 1
  • R6C6, R6C7 (all the same number): 2 + 2
  • R7C5, R7C6, R8C5 (must total 3): 2 + 0 + 1 = 3
Count the tray before you start: if a value appears once, the region that needs it has only one candidate.
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