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Pips November 2, 2026 answer — November 2, 2026

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Monday, November 2, 2026 · edited by Ian Livengood

Today's Pips: easy has 5 dominoes, medium has 7 dominoes, hard has 16 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 November 2, 2026, solved==11>4<4

Where each domino goes

  1. 0–5: 0 on R3C5, 5 on R3C6
  2. 3–4: 3 on R3C1, 4 on R3C2
  3. 1–3: 1 on R1C5, 3 on R2C5
  4. 1–4: 1 on R1C2, 4 on R2C2
  5. 1–0: 1 on R3C3, 0 on R3C4

Every region, checked

  • R2C2, R3C2 (all the same number): 4 + 4
  • R3C4, R3C5 (all the same number): 0 + 0
  • R1C2 (must total 1): 1
  • R1C5 (must total 1): 1
  • R3C6 (must total more than 4): 5
  • R3C1 (must total less than 4): 3

Medium Pips answer (7 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Medium Pips for November 2, 2026, solved<4=8<11<8>3

Where each domino goes

  1. 4–3: 4 on R3C1, 3 on R2C1
  2. 5–1: 5 on R3C4, 1 on R3C3
  3. 3–1: 3 on R1C3, 1 on R2C3
  4. 2–5: 2 on R3C2, 5 on R2C2
  5. 5–4: 5 on R3C5, 4 on R3C6
  6. 4–4: 4 on R1C6, 4 on R2C6
  7. 2–3: 2 on R2C5, 3 on R2C4

Every region, checked

  • R1C3 (must total less than 4): 3
  • R1C6, R2C6, R3C6 (all the same number): 4 + 4 + 4
  • R2C1, R2C2 (must total 8): 3 + 5 = 8
  • R2C3, R2C4, R3C3, R3C4 (must total less than 11): 1 + 3 + 1 + 5 = 10
  • R2C5, R3C5 (must total less than 8): 2 + 5 = 7
  • R3C1 (must total more than 3): 4

Hard Pips answer (16 dominoes · by Rodolfo Kurchan)

Hard Pips for November 2, 2026, solved1316321>5<2<2=1≠<3<12>4=7

Where each domino goes

  1. 4–3: 4 on R2C3, 3 on R2C4
  2. 3–2: 3 on R1C7, 2 on R1C6
  3. 3–1: 3 on R3C4, 1 on R3C5
  4. 0–5: 0 on R5C4, 5 on R4C4
  5. 2–0: 2 on R3C7, 0 on R4C7
  6. 0–3: 0 on R5C5, 3 on R5C6
  7. 1–1: 1 on R2C6, 1 on R3C6
  8. 1–4: 1 on R3C1, 4 on R3C2
  9. 2–5: 2 on R8C4, 5 on R8C5
  10. 4–4: 4 on R3C3, 4 on R4C3
  11. 4–5: 4 on R5C3, 5 on R5C2
  12. 2–6: 2 on R4C5, 6 on R4C6
  13. 1–6: 1 on R2C8, 6 on R2C7
  14. 1–2: 1 on R1C5, 2 on R2C5
  15. 4–0: 4 on R4C2, 0 on R4C1
  16. 0–0: 0 on R6C4, 0 on R7C4

Every region, checked

  • R1C5 (must total 1): 1
  • R1C7 (must total 3): 3
  • R2C3, R3C3, R3C4, R4C4 (must total 16): 4 + 4 + 3 + 5 = 16
  • R2C4 (must total 3): 3
  • R2C5 (must total 2): 2
  • R2C6 (must total 1): 1
  • R2C7 (must total more than 5): 6
  • R2C8 (must total less than 2): 1
  • R3C1 (must total less than 2): 1
  • R3C2, R4C2, R4C3, R5C3 (all the same number): 4 + 4 + 4 + 4
  • R3C5 (must total 1): 1
  • R3C6, R4C6, R5C6 (all different numbers): 1 + 6 + 3
  • R3C7, R4C7 (must total less than 3): 2 + 0 = 2
  • R4C1 (must total less than 1): 0
  • R4C5 (must total 2): 2
  • R5C2 (must total more than 4): 5
  • R5C4, R5C5, R6C4, R7C4 (all the same number): 0 + 0 + 0 + 0
  • R8C4, R8C5 (must total 7): 2 + 5 = 7
Place the one-cell regions with a fixed number first: each one tells you a half you must find in the tray.
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