Pips Today: Hints and Answers for September 10
Three boards a day. Place every domino so each outlined region satisfies its rule. The hints give approach and opening region per difficulty; placements wait until the bottom.
Today's three boards
The tray and each region's rule — board data, no solutions.
Easy board · 5 dominoes · 6 regions
Dominoes: 0–46–54–61–60–3
- one cell: left uncovered.
- three cells: more than 17.
- 2 ×two cells: all matching.
- one cell: more than 4.
- one cell: exactly 3.
Small number of dominoes and regions makes it manageable.
Medium board · 7 dominoes · 9 regions
Dominoes: 4–60–03–30–12–20–56–0
- two cells: exactly 4.
- one cell: left uncovered.
- 3 ×two cells: all matching.
- one cell: exactly 5.
- one cell: more than 0.
- one cell: exactly 4.
- two cells: exactly 6.
More regions and dominoes add complexity.
Hard board · 14 dominoes · 17 regions
Dominoes: 1–35–41–50–01–23–06–20–12–20–65–52–04–45–0
- 3 ×one cell: exactly 0.
- three cells: exactly 15.
- 2 ×one cell: under 3.
- one cell: more than 3.
- one cell: more than 2.
- one cell: more than 4.
- two cells: under 4.
- two cells: exactly 2.
- two cells: exactly 0.
- one cell: exactly 3.
- three cells: all matching.
- four cells: all matching.
- two cells: exactly 8.
- one cell: exactly 1.
Large number of dominoes and regions with complex constraints.
Pips hints, one rung at a time
Six rungs, easy board first. This page remembers which ones you opened while these boards are current.
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Hint 1: How the three boards compare today
Dominoes to place: 5 easy, 7 medium, 14 hard.
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Hint 2: Easy board: how to approach it
Method only — no placements.
Start by identifying regions with the most restrictive constraints to limit possibilities.
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Hint 3: Easy board: where to start
Focus on the region that requires a sum of 3 over 1 cell.
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Hint 4: Medium board: approach and first region
Look for regions with specific number constraints to start placing dominoes.
Start with the region that has an equals constraint over 2 cells.
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Hint 5: Hard board: how to approach it
Identify and prioritize regions with the most restrictive or unique constraints.
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Hint 6: Hard board: where to start
Last rung before the walkthroughs.
Focus on the region that requires a sum of 0 over 1 cell.
Today's Pips walkthroughs
Spoilers below: each places every domino.
Easy board · 5 dominoes
Easy walkthrough
Begin with the sum 3 region. The only domino that fits is 0/3 or 3/0. Place 0/3 in the sum 3 region. Next, focus on the greater 17 over 3 cells. Try to fit the remaining dominoes around the sum 3 region.
Medium board · 7 dominoes
Medium walkthrough
Place dominoes in the equals regions first. Then, focus on the sum constraints to limit possibilities for the remaining dominoes.
Hard board · 14 dominoes
Hard walkthrough
Begin with the sum 0 regions. Place 0/0 dominoes there. Next, focus on sum 15 over 3 cells and less 3 over 1 cell, placing dominoes that fit these constraints. Continue with greater and equals constraints, using process of elimination for remaining dominoes and regions. The equals over 4 cells region will help lock in several dominoes. Finish by adjusting dominoes to fit the remaining constraints.
Today's boards by the numbers
Constructed by Ian Livengood, Rodolfo Kurchan, Rodolfo Kurchan, edited by Ian Livengood.
- Date
- Thursday, September 10, 2026
- Boards
- 3 — easy, medium, hard
- Dominoes in play
- 26 across the three boards
- Regions in play
- 32
The last board we archived
The newest archived page is Pips answers for Tuesday, September 8, 2026, created once its date stopped being current everywhere on Earth.
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Today's NYT Spelling Bee hints, pangram and answers
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How Pips works, in short
Each domino covers two adjacent cells, one pip count per half. Every domino must be placed and no cell covered twice. Work the tightest region first. Our full Pips guide covers the constraint types.
NYT Pips questions we get asked
When does a new NYT Pips puzzle appear?
Three boards a day, rolling over at midnight in your own time zone.
How do the Pips region rules work?
One rule per region: an exact total, a threshold, all-equal or all-different pips, or uncovered.
What is on the Pips boards for September 10?
Easy: 5 dominoes, 6 regions. Hard: 14 dominoes, 17 regions. Every domino has to be placed.
Why does this page not show the Pips board?
The public data lists each region's cells but not the grid they sit on, so any board we drew would be a guess.
How hard is the Pips hard board today?
Large number of dominoes and regions with complex constraints.
Is TodayHint affiliated with The New York Times?
No — TodayHint is independent. Strands, Connections, Pips and NYT are trademarks of The New York Times Company. Board data is reported as fact; the hints around it are written for this site.