NYT Pips Hint, Answer & Solution for December 13, 2025

Dec 13, 2025

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🎲 Today's Puzzle Overview

On December 13, 2025 (Saturday), the NYT Pips puzzles edited by Ian Livengood land with the unmistakable warmth of a weekend meetup — the kind where solvers pause their busy week, gather around a shared challenge, and enjoy the steady flow of community insights, Pips Hints, and joyful breakthroughs.

Start your Saturday with Easy #433, crafted by Livengood, a welcoming grid built from five lively dominoes and gentle sum regions.

It’s the kind of puzzle that encourages conversation — a place where players swap early ideas, share first impressions, and ease into the day’s solving rhythm.

Then shift to Medium #440, also designed by Livengood, which brings richer structure and more points of discussion.

Equal-region constraints, empty-cell placement traps, and sum-based tension invite deeper analysis — the perfect mid-day challenge for those who enjoy comparing strategies and walking through each emerging solution step by step.

Finally, gather the weekend crowd around Hard #443 by Rodolfo Kurchan, a bold and beautifully structured puzzle filled with equal-blocks, sharp greater-than constraints, and decision points that spark debate.

This is where group solving shines: everyone offering their interpretation of the grid, exchanging Pips Hints, and piecing together the final satisfying solution.

On this festive December Saturday, may your puzzle journey feel communal, collaborative, and full of small victories worth celebrating.

Whether you’re sharing progress on social platforms, solving with friends, or simply enjoying the weekend pace, today’s release delivers the perfect blend of challenge, conversation, and creativity for every puzzle-loving community.

Written by Ander

Puzzle Analyst – Sophia

💡 Progressive Hints

Try these hints one at a time. Each hint becomes more specific to help you solve it yourself!

💡 Hint #1 - A piece of cake

Just do it.

💡 Hint #1 - Purple 2

The answer is 1-1.

💡 Hint #2 - Blue Equal

The answer is 3-3.

💡 Hint #1 - Observe

Dominoes Include: [6-4], [6-3], [5-5], [5-2], [4-4], [4-1], [3-1], [2-1], [1-1]. Only 4 domino halves that contain 4 pips. Only 5 domino halves that contain 1 pips. Only 2 domino halves that contain 2 pips.

💡 Hint #2 - Yellow Equal

The domino halves in this region must be 2.

💡 Hint #3 - Green Equal

The domino halves in this region must be 1.

💡 Hint #4 - Bottom Purple Equal

The domino halves in this region must be 4.

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Dec 13, 2025

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✅ Final Answer & Complete Solution For Hard Level

The key to solving today's hard puzzle was identifying the placement for the critical dominoes highlighted in the starting grid. Once those were in place, the rest of the puzzle could be solved logically. See the final grid below to compare your solution.

Starting Position & Key First Steps

Pips hint for December 13, 2025 – hard level puzzle grid with critical first placements and strategy

This image shows the initial puzzle grid for the hard level, with a few critical first placements highlighted.

Final Answer: The Solved Grid for Hard Mode

NYT Pips December 13, 2025 hard puzzle full solution grid showing final answer with hints

Compare this final grid with your own solution to see the correct placement of all dominoes.

🔧 Step-by-Step Answer Walkthrough For Easy Level

1

Step 1

Dominoes Include: [6-6], [6-0], [5-2], [4-3], [1-1]

2

Step 2: Purple 0 + Red 7 --(Arrows ①②)

Confirmed by neighboring region and step 1 and relative position. The domino halves in Red 7 region must be 6+1. The answer is 0-6 (0 into Purple 0 region), placed vertically; 1-1 (one 1s into Light Blue 7 region), placed vertically.

3

Step 3: Yellow 11 + Light Blue 7 --(Arrows ③④⑤)

Confirmed by neighboring region and remaining dominoes (6-6, 5-2, 4-3). The domino halves in Yellow 11 region must be 5+6. The domino halves in Light Blue 7 region must be 1+2+4. The answer is 5-2, placed horizontally; 6-6 (one 6s right into blank), placed horizontally; 4-3 (3 down into blank), placed vertically.

🔧 Step-by-Step Answer Walkthrough For Medium Level

1

Step 1

Dominoes Include: [6-0], [5-1], [4-3], [4-2], [4-0], [3-3], [3-2], [3-1], [1-1].

2

Step 2: Purple 2 + Blue Equal --(Arrows ①②)

Confirmed by neighboring region and step 1 and relative position. Need one domino sum to 2 placed in Purple 2 region. Need one domino with the same number placed in Blue Equal region. The answer is 1-1 (Purple 2 region), placed vertically; 3-3 (Blue Equal region), placed horizontally.

3

Step 3: Yellow 1 + Green 3 + Purple Equal + Red 8 +Light Blue 1 --(Arrows ③④⑤⑥)

Confirmed by neighboring region and remaining dominoes. The domino halves in Green 3 region must be 0+3. The domino halves in Purple Equal region must be 4. The domino halves in Red 8 region must be 3+5. The answer is 1-3 (1 into Yellow 1 region), placed vertically; 0-4, placed horizontally; 4-3, placed horizontally; 5-1 (1 into Light Blue 1 region), placed horizontally.

4

Step 4: Red 9 + Light Blue 2 --(Arrows ⑦⑧⑨)

Confirmed by neighboring region and remaining dominoes (6-0, 4-2, 3-2). The domino halves in Red 9 region must be 3+6. The domino halves in Light Blue 2 region must be 0+2. The answer is 6-0, placed vertically; 3-2 (2 left into blank), placed horizontally; 2-4 (4 down into blank), placed vertically.

🔧 Step-by-Step Answer Walkthrough For Hard Level

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Step 1

Dominoes Include: [6-4], [6-3], [5-5], [5-2], [4-4], [4-1], [3-1], [2-1], [1-1]. Only 4 domino halves that contain 4 pips. Only 5 domino halves that contain 1 pips. Only 2 domino halves that contain 2 pips.

2

Step 2: Top Purple Equal + Yellow Equal --(Arrows ①②③)

Confirmed by neighboring region and step 1 and relative position. Need one domino with the same number (5-5, 4-4, 1-1) placed in Top Purple region. Only 3 domino halves that contain 5 pips (5-5, 5-2, 2s can't fit Red >3 region), Therefore, the domino halves in Top Purple Equal region must be 5. The domino halves in Yellow Equal region must be 2. The answer is 5-5, placed horizontally; 5-2 (2 into Yellow Equal region), placed vertically (can't placed horizontally, confirmed by 4-4 must placed in Green Equal region or Bottom Purple Equal region); 2-1 (1 into Green Equal region), placed vertically.

3

Step 3: Green Equal + Blue >3 --(Arrows ④⑤)

Confirmed by neighboring region and remaining dominoes (6-4, 6-3, 4-4, 4-1, 3-1, 1-1). The domino halves in Green Equal region must be 1. The answer is 4-1 (4 into Blue >3 region), placed vertically; 1-1, placed horizontally.

4

Step 4: Bottom Purple Equal + Red >2 --(Arrows ⑥⑦)

Confirmed by neighboring region and remaining dominoes (6-4, 6-3, 4-4, 3-1). The domino halves in Bottom Purple Equal region must be 4. The answer is 4-4, placed horizontally; 4-6 (6 into Red 2 region), placed horizontally.

5

Step 5: Red Equal + Light Blue <6 --(Arrows ⑧⑨)

Confirmed by neighboring region and remaining dominoes (6-3, 3-1). The domino halves in Red Equal region must be 3+3. The answer is 1-3 (1 into Light Blue <6 region), placed horizontally; 3-6 (6 down into blank), placed vertically.

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💡 Pro Tips for Similar Puzzles

Start with Constraints

Always begin with the most constrained regions - sum regions with small numbers or tight spaces.

Use Equal Regions

Use "equal" regions as anchors - they eliminate many possibilities quickly.

Work Systematically

Let the rules guide your placement rather than guessing randomly.

Double-Check

Verify each region's rules are satisfied before moving to the next.

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