NYT Pips Hint, Answer & Solution for October 2, 2025

Oct 2, 2025

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🎲 Today's Puzzle Overview

On Thursday, October 2, 2025, a fresh puzzle drop is here!

Edited by Ian Livengood, all three levels—Easy (#138), Medium (#66), and Hard (#213)—are crafted by Rodolfo Kurchan, offering a unified style with escalating difficulty.

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Share strategies, swap hints, and celebrate clever solutions. Whether you’re breezing through the 6-domino Easy, sharpening your logic on the 5-domino Medium, or grinding on the 14-domino Hard, this Thursday is all about community fun.

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💡 Progressive Hints

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

💡 Hint #1 - Number (12)
The domino halves in this space must be 6.
💡 Hint #1 - Greater than (4)
The domino half in this space must more than 4. The answer is 5-3, placed horizontally.
💡 Hint #2 - Number (1)
The domino halves in this space must be 1. The answer is 4-1, placed horizontally.
💡 Hint #1 - Number (12)
The domino halves in this space must be 6.
💡 Hint #2 - Yellow Number (4)
The domino halves in this space must be 4. The answer is 4-2, placed vertically.
💡 Hint #3 - Red Number (4)
The domino halves in this space must be 4. The answer is 4-3, placed horizontally.
💡 Hint #4 - Up Red Equal
The domino halves in this space must be 5.

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Oct 2, 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 October 2, 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 October 2, 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
Based on the image, observe the shapes and domino pip counts.
2
Step 2:Number (12)
The domino halves in this space must be 6. The answer is 2-6, placed vertically; 1-6, placed horizontally.
3
Step 3
Based on the last image, finished.

🔧 Step-by-Step Answer Walkthrough For Medium Level

1
Step 1
Based on the image, observe the shapes and domino pip counts.
2
Step 2:Greater than (4)
The domino half in this space must more than 4. The answer is 5-3, placed horizontally.
3
Step 3:Number (1)
The domino halves in this space must be 1. The answer is 4-1, placed horizontally.
4
Step 4:Number (2)
Everything in this space must add up to 2. The answer is 0-2, placed vertically; 0-1, placed vertically.
5
Step 5
Based on the last image, finished.

🔧 Step-by-Step Answer Walkthrough For Hard Level

1
Step 1
Based on the image, observe the shapes and domino pip counts.
2
Step 2:Number (12)
The domino halves in this space must be 6. The answer is 6-1, placed horizontally; 4-6, placed vertically (relative position reasoning can be obtained).
3
Step 3:Blue Number (1)
Everything in this space must add up to 1. The answer is 1-1, placed vertically; 0-0, placed vertically (relative position reasoning can be obtained).
4
Step 4:Yellow Number (4)
The domino halves in this space must be 4 and only 3 domino halves left that contain 4 pips. The answer is 4-2, placed vertically (relative position reasoning can be obtained).
5
Step 5:Red Number (4)
The domino halves in this space must be 4 and only 2 domino halves left that contain 4 pips. The answer is 4-3, placed horizontally.
6
Step 6:Green Number (3)
Everything in this space must add up to 3. The answer is 1-0, placed vertically; 1-2 (not pick 3-2, because none of domino halves left that contain 0 pips), placed vertically.
7
Step 7:Up Red Equal
The domino halves in this space must be 3 or 5, the other side of the tile must show a number greater than 3. Therefore, pick 5. The answer is 5-2, placed vertically; 4-5, placed vertically; 5-5, placed vertically.
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Step 8
Based on the last image, finished.

💡 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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