NYT Pips Hint, Answer & Solution for October 20, 2025

Oct 20, 2025

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🎲 Today's Puzzle Overview

The October 20, 2025 puzzle collection is live — three progressively difficult challenges built to test your skills and sharpen your reasoning.

Edited by Ian Livengood, this set combines precision, structure, and creative logic design.

Easy Puzzle #62 by Rodolfo Kurchan — 5 dominoes, clean layout with smooth flow.

Medium Puzzle #113 by Rodolfo Kurchan — 10 dominoes, intricate grids and balanced constraints.

Hard Puzzle #90 by Heidi Erwin — 8 dominoes, deep logic layers for the seasoned solver.

Analyze the grid, record your puzzle IDs, and measure your time to each solution.

Each challenge is a data-driven opportunity to refine your logic and celebrate your progress this Monday.

💡 Progressive Hints

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

💡 Hint #1 - Observe
The domino halves in the Puple Number (11) area must be 6+5. The domino halves in the Puple Number (10) area must be 4+6.
💡 Hint #2 - Number (9)
The domino halves in this space must be 3.
💡 Hint #1 - Observe
Only 4 domino halves that contain 0 pips for Number (0). Only 4 domino halves that contain 4 pips for Blue Equal. Only 4 domino halves that contain more than 4 pips for Greater Than (4).
💡 Hint #1 - Not Equal
The domino halves in this space must be different and three whole dominoes must put in this place (0+1+2+3+4+5+6).

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Oct 20, 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 20, 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 20, 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. The domino halves in the Puple Number (11) area must be 6+5. The domino halves in the Puple Number (10) area must be 4+6.
2
Step 2: Number (9)
The domino halves in this space must be 3. The answer is 3-3 , placed vertically; 3-0, placed vertically.
3
Step 3: Number (10)
Everything in this space must add up to 10. The answer is 2-6 , placed vertically; 5-4, placed horizontally.
4
Step 4
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. Only 4 domino halves that contain 0 pips for Number (0). Only 4 domino halves that contain 4 pips for Blue Equal. Only 4 domino halves that contain more than 4 pips for Greater Than (4).
2
Step 2: Number (2)
The domino halves in this space must be 1 (only 2 domino halves that contain 1 pips). The answer is 1-5, placed horizontally; 1-2, placed horizontally.
3
Step 3: Number (0)
The domino halves in this space must be 0. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally; 0-0, placed vertically.
4
Step 4: Blue Equal
The domino halves in this space must be 4. The answer is 4-5, placed horizontally; 4-1, placed horizontally; 4-4, placed vertically.
5
Step 5: Number (4)
The domino halves in this space must be 2 (only 2 domino halves left that contain 2 pips). The answer is 0-2, placed horizontally; 2-6, placed vertically.
6
Step 6
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: Not Equal
The domino halves in this space must be different and three whole dominoes must put in this place (0+1+2+3+4+5+6). The answer is 1-2, placed horizontally; 5-3, placed horizontally; 6-4, placed horizontally; 0-6, placed horizontally.
3
Step 3: Number (6)
The domino half in this space must be 6. The answer is 1-6 or 2-6, placed horizontally.
4
Step 4: Greater Than (6)
Everything in this space must add up to more than 6. The answer is 2-6 or 1-6 (confirmed by step 3), placed horizontally.
5
Step 5: Number (13)
Everything in this space must add up to 13. The answer is 4-3, placed horizontally.
6
Step 6
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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