NYT Pips Hint, Answer & Solution for October 23, 2025

Oct 23, 2025

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🎲 Today's Puzzle Overview

The October 23, 2025 puzzle set offers a perfect progression for logical thinkers.

Easy puzzle #98 by Rodolfo Kurchan opens the grid with balanced symmetry, while Heidi Erwin’s medium puzzle #22 introduces deeper numeric layers and complex domino placements.

Then comes the ultimate test — hard puzzle #73, another Kurchan design, demanding precise logic and full-grid reasoning.

Test your skills across all three levels, analyze the ID structures, and push your puzzle-solving stats higher than ever.

Every clue counts, every placement matters — can you master the full sequence and uncover every solution?

💡 Progressive Hints

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

💡 Hint #1 - Less than (1)
The domino halves in this space must be 0. The answer is 3-0, placed vertically.
💡 Hint #1 - Observe
The domino halves in the Number (27) must be 6+6+6+6+3.
💡 Hint #2 - Equal
The domino halves in this space must be 2.
💡 Hint #1 - Number (24)
The domino halves in this space must be 6. Need 4 domino halves that contain 6 pips.
💡 Hint #2 - Number (1)
The domino halves in this space must be 1+0+0+0.
💡 Hint #3 - Number (26)
The domino halves in this space must be 6+5+5+5+5.
💡 Hint #4 - Purple Equal
The domino halves in this space must be 3.
💡 Hint #5 - Light Blue Equal
The domino halves in this space must be 2.

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Oct 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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

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Step 1
Based on the image, observe the shapes and domino pip counts.
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Step 2:Less than (1)
The domino halves in this space must be 0. The answer is 3-0 (confirmed by neighboring Equal area), placed vertically; 0-4, placed vertically; 0-5, placed vertically.
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. The domino halves in the Number (27) must be 6+6+6+6+3.
2
Step 2: Equal
Confirmed by step 1 and only 4 domino halves that contain 2 pips, the domino halves in this space must be 2. The answer is 2-3, placed horizontally; 2-2, placed vertically; 0-2, placed horizontally.
3
Step 3: Number (27)
Confirmed by step 2, the other domino halves in this space must be 6. Confirmed by neighboring area and remaining dominoes. There are three placements of the dominoes. As an example: the answer is 6-6, placed horizontally; 5-6, placed vertically; 3-6, placed horizontally.
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Step 4: Less Than (2)
Everything in this space must add up to less than 2. The answer is 0-1, placed horizontally; 1-1, placed horizontally.
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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 (24)
The domino halves in this space must be 6. Need 4 domino halves that contain 6 pips. The answer is 6-6, placed vertically (confirmed by neighboring area and only one domino with the same number 6-6).
3
Step 3: Number (1)
Everything in this space must add up to 1. The domino halves in this space must be 1+0+0+0. The answer is 0-0, placed horizontally (confirmed by neighboring area and only one domino with the same number 0-0).
4
Step 4: Number (26)
Everything in this space must add up to 26. Confirmed by step 2 and remaining dominoes, the domino halves in this space must be 6+5+5+5+5.
5
Step 5: Purple Equal
Only 6 domino halves that contain 3 pips, the domino halves in this space must be 3. The answer is 3-3, placed horizontally (confirmed by neighboring area and only one domino with the same number 3-3); 2-3, placed horizontally; 3-6, placed horizontally.
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Step 6: Light Blue Equal
Confirmed by step 5 and neighboring area and remaining dominoes, the domino halves in this space must be 2. The answer is 0-2, placed horizontally; 5-2, placed vertically; 6-2, placed vertically.
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Step 7: Less Than (7)
Everything in this space must add up to less than 7. Confirmed by neighboring area and remaining dominoes. The answer is 4-6, placed horizontally; 1-1, placed horizontally; 1-5, placed vertically; 3-0, placed horizontally.
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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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