NYT Pips Hint, Answer & Solution for October 24, 2025

Oct 24, 2025

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🎲 Today's Puzzle Overview

The October 24, 2025 puzzle set is a data-driven delight for solvers who love structure and mastery.

Edited by Ian Livengood, this lineup delivers a smooth progression in both logic density and design complexity.

Easy Puzzle #102 by Rodolfo Kurchan — 5 dominoes, elegant symmetry, clear constraints.

Medium Puzzle #244 by Heidi Erwin — 7 dominoes, layered numeric logic with sum and greater regions.

Hard Puzzle #82 by Rodolfo Kurchan — 16 dominoes, multi-layer grid with high constraint density and equals clusters.

Test your skills across all three difficulties, track your puzzle IDs, and push your reasoning to perfection.

Every grid tells a story of balance, precision, and the satisfying pursuit of the final solution.

💡 Progressive Hints

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

💡 Hint #1 - Number (5)
Everything in this space must add up to 5. The domino halves in this space must be 3+2.
💡 Hint #1 - Number (9)
Everything in this space must add up to 9. Confirmed by neighboring, the domino halves in this space must be 3+6.
💡 Hint #2 - Green Number (4)
The domino halves in this space must be 2.
💡 Hint #1 - Observe
4 domino halves that contain 6 pips Number (12). When it is unclear, take the first step boldly.
💡 Hint #2 - Green Equal
The domino halves in this space must be 3.
💡 Hint #3 - Blue Equal
The domino halves in this space must be 0.
💡 Hint #4 - Number (8)
The domino halves in this space must be 4.

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Oct 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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.
2
Step 2: Number (5)
Everything in this space must add up to 5. The domino halves in this space must be 3+2. Confirmed by neighboring, the answer is 3-1, placed vertically; 0-2, placed horizontally.
3
Step 3: Less Than (2)
Everything in this space must add up to less than 2. Confirmed by step 2 and neighboring area. The answer is 1-0, placed vertically.
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.
2
Step 2: Number (9)
Everything in this space must add up to 9. Confirmed by neighboring, the domino halves in this space must be 3+6. The answer is 2-3, placed vertically.
3
Step 3: Green Number (4)
Everything in this space must add up to 4. Confirmed by neighboring area and remaining dominoes, the domino halves in this space must be 2. The answer is 5-2, placed vertically; 2-6, placed horizontally.
4
Step 4: Number (10)
Everything in this space must add up to 10. Confirmed by neighboring, the answer is 5-6, placed vertically; 0-1, placed horizontally.
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. 4 domino halves that contain 6 pips for Number (12). When it is unclear, take the first step boldly.
2
Step 2: Green Equal
Only 2 dominoes with the same number 0-0 and 3-3. Confirmed by neighboring area, the domino halves in this space must be 3. The answer is 3-3, placed horizontally; 1-3, placed vertically.
3
Step 3: Number (2)
The domino halves in this space must be 1. Confirmed by neighboring area, the answer is 0-1, placed vertically.
4
Step 4: Purple Number (12)
The domino halves in this space must be 6. No domino with the same number 6-6. Confirmed by neighboring area, the answer is 1-6, placed vertically; 6-0, placed vertically (when it is unclear, take the first step boldly).
5
Step 5: Down Number (5)
Confirmed by neighboring area, the answer is 4-5, placed vertically.
6
Step 6: Blue Equal
Confirmed by step 3 and the domino halves left that contain 0 pips. the domino halves in this space must be 0. The answer is 0-0, placed horizontally; 2-0, placed horizontally; 5-0, placed horizontally.
7
Step 7: Purple Number (1)
Confirmed by neighboring area, the answer is 4-1, placed horizontally.
8
Step 8: Yellow Number (12)
The domino halves in this space must be 6. Confirmed by neighboring area, the answer is 6-5, placed vertically; 4-6, placed vertically.
9
Step 9: Number (8)
Everything in this space must add up to 8. Confirmed by neighboring area and remaining dominoes. The domino halves in this space must be 4. The answer is 0-4, placed vertically; 4-2, placed vertically.
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Step 10
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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