NYT Pips Hint, Answer & Solution for October 29, 2025

Oct 29, 2025

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🎲 Today's Puzzle Overview

It’s Wednesday, October 29, 2025 — time to test your skills with today’s puzzle trio, meticulously edited by Ian Livengood.

The Easy grid (ID #207) by Heidi Erwin sets the tone with balanced logic, while Rodolfo Kurchan’s Medium puzzle (ID #137) steps up the challenge using smart region structures and tricky equals constraints. Finally, Heidi’s Hard puzzle (ID #251) pushes every solver’s reasoning to the limit with an intricate 12-domino layout.

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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 - Equal
The domino halves in this space must be 4.
💡 Hint #1 - Yellow Equal
Only 3 domino halves that contain 4 pips. Confirmed by neighboring Greater Than (3) area. The domino halves in this space must be 4.
💡 Hint #1 - Observe
Only 6 domino halves that contain 0 pips, need 6 domino halves for Number (0) area and Number (1) area. Only one domino with 6 pips.
💡 Hint #2 - Blue Number (9)
Confirmed by neighboring Green Number (9) area and Purple Number (0) area. The domino halves in this space must be 6+3.
💡 Hint #3 - Light Blue Number (9)
The domino halves in this space must be 3.

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Oct 29, 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 29, 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 29, 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: Equal
Only 3 domino halves that contain 4 pips. The domino halves in this space must be 4. Confirmed by neighboring area. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 4-5, placed horizontally; 4-1, 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: Yellow Equal
Only 3 domino halves that contain 4 pips. Confirmed by neighboring Greater Than (3) area. The domino halves in this space must be 4. The answer is 6-4, placed horizontally; 4-4, placed horizontally.
3
Step 3: Number (3)
Everything in this space must add up to 3. Confirmed by remaining dominoes. The domino halves in this space must be 1. The answer is 1-1, placed horizontally; 0-1, placed vertically.
4
Step 4
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. Only 6 domino halves that contain 0 pips, need 6 domino halves for Number (0) area and Number (1) area. Only one domino with 6 pips.
2
Step 2: Blue Number (9)
Everything in this space must add up to 9. Confirmed by neighboring Green Number (9) area and Purple Number (0) area. The domino halves in this space must be 6+3. The answer is 0-6, placed vertically; 3-4 (or 3-5), placed vertically (no domino has a total of 9 pips).
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Step 3: Light Blue Number (9)
Everything in this space must add up to 9. Confirmed by neighboring area and remaining dominoes. One domino with the same number must placed in this place. The domino halves in this space must be 3 (can't choose 2, not enough 2 pips for this puzzle). The answer is 3-5 (or 3-4), placed horizontally; 3-3, placed vertically.
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Step 4: Number (6)
Everything in this space must add up to 6. Confirmed by neighboring area and remaining dominoes with 0 pips. When it is unclear, take the first step boldly. e.g: The answer is 5-0, placed vertically; 1-2, placed horizontally.
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Step 5: Number (7)
Everything in this space must add up to 7. Confirmed by neighboring area and remaining dominoes with 0 pips. The answer is 2-0, placed vertically; 1-5, placed vertically.
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Step 6: Number (1)
Everything in this space must add up to 1. Confirmed by neighboring area and remaining dominoes. The answer is 0-0, placed horizontally; 1-0, placed horizontally.
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Step 7
Based on the last image, finished. There is no single correct answer to this puzzle.

💡 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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