NYT Pips hints, answers for August 1, 2026
The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.
Welcome to your guide for Pips, the latest game by the New York Times released in August 2025. This game offers a unique twist on dominoes, providing a single-player experience that could become your new daily gaming habit. In case you're stuck, here are hints to guide you through each difficulty level.
Easy Difficulty Hints:
- Equal (6): The answer is 0-6 placed horizontally, and 6-5 placed horizontally.
- Greater Than (4): The answer is 6-5 placed horizontally.
- Number (2): The answer is 5-2 placed vertically, and 0-3 placed horizontally.
- Equal (3): The answer is 0-3 placed horizontally, and 4-3 placed vertically.
Medium Difficulty Hints:
- Equal (3): The answer is 3-3 placed horizontally, and 3-5 placed horizontally.
- Number (6): The answer is 3-3 placed horizontally, and 3-4 placed horizontally.
- Less Than (2): The answer is 0-5 placed horizontally.
- Number (10): The answer is 3-5 placed horizontally, and 0-5 placed horizontally.
Hard Difficulty Hints:
- Number (3): The answer is 3-5 placed horizontally.
- Number (9): The answer is 3-5 placed horizontally, and 4-2 placed vertically.
- Equal (1): The answer is 1-2 placed horizontally, and 1-4 placed vertically.
- Number (10): The answer is 1-4 placed vertically, and 6-3 placed vertically.
- Equal (2): The answer is 1-2 placed horizontally, 4-2 placed vertically, 2-0 placed horizontally, and 2-6 placed vertically.
- Number (10): The answer is 2-6 placed vertically, and 4-4 placed vertically.
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