NYT Pips hints, answers for August 6, 2026

Welcome to your guide on Pips, the latest game from the New York Times, released in August 2025. This unique dominoes variant offers a single-player experience that could become your new daily gaming habit. If you get stuck, here are piecemeal hints to guide you through each difficulty level.

For the easy level, a Number (4) means all pips in the space must add up to 4, with the answer being 1-1 placed horizontally. For the greater than (4) condition, the answer is 2-6 placed horizontally. In equal (1) spaces, the answer is 1-4 placed vertically, and 1-3 also vertically.

At the medium level, with a greater than (4) condition, the answer is 2-6 placed horizontally. For equal (4) spaces, the answer is 2-4 vertically, and 1-4 placed vertically. A less than (1) condition means the answer is 2-0 placed horizontally. For the greater than (3) constraint, the answer is 4-5 placed horizontally.

In the hard difficulty, a number (10) means all pips must add up to 10, with the answer being 3-4 placed vertically, and 6-0 placed vertically. A less than (1) condition results in the answer being 0-2 placed vertically. An equal (2) space has several answers, including 0-2 placed vertically, 2-2 placed vertically, 5-2 placed vertically, and 2-1 placed vertically.