NYT Pips hints, answers for August 20, 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 from the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, this unique spin on dominoes offers a single-player experience you might enjoy daily. When you're stuck, you can use these piecemeal answers as hints to help you through each difficulty level.
To play Pips, consider how dominoes are played since the tiles are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference is the color-coded conditions for the touching tiles, which don't necessarily have to match. For example, if a space shows a single number, all the pips in that space must add up to that number. If a space says "equal," every domino half in that space must be the same number of pips.
Here are some common examples across difficulty levels:
Easy: Less Than (1) - The answer is 0-4 placed horizontally.
Medium: Number (10) - The answer is 0-4 placed horizontally; 6-5 placed vertically.
Hard: Greater Than (4) - The answer is 6-5 placed vertically.
As you progress, the difficulty increases with more complex conditions, requiring you to meet specific requirements for the pips in the color-coded spaces. Keep these hints in mind as you work through each level and enjoy your daily gaming habit with Pips.
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