NYT Pips hints, answers for September 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 to Pips, the innovative dominoes-inspired game released by the New York Times in August 2025. Unlike a traditional game of dominoes, Pips offers a unique single-player experience with color-coded color conditions. The game can be played using the piecemeal answers provided below for all difficulty levels.
Easy difficulty:
Number (4): The only answer is 4-6 placed vertically.
Number (11): The only answer is 4-6 placed vertically, followed by 5-2 placed vertically.
Equal (2): The only answer is 5-2 placed vertically, followed by 2-3 placed vertically.
Less Than (2): The only answer is 1-3 placed horizontally.
Equal (3): The only answer is 2-3 placed vertically, followed by 1-3 placed horizontally.
Number (7): The only answer is 0-1 placed vertically, followed by 6-3 placed horizontally.
Number (3): The only answer is 6-3 placed horizontally.
Medium difficulty:
Greater Than (4): The only answer is 5-2 placed vertically.
Number (6): The only answer is 1-1 placed vertically, followed by 4-3 placed horizontally.
Number (5): The only answer is 4-3 placed vertically, followed by 2-0 placed vertically.
Number (2): The only answer is 2-6 placed horizontally.
Number (8): The only answer is 5-2 placed vertically, followed by 2-6 placed horizontally.
Greater Than (4): The only answer is 0-5 placed horizontally.
Number (4): The only answer is 2-2 placed horizontally.
Hard difficulty:
Equal (2): The only answer is 1-2 placed horizontally, followed by 2-5 placed horizontally.
Greater Than (4): The only answer is 2-5 placed horizontally.
Greater Than (3): The only answer is 6-4 placed horizontally.
Equal (3): The only answer is 1-3 placed horizontally, followed by 3-6 placed horizontally.
Number (12): The only answer is 6-4 placed horizontally, followed by 3-6 placed horizontally.
Equal (1): The only answer is 1-2 placed horizontally, followed by 1-1 placed horizontally, 1-3 placed horizontally, and 1-5 placed horizontally.
Number (4): The only answer is 4-0 placed horizontally.
Equal (0): The only answer is 4-0 placed horizontally, 0-0 placed vertically, and 0-2 placed vertically.
Equal (4): The only answer is 4-4 placed vertically, followed by 4-2 placed horizontally.
Not Equal: The only answer is 4-2 placed horizontally, followed by 3-2 placed horizontally.
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