NYT Pips hints, answers for September 2, 2026

On September 2, 2026, New York Times players of the game Pips received targeted hints to help them progress through increasingly difficult levels. These hints provided specific rules about the conditions each tile in a colored space must meet. For example, in the Easy difficulty, players were told that the sum of pips in a red space needed to equal 4, and the solution was the domino 4-4 placed horizontally.

As difficulty increased, the hints became more complex. In the Medium stage, a Number 3 condition meant the pips in a space had to total 3, with possible solutions being 0-5 and 3-4. Equal conditions required all pips in a space to be the same number, such as 4 in a vertical 3-4 and 4-5 configuration. Greater than 4 spaces demanded pips exceeding 4, like 6-5 or 4-5 solutions.

Hard difficulty hints pushed players further, with Number 12 requiring total pips to equal 12, solvable by 6-5 and 6-4 placements. Less than 3 spaces allowed for a 2-4 configuration, while Equal 5 spaces meant all pips had to be 5, with 5-5, 6-5, and 5-0 being valid answers. Less than 3 spaces again permitted a 5-0 solution. Finally, a Number 1 requirement stipulated that pips in a space added up to 1, leading to the answer 1-4 placed horizontally.