NYT Pips hints, answers for September 4, 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 latest game from the New York Times. Pips offers a unique twist on dominoes, providing a single-player experience that could become a daily habit. If you get stuck, you can use these piecemeal hints to progress through each difficulty level.
To play Pips, you place tiles vertically or horizontally and connect them. The main difference from traditional dominoes is the color-coded conditions that the touching tiles must meet. These conditions vary by difficulty level.
Easy: For the Number (7) space, the pips must add up to 7. Possible answers are 1-3 placed horizontally, or 4-2 placed vertically.
Medium: Equal (2) requires tiles with the same number of pips. The answer is 2-2 placed horizontally, and 4-2 placed vertically.
Hard: Greater Than (0) requires tiles with a sum greater than 0. The answer is 1-6 placed vertically.
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