NYT Pips hints, answers for September 29, 2026

Today's September 29, 2026 edition of Pips, the newest game from the New York Times, offers a variety of difficulty levels with unique hints to guide players. The easy difficulty level focuses on "Less than" conditions, requiring tiles to have a combined value less than a specified number. For example, "Less than (2)" means tiles should add up to less than 2, with the answer being 0-5 placed vertically.

Similarly, "Less than (4)" places 0-5 vertically, while "Less than (12)" allows for answers like 0-5 and 3-3, both vertically. Medium difficulty hints introduce "Equal" and "Number" conditions. "Equal (4)" requires all tiles in a space to be equal to 4, with possible answers like 4-5 and 4-4 placed horizontally. "Number (1)" asks for tiles that add up to 1, with the answer being 1-2 placed horizontally.

Hard difficulty presents complex conditions like "Greater Than (5)" and "Equal (5)". "Greater Than (5)" mandates tiles to be greater than 5, with an answer of 6-3 placed horizontally. "Equal (5)" requires tiles to be equal to 5, with options such as 3-5 and 5-5, both vertically. Numbers appearing in red spaces follow the "Number" condition, like "Number (7)" where the answer is 1-6 placed horizontally.