NYT Pips hints, answers for October 7, 2026

Welcome to the guide for Pips, the newest game from the New York Times, released in August 2025. This single-player game is a unique twist on dominoes, perfect for a daily gaming routine. In case you get stuck, here are some hints to help you progress through the game's levels.

To play Pips, think of it as a modified version of dominoes. The tiles are placed either vertically or horizontally, and they connect with each other. The main difference is that Pips introduces color-coded spaces with specific conditions that the tiles within must meet.

For the easy difficulty levels:

1. Number (1): The pips in this space must add up to 1. The answers are 1-2 (vertical) and 0-3 (horizontal).

2. Greater Than (2): All tiles must have a pip count greater than 2. The answer is 0-3 (horizontal).

3. Greater Than (1): All tiles must have a pip count greater than 1. The answer is 5-2 (horizontal).

4. Number (9): All tiles must add up to 9. The answers are 5-2 (horizontal), 4-5 (vertical), and 4-5 (vertical), 1-4 (horizontal).

For medium difficulty levels:

5. Equal (3): All tiles must have the same pip count, which is 3. The answers are 3-0 (vertical) and 3-3 (vertical).

6. Greater Than (4): All tiles must have a pip count greater than 4. The answer is 6-0 (vertical).

7. Number (4): All tiles must add up to 4. The answer is 1-4 (vertical).

8. Less Than (2): All tiles must have a pip count less than 2. The answers are 3-0 (vertical), 0-0 (vertical), 0-4 (vertical), and 0-1 (vertical).

For hard difficulty levels:

9. Greater Than (10): All tiles must have a pip count greater than 10. The answer is 6-2 (horizontal), 3-1 (vertical).

10. Greater Than (6): All tiles must have a pip count greater than 6. The answers are 3-1 (vertical), 4-2 (vertical).

11. Not Equal: All tiles must have different pip counts. The answers are 4-1 (vertical), and 3-5 (horizontal).

12. Number (5): All tiles must add up to 5. The answers are 3-5 (horizontal), and 5-1 (vertical).

13. Number (6): All tiles must add up to 6. The answers are 5-0 (vertical), and 5-0 (vertical).

14. Number (11): All tiles must add up to 11. The answers are 3-4 (vertical), 4-6 (horizontal), and 5-6 (vertical).

15. Equal (6): All tiles must have an equal pip count of 6. The answers are 4-6 (horizontal), and 6-6 (vertical).

16. Equal (0): All tiles must have an equal pip count of 0. The answers are 2-0 (vertical), and 0-0 (vertical).