{
  "id": 10588272,
  "title": "NYT Pips hints, answers for September 29, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-september-29-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-29T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/pips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-september-29-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Wordle today: Answer, hints for September 27, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/wordle-today-answer-hints-for-september-27-2026",
        "published": "2026-09-27T01:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}