{
  "id": 110358,
  "title": "NYT Pips hints, answers for August 4, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-august-4-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-04T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/pips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-august-4-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pips, the latest game from the New York Times, debuted in August 2025 and offers a unique twist on the classic dominos. Unlike standard dominoes, Pips utilizes color-coded conditions that the player must fulfill with the tiles they place, which can be either vertical or horizontal.\n\nFor players struggling with the game, the New York Times has provided piecemeal hints to guide them through each difficulty level. These hints give players the pieces they need to figure out the correct tile placement.\n\nIn the easy difficulty level, players were tasked with specific conditions such as \"Less Than (5): Everything in this space must be less than 5\" with the answer being \"0-1, placed vertically.\" Similarly, \"Greater Than (5): Everything in this space must be greater than 5\" required an answer of \"6-3, placed horizontally.\"\n\nMedium difficulty hints included conditions like \"Number (6): Everything in this space must add up to 6\" with the correct answer being \"3-1, placed horizontally; 6-3, placed horizontally.\" Other examples in the medium category included \"Equal (5): Everything in this space must be equal to 5\" with the answer \"5-5, placed horizontally.\"\n\nHard difficulty levels presented more complex conditions. For instance, \"Less Than (3): Everything in this space must be less than 3\" had the answer \"1-1, placed vertically.\" Another challenge at this level was \"Number (9): Everything in this space must add up to 9\" with the solution being \"1-4, placed vertically; 1-2, placed horizontally; 3-5, placed vertically.\"\n\nThese hints provide players with the necessary guidance to navigate through the game and progress through its various difficulty levels.",
  "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": [
    "NYT provides hints for Pips game debut in August 2025",
    "Easy level hints: \"Less Than (5)\" and \"Greater Than (5)\"",
    "Hard level hint: \"Number (9)\""
  ],
  "editors_take": "The New York Times' release of hints and answers for Pips helps players stuck on specific levels, effectively supporting users through the game's unique challenges and varied difficulty levels.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, August 4 (game #1653)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/quordle-hints-and-answers-for-tuesday-august-4-game-1653",
        "published": "2026-08-03T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for August 4, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-august-4",
        "published": "2026-08-04T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}