{
  "id": 11831605,
  "title": "NYT Pips hints, answers for October 4, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-october-4-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T02:40:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/pips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-october-4-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The New York Times' latest game, Pips, has been released in August 2025 and offers a unique twist on dominoes, providing a fun single-player experience. Players must meet specific color-coded conditions on the touching tiles, such as numbers, equal, not equal, less than, or greater than. The game has three difficulty levels: easy, medium, and not provided in the report. For easy difficulty, hints are given for specific color-coded spaces, such as Equal (2), Number (9), Less than (3), Not Equal, Greater Than (3), Equal (5), Number (1), and Number (2). These hints provide the answer for each space, guiding players through the game.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for October 4, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-october-4",
        "published": "2026-10-04T02:44:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}