{
  "id": 12525352,
  "title": "NYT Pips hints, answers for October 7, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-october-7-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/pips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-october-7-2026"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nTo 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.\n\nFor the easy difficulty levels:\n1. Number (1): The pips in this space must add up to 1. The answers are 1-2 (vertical) and 0-3 (horizontal).\n2. Greater Than (2): All tiles must have a pip count greater than 2. The answer is 0-3 (horizontal).\n3. Greater Than (1): All tiles must have a pip count greater than 1. The answer is 5-2 (horizontal).\n4. 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).\n\nFor medium difficulty levels:\n5. Equal (3): All tiles must have the same pip count, which is 3. The answers are 3-0 (vertical) and 3-3 (vertical).\n6. Greater Than (4): All tiles must have a pip count greater than 4. The answer is 6-0 (vertical).\n7. Number (4): All tiles must add up to 4. The answer is 1-4 (vertical).\n8. 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).\n\nFor hard difficulty levels:\n9. Greater Than (10): All tiles must have a pip count greater than 10. The answer is 6-2 (horizontal), 3-1 (vertical).\n10. Greater Than (6): All tiles must have a pip count greater than 6. The answers are 3-1 (vertical), 4-2 (vertical).\n11. Not Equal: All tiles must have different pip counts. The answers are 4-1 (vertical), and 3-5 (horizontal).\n12. Number (5): All tiles must add up to 5. The answers are 3-5 (horizontal), and 5-1 (vertical).\n13. Number (6): All tiles must add up to 6. The answers are 5-0 (vertical), and 5-0 (vertical).\n14. Number (11): All tiles must add up to 11. The answers are 3-4 (vertical), 4-6 (horizontal), and 5-6 (vertical).\n15. Equal (6): All tiles must have an equal pip count of 6. The answers are 4-6 (horizontal), and 6-6 (vertical).\n16. Equal (0): All tiles must have an equal pip count of 0. The answers are 2-0 (vertical), and 0-0 (vertical).",
  "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,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for October 7, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-october-7",
        "published": "2026-10-07T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}