{
  "id": 13473096,
  "title": "NYT Pips hints, answers for October 10, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-october-10-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T17:04:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/pips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-october-10-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The New York Times' latest game, Pips, released in August 2025, offers a unique single-player dominoes experience. Unlike traditional dominoes, Pips incorporates color-coded conditions on tiles that players must meet. The game's difficulty levels range from easy to medium, with hints provided for each. For example, in the easy level, a Number (1) condition requires the total pips in a space to be 1, with the answer being 1-6 placed vertically. Medium difficulty hints include Greater Than (9) conditions, where all pips must be greater than 9, with the answer being 5-6 placed horizontally and 4-1 placed vertically.",
  "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 10, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-october-10",
        "published": "2026-10-10T17:18:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}