{
  "id": 13618067,
  "title": "NYT Pips hints, answers for October 11, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-october-11-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/pips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-october-11-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Welcome to your guide for Pips, the latest game from the New York Times, released in August 2025. This unique twist on dominoes offers a fresh, single-player experience. While the game currently only provides full puzzle reveals, we're here to help with piecemeal hints to guide you through each difficulty level.\n\nFor the easy difficulty, if a space is marked \"Equal (2),\" the answer is 2-2 placed horizontally, or 2-4 placed vertically. With \"Equal (4),\" the answers are 3-4 (horizontal), 2-4 (vertical), or 4-6 (horizontal). When the condition is \"Greater Than (4),\" the answer is 4-6 (horizontal). For the \"Number (7)\" condition, the solution is 3-4 (horizontal), or 4-0 (horizontal). If the condition is \"Less Than (2),\" the answer is 4-0 (horizontal).\n\nMoving on to medium difficulty, for \"Less Than (2),\" the answer is 1-0 (vertical). With the \"Number (6)\" condition, the answers are 2-4 (horizontal), or 2-2 (vertical). The \"Equal (2)\" condition yields 2-4 (horizontal), or 2-0 (horizontal). For \"Number (4),\" the solutions are 1-0 (vertical), or 4-3 (vertical). When the condition is \"Less Than (2),\" the answer is 0-5 (horizontal). For \"Greater Than (7),\" the answers are 0-5 (horizontal), or 1-5 (vertical).\n\nThe hard difficulty presents its own set of challenges. For \"Number (5),\" the answer is 5-2 (vertical). When the condition is \"Greater Than (1),\" the answer is 6-1 (vertical). With \"Greater Than (4),\" the solution is 5-5 (vertical). For \"Number (6),\" the answers are 5-2 (vertical), or 4-4 (vertical). Again, for \"Greater Than (4),\" the answer is 5-5 (vertical). The \"Less Than (5)\" condition leads to an answer of 4-4 (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,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for October 11, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-october-11",
        "published": "2026-10-11T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}