{
  "id": 15851659,
  "title": "NYT Pips hints, answers for October 21, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-october-21-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-21T05:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/pips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-october-21-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 21, 2026, the New York Times released Pips, a unique dominoes-inspired game with a single-player experience. The game features color-coded spaces with specific conditions that tiles must meet, such as summing to a certain number or having different pips. Here are hints and answers to help players of varying difficulty levels:\n\nEasy Difficulty:\n1. Number (10): The two tile answers are 0-4 placed horizontally and 6-3 placed horizontally, with pips summing to 10.\n2. Number (5): The two tile answers are 6-3 placed horizontally and 2-4 placed horizontally, both summing to 5.\n3. Number (10): The two tile answers are 2-4 placed horizontally and 6-6 placed horizontally, with pips totaling 10.\n\nMedium Difficulty:\n1. Greater Than (4): The tile answer is 6-6 placed horizontally, with pips greater than 4.\n2. Equal (1): The tile answer is 1-1 placed horizontally, with both pips equal to 1.\n3. Not Equal: The two tile answers are 5-2 placed horizontally and 0-1 placed horizontally, with different pips.\n4. Greater Than (7): The two tile answers are 5-1 placed horizontally and 3-4 placed horizontally, with pips greater than 7.\n5. Greater Than (5): The two tile answers are 3-4 placed horizontally and 2-6 placed horizontally, with pips greater than 5.\n6. Number (6): The tile answer is 2-6 placed horizontally, with pips summing to 6.\n7. Number (8): The tile answer is 4-4 placed horizontally, with pips summing to 8.\n\nHard Difficulty:\n1. Less Than (3): The tile answer is 2-2 placed vertically, with pips less than 3.\n2. Greater Than (3): The tile answer is 4-1 placed vertically, with pips greater than 3.\n3. Number (2): The tile answer is 2-2 placed vertically, with pips summing to 2.\n4. Less Than (3): The tile answer is 2-0 placed vertically, with pips less than 3.\n5. Greater Than (0): The tile answer is 0-4 placed horizontally, with pips greater than 0.\n6. Equal (5): The tile answer is 5-5 placed vertically, with both pips equal to 5.\n7. Number (9): The tile answer is 3-6 placed horizontally, with pips summing to 9.\n8. Number (3): The tile answer is 1-2 placed vertically, with pips summing to 3.\n9. Number (0): The tile answer is 0-0 placed vertically, with pips summing to 0.\n10. Equal (4): The two tile answers are 4-4 placed horizontally and 4-5 placed vertically, with both pips equal to 4.\n11. Number (5): The tile answer is 5-2 placed horizontally, with pips summing to 5.\n12. Greater Than (1): The tile answer is 5-2 placed horizontally, with pips greater than 1.\n13. Number (5): The tile answer is 4-5 placed vertically, with pips summing to 5.\n14. Number (5): The tile answer is 5-3 placed vertically, with pips summing to 5.\n15. Number (3): The tile answer is 5-3 placed vertically, with pips summing to 3.\n16. Number (3): The tile answer is 3-4 placed horizontally, with pips summing to 3.\n17. Number (7): The two tile answers are 4-2 placed horizontally and 1-3 placed vertically, with pips summing to 7.\n18. Not Equal: The two tile answers are 3-4 placed horizontally and 1-5 placed vertically, with different pips.",
  "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.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-wednesday-october-21-game-962",
        "published": "2026-10-20T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Wordle today: Answer, hints for October 21, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/wordle-today-answer-hints-for-october-21-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-21T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}