{
  "id": 17289,
  "title": "NYT ‘Pips’ Hints, Answers And Walkthrough For Sunday, August 2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/nyt-pips-hints-answers-and-walkthrough-for-sunday-august-2",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-02T00:42:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Forbes",
    "slug": "forbes",
    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2026/08/01/nyt-pips-answers-sunday-august-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Looking to conquer today's NYT Pips challenge? You're in the right place. This guide includes strategies, full answers for Easy and Medium Pips, and a walkthrough for the Hard Pips, number 350. Spoilers abound. Pips presents a grid of multi-colored boxes, each representing a different \"condition\" you must fulfill. Using a limited number of dominoes, you must fill the grid while meeting all conditions to win. The grid features symbols and numbers next to each color, with rules for rotation and additional conditions like \"less than\" or \"greater than.\" To win, use all dominoes, satisfying every condition. The Hard Pips solution starts with placing the 4/1 domino from Blue 5 into Orange =, and the 1/2 domino from Orange = into Dark Blue =. Continue by placing the 1/1 domino in remaining Orange = tiles, and the 6/2 domino from Blue 5 into Dark Blue =. Follow subsequent placements for Dark Blue 3, Green 5, Orange =, Green 3, Purple 0, Pink =, Dark Blue 3, Purple 5, Orange 0, Pink 3, Purple 3, Dark Blue =, and finishing with the final five dominoes.",
  "summary": "Looking for help with today's New York Times Pips? We'll walk you through today's puzzle and help you match dominoes to tiles.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Today’s Wordle #1870 Hints, Clues And Bonus Wordle, Sunday August 2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/todays-wordle-1870-hints-clues-and-bonus-wordle-sunday-august-2",
        "published": "2026-08-02T00:30:50.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}