{
  "id": 202269,
  "title": "NYT Pips hints, answers for August 6, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-august-6-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-06T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/pips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-august-6-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Welcome to your guide on Pips, the latest game from the New York Times, released in August 2025. This unique dominoes variant offers a single-player experience that could become your new daily gaming habit. If you get stuck, here are piecemeal hints to guide you through each difficulty level.\n\nFor the easy level, a Number (4) means all pips in the space must add up to 4, with the answer being 1-1 placed horizontally. For the greater than (4) condition, the answer is 2-6 placed horizontally. In equal (1) spaces, the answer is 1-4 placed vertically, and 1-3 also vertically.\n\nAt the medium level, with a greater than (4) condition, the answer is 2-6 placed horizontally. For equal (4) spaces, the answer is 2-4 vertically, and 1-4 placed vertically. A less than (1) condition means the answer is 2-0 placed horizontally. For the greater than (3) constraint, the answer is 4-5 placed horizontally.\n\nIn the hard difficulty, a number (10) means all pips must add up to 10, with the answer being 3-4 placed vertically, and 6-0 placed vertically. A less than (1) condition results in the answer being 0-2 placed vertically. An equal (2) space has several answers, including 0-2 placed vertically, 2-2 placed vertically, 5-2 placed vertically, and 2-1 placed vertically.",
  "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": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/quordle-hints-and-answers-for-thursday-august-6-game-1655",
        "published": "2026-08-05T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "NYT Strands hints, answers for August 6, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/nyt-strands-hints-answers-for-august-6-2026",
        "published": "2026-08-06T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}