{
  "id": 3167474,
  "title": "NYT Pips hints, answers for August 25, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-august-25-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-25T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/pips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-august-25-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Welcome to your guide for Pips, the new game from the New York Times, released in August 2025. This single-player game offers a unique twist on dominoes, promising to become a daily gaming habit. While the game usually provides full puzzle solutions, we've crafted piecemeal answers below to help you navigate each difficulty level.\n\nEasy difficulty hints:\n- Number (9): Place a horizontal domino with 4-4 to make the sum 9.\n- Less Than (2): Place a horizontal domino with 1-6 to ensure the sum is less than 2.\n\nMedium difficulty hints:\n- Greater Than (2): Place a horizontal domino with 4-6 to make the sum greater than 2.\n- Equal (6): Place a horizontal domino with 4-6, and another vertical domino with 6-6.\n- Equal (3): Place a horizontal domino with 2-3, and another vertical domino with 3-6.\n- Equal (6): Place a vertical domino with 6-6, and another horizontal domino with 6-5.\n- Number (5): Place a horizontal domino with 6-5, and another vertical domino with 0-0.\n- Equal (6): Place a vertical domino with 3-6, and another horizontal domino with 1-6.\n- Less Than (2): Place a horizontal domino with 1-6.\n\nHard difficulty hints:\n- Number (9): Place a vertical domino with 3-3, a horizontal domino with 0-6, and another vertical domino with 2-0.\n- Number (2): Place a horizontal domino with 0-6, and another vertical domino with 2-0.\n- Number (6): Place a vertical domino with 2-0, and another horizontal domino with 6-4.\n- Number (4): Place a horizontal domino with 6-5, and another horizontal domino with 0-4.\n- Number (10): Place a horizontal domino with 0-5, and another vertical domino with 5-3.\n- Number (9): Place a vertical domino with 5-3, and another horizontal domino with 6-6.\n- Number (8): Place a horizontal domino with 6-6, and another horizontal domino with 1-1.\n- Not Equal: Place a horizontal domino with 4-0, a vertical domino with 3-1, and another horizontal domino with 2-5.",
  "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 hints today: Clues, answers for August 24, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/nyt-connections-hints-today-clues-answers-for-august-24-2026",
        "published": "2026-08-24T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}