{
  "id": 6695214,
  "title": "NYT Pips hints, answers for September 11, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-september-11-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-11T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/pips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-september-11-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Welcome to your guide for answering Pips, the latest New York Times game released in August 2025. Although the game is akin to dominoes, it introduces color-coded conditions that tiles must adhere to. Here, we offer hints for each difficulty level to help you conquer the game.\n\nFor the easy level, if a space is numbered, all tiles within must sum to that number. A horizontal pair with tiles 3 and 4 satisfies the Number (3) condition, as does a vertical pair of 1 and 2 meeting the Less Than (3) condition. Medium difficulty presents a Number (6) scenario where a horizontal pair totaling 6 is required (3-3), and an Equal (5) requirement, where a horizontal 4-5 and a vertical 5-2 meet the criteria. Hard difficulty hints include a Number (9) condition (3-3 vertically, 6-0 vertically) and a Less Than (3) rule, necessitating a vertical 0-2. With these hints, you should be well on your way to mastering 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for September 10, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/nyt-connections-hints-today-clues-answers-for-september-10-2026",
        "published": "2026-09-10T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}