{
  "id": 68839,
  "title": "NYT Pips hints, answers for August 3, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-august-3-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/pips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-august-3-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Times' latest game, Pips, launched in August 2025 and offers a unique twist on the classic dominoes format. In Pips, tiles are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with one another, differing from traditional dominoes in the color-coded conditions players must meet. These conditions vary across difficulty levels and include numerical ranges, equalities, and comparisons.\n\nFor easy difficulty, players must meet conditions such as 'Less Than (3):' where all tile pips must be less than 3, with the answer being 5-3 placed horizontally. In the medium difficulty, 'Number (5):' requires the sum of all pips in a space to equal 5, with the answer 1-4 placed horizontally. At the hard level, 'Number (12):' demands the sum of all pips in a space to be 12, and the answer is 1-6 placed horizontally and 6-5 placed horizontally.",
  "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": [
    "NYT's Pips game launched in August 2025",
    "Easy difficulty requires 'Less Than (3)' condition",
    "Hard level demands 'Number (12)' condition"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for August 3, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-august-3",
        "published": "2026-08-03T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}