{
  "id": 7930545,
  "title": "NYT Pips hints, answers for September 17, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-september-17-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/pips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-september-17-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Times released the game Pips in August 2025, offering a unique twist on the classic dominoes game with color-coded conditions for players to meet. For players who get stuck, piecemeal answers provide hints for each difficulty level. On the easy difficulty, the number condition requires the pips to add up to a specific value, such as 2 or 7, while the equal condition requires all domino halves to have the same number of pips. Medium difficulty introduces the less than and greater than conditions, while the hard difficulty includes more complex requirements, like equal numbers and not equal pips. Overall, the game offers a fun, single-player experience that becomes more challenging as players progress through the difficulty levels.",
  "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 Strands hints, answers for September 17, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/nyt-strands-hints-answers-for-september-17-2026",
        "published": "2026-09-17T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}