Pips, the New York Times’ engaging new single-player puzzle game released in August 2025, puts a fresh spin on dominoes. If you’re finding yourself stuck on the daily challenge and need a nudge, this guide provides hints and answers to help you conquer each difficulty level without resorting to revealing the entire solution. Let’s dive into Pips and how to solve it!<\/p>\n
If you’re familiar with dominoes, you’ll quickly grasp the basics of Pips. Like dominoes, tiles are placed vertically or horizontally, connecting with each other. However, Pips introduces color-coded conditions that add a layer of strategic thinking. The touching tiles don’t necessarily need to match traditionally. The game challenges you to meet color-coded constraints within the puzzle, making it a unique experience.<\/p>\n
The conditions you must meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. Here’s a breakdown of common constraints you’ll encounter:<\/p>\n
Number: The sum of all pips (dots) in this colored space must equal the specified number. Even half a tile can fall within a colored space.
\n Equal: Every domino half within this space must display the same number of pips.
\n Not Equal: Each domino half in this space must have a distinct number of pips.
\n Less Than: Every domino half’s pip count in this space must be less than the specified number.
\n Greater Than: Every domino half’s pip count in this space must exceed the specified number.<\/p>\n
Areas without color coding have no conditions, providing some flexibility in your tile placement. Use these as opportunities to set up the more challenging areas.<\/p>\n
Here are the hints and answers for the September 8, 2025, Pips puzzle, broken down by difficulty level.<\/p>\n
Greater than (2): The answer is 4-1, placed horizontally. All pips here must be greater than 2.
\n Equal (1): The solution is 2-2, placed vertically; 2-1, placed horizontally. Every half-tile must have an equal number of pips.
\n Less than (2): The answer is 2-1, placed horizontally. Every half-tile must be less than 2.<\/p>\n
Number (5): The answer is 5-4, placed vertically. The sum of pips must be 5.
\n Equal (3): The answer is 5-3, placed vertically; 2-3, placed vertically; 1-3, placed vertically.
\n Not Equal: The answer is 5-3, placed vertically; 5-6, placed vertically; 1-3, placed vertically; 2-3, placed vertically.<\/p>\n
Number (0): The answer is 0-0, placed horizontally.
\n Number (2): The answer is 4-2, placed vertically.
\n Number (1): The answer is 3-1, placed vertically.
\n Number (4): The answer is 4-2, placed vertically.
\n Number (3): The answer is 3-1, placed vertically.
\n Number (3): The answer is 1-1, placed horizontally; 1-2, placed horizontally.
\n Number (3): The answer is 1-2, placed horizontally; 1-4, placed horizontally.
\n Number (16): The answer is 1-4, placed horizontally; 4-3, placed horizontally; 4-4, placed vertically.
\n Equal (3): The answer is 4-3, placed horizontally; 3-3, placed vertically.
\n Number (3): The answer is 3-2, placed horizontally.
\n Equal (2): The answer is 3-2, placed horizontally; 6-2, placed vertically; 2-5, placed vertically; 2-2, placed vertically.
\n Number (5): The answer is 5-2, placed vertically.
\n Number (2): The answer is 0-2, placed vertically.
\n Number (6): The answer is 6-2, placed vertically.
\n Number (5): The answer is 5-0, placed vertically.
\nNumber (0): The answer is 0-2, placed vertically; 5-0, placed vertically.<\/p>\n
If you enjoy puzzles like Pips, explore other games like Wordle, Strands, Mahjong, Sudoku, and crosswords for more brain-teasing fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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