NYT Pips is the newest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, the new game puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.
Easy difficulty hints, answers for Aug. 22
Number (1): Everything in this space must add up to 1. The answer is 1-6, placed vertically.
Number (0): Everything in this space must add up to 0. The answer is 6-0, placed horizontally.
Number (1): Everything in this blue space must add up to 1. The answer is 1-5, placed horizontally.
Number (8): Everything in this space must add up to 8. The answer is 1-5, placed horizontally; 3-4, placed vertically.
Equal (1): The domino halves in this space must be 1. The answer is 1-1, placed horizontally.
Medium difficulty hints, answers for Aug. 22
Number (3): The domino halves in this space must add up to 3. The answer is 4-0, placed horizontally; 3-5, placed vertically.
Equal (5): The domino halves in this space must be 5. The answer is 5-5, placed horizontally; 3-5, placed vertically.
Number (5): The domino halves in this space must add up to 5. The answer is 5-6, placed horizontally.
Equal (6): The domino halves in this yellow space must be 6. The answer is 5-6, placed horizontally; 6-4, placed horizontally.
Number (6): The domino halves in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 6-4, placed horizontally; 1-1, placed vertically.
Hard difficulty hints, answers for Aug. 22
Number (18): The domino halves in this space must add up to 18. The answer is 6-6, placed horizontally; 6-3, placed vertically.
Number (0): The domino halves in this space must add up to 0. The answer is 5-0, placed vertically; 0-1, placed vertically; 0-0, placed vertically; 0-2, placed horizontally
Equal (2): The domino halves in this red space must be 2. The answer is 2-2, placed vertically; 0-2, placed horizontally.
Number (1): The domino halves in this space must add up to 1. The answer is 0-1, placed vertically.
Equal (4): The domino halves in this blue space must be 4. The answer is 1-4, placed vertically; 4-3, placed horizontally.
Equal (3): The domino halves in this purple space must be 3. The answer is 4-3, placed horizontally; 2-3, placed vertically.
Number (2): The domino halves in this space must add up to 2. The answer is 2-3, placed vertically.
