Welcome to your resource for Pips, the latest entry in the New York Times games repertoire.

Debuting in August 2025, Pips presents an innovative take on dominoes, offering an entertaining single-player experience that could easily turn into your new favorite daily activity.

At present, if you find yourself struggling, the game allows only the option to unveil the entire puzzle, pushing you to move on to a higher difficulty and begin afresh. But don’t fret, we have the solution! Below are partial clues designed to assist you in navigating each level of difficulty.

How to engage with Pips

If you are accustomed to dominoes, you’ll grasp the fundamentals of how Pips functions. As stated in our earlier Pips hint articles, the tiles, much like standard dominoes, can be arranged vertically or horizontally and interconnect. The main difference between classic dominoes and Pips lies in the color-coded conditions that you have to fulfill. The adjacent tiles do not need to correspond.

The conditions you are required to fulfill pertain to the color-coded areas. For example, when only a single number is indicated, every side of a tile in that area must total the specified number. It is entirely possible – and frequent – for only part of a tile to reside within a color-coded area.

Below are typical instances you will face across the various difficulty tiers:

• Number: All the pips in this segment must equal the specified number.

• Equal: Every domino half in this section must present the same number of pips.

• Not Equal: Each domino half in this area must show a different number of pips.

• Less than: Every domino half in this portion must sum to a total that is lower than the given number.

• Greater than: Each domino half in this section must total more than the specified number.

If a space lacks color coding, it signifies that there are no conditions imposed on the parts of dominoes in those areas.

Hints and answers for Easy difficulty, Nov. 11 Pips

Number (5): All elements in this area must sum to 5. The solution is 5