Welcome to your resource for Pips, the latest feature in the New York Times games lineup. Launched in August 2025, Pips presents a fresh take on dominoes, delivering an intriguing solo gaming experience that could turn into your next everyday pastime. At present, if you find yourself at an impasse, the game will reveal the entire puzzle, prompting you to advance to the next difficulty stage and restart. Nevertheless, we’ve got your back! Below are incremental solutions that will function as clues to assist you in maneuvering through each difficulty level.

How to play Pips

If you’ve played dominoes before, you’ll grasp the fundamental mechanics of Pips. As mentioned in our earlier hint articles for Pips, the tiles, akin to dominoes, are arranged vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The primary distinction between a conventional domino game and Pips is the color-coded requirements you need to fulfill. The adjoining tiles don’t necessarily have to correspond.

The requirements you must satisfy are explicitly tied to the color-coded areas. For instance, if it indicates a single number, each side of a tile in that area must sum to the specified number. It’s typical – and possible – for only half of a tile to reside within a color-coded area.

Here are typical scenarios you will encounter across the difficulty levels:
– Number: All the pips in this zone must total the number.
– Equal: Every domino half in this area must equal the same number of pips.
– Not Equal: Every domino half in this region must display entirely different numbers of pips.
– Less than: Every domino half in this location must sum to less than the number.
– Greater than: Every domino half in this area must add up to more than the number.

If a section lacks any color coding, it signifies there are no requirements for the sections of dominoes in those areas.

Easy difficulty hints, answers for April 6 Pips

Number (6): All components in this red area must total 6. The solution is 0-6, positioned horizontally.
Number (6): All elements in this purple zone must sum to 6. The solution is 0-6, positioned horizontally; 6-3, positioned vertically.
Equal (3): Everything in this section must be equivalent to 3. The solution is 6-3, positioned vertically; 3-3, positioned horizontally.
Number (5): Everything in this zone must total 5. The solution is 3-0, positioned horizontally; 2-6, positioned vertically.
Number (6): All pieces in this dark blue area must sum to 6. The solution is 2-6, positioned vertically.

Medium difficulty hints, answers for April 6 Pips

Not Equal: Every component in this section must vary. The solution is 0-6, positioned horizontally; 5-6, positioned horizontally; 2-4, positioned horizontally.
Equal (4): All components in this area must match 4. The solution is 2-4, positioned horizontally; 4-0, positioned vertically.
Equal (6): All pieces in this space must equal 6. The solution is 0-6, positioned horizontally; 5-6, positioned horizontally; 6-6, positioned vertically; 6-2, positioned vertically.
Less Than (2): Everything in this area must be below 2. The solution is 4-0, positioned vertically.
Less Than (4): All pieces in this zone must be under 4. The solution is 6-2, positioned vertically.

Hard difficulty hints, answers for April 6 Pips

Number (7): All elements in this orange area must sum to 7. The solution is 6-6, positioned horizontally; 1-4, positioned vertically.
Number (11): Everything in this section must total 11. The solution is 5-6, positioned vertically.
Less Than (6): All tiles in this space must be less than 6. The solution is 0-3, positioned horizontally.
Number (7): All pieces in this red space must sum to 7. The solution is 1-4, positioned vertically.

Number (3): Everything in this area must total 3. The solution is 3-2, positioned horizontally.
Equal (2): All components in this area must equal 2. The solution is 3-2, positioned horizontally; 2-5, positioned horizontally.
Number (6): All elements in this green zone must sum to 6. The solution is 6-4, positioned vertically.
Number (6): All sections in this light blue area must total 6. The solution is 1-0, positioned vertically.
Equal (0): Everything in this area must equal 0. The solution is