Welcome to your resource on Pips, the newest addition to the New York Times game lineup. Launched in August 2025, Pips introduces an innovative twist on dominoes, offering an enjoyable single-player challenge that might just become part of your daily routine. Currently, if you find yourself in a bind, the game only presents the option to reveal the whole puzzle, compelling you to progress to the next level of difficulty and start anew. Nevertheless, we’ve got you covered! Below are incremental answers that will act as clues to help you navigate through every difficulty level.

How to play Pips

If you’ve ever engaged with dominoes, you’ll have a basic understanding of how Pips operates. As we’ve noted in our earlier hints articles for Pips, the tiles, similar to dominoes, are arranged vertically or horizontally and interconnect with one another. The primary distinction between a conventional domino game and Pips lies in the color-coded conditions you need to address. The connecting tiles do not necessarily have to correspond.

The requirements you must fulfill are tied to the color-coded areas. For instance, if a space displays a single number, each side of a tile in that area must total the indicated number. It’s often the case — and standard — for just half a tile to occupy a color-coded area.

Here are typical scenarios you’ll encounter across the difficulty levels:

– Number: All the pips in this location must total the number.
– Equal: Each domino half in this spot must have the same number of pips.
– Not Equal: Each domino half in this area must showcase entirely different numbers of pips.
– Less than: Each domino half in this zone must sum to less than the designated number.
– Greater than: Each domino half in this space must accumulate to more than the set number.

If a region lacks color coding, it indicates that there are no conditions pertaining to the portions of dominoes within those zones.

Easy difficulty hints, answers for May 1 Pips

– Number (10): Everything in this section must total 10. The solution is 6-6, oriented vertically; 4-0, arranged horizontally.
– Equal (1): Everything in this area must equal 1. The solution is 1-1, oriented horizontally; 1-2, arranged vertically.
– Less Than (6): All pieces in this segment must be under 6. The solution is 4-0, oriented horizontally; 5-2, arranged horizontally.
– Equal (2): Everything in this location must be equal to 2. The solution is 1-2, oriented vertically; 5-2, arranged horizontally.

Medium difficulty hints, answers for May 1 Pips

– Greater Than (1): Everything in this purple area must exceed 1. The solution is 2-2, aligned horizontally.
– Greater Than (1): Everything in this red space must surpass 1. The solution is 2-2, aligned horizontally.
– Equal (0): Everything in this space must equal 0. The solution is 0-0, arranged horizontally.
– Number (10): Everything in this space must add up to 10. The solution is 5-5, oriented vertically.
– Greater Than (8): Everything in this section must be greater than 8. The solution is 5-8, aligned horizontally.
– Number (5): Everything in this area must sum to 5. The solution is 5-2, oriented vertically.
– Number (7): Everything in this spot must total 7. The solutions are 3-3, organized horizontally; 4-4, organized horizontally.
– Not Equal: Every piece in this space must differ. The solutions are 5-2, arranged horizontally; 3-3, aligned horizontally; 4-4, aligned horizontally; 6-1, oriented vertically.
– Less Than (6): Everything in this region must be less than 6. The solution is 6-1, aligned vertically.

Hard difficulty hints, answers for May 1 Pips

– Number (0): Everything in this area must sum up to 0. The solution is 0-4, aligned horizontally.
– Number (4): Everything in this space must total 4. The solution is 0-4, aligned horizontally.
– Number (5): Everything in this section must add up to 5. The solution is 5-4, arranged horizontally.
– Number (1): Everything in this zone must total 1. The solution is 1-2, arranged horizontally.
– Number (2): Everything in this area must equal 2. The solution is 1-2, arranged horizontally.
– Number (3): Everything in this space must total 3. The solution is 3-