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Today's NYT Pips Hints and Solutions

Get daily hints, strategies, and AI-powered explanations for every Pips puzzle. Solve smarter, not harder.

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What is Pips Solver?

Your ultimate companion for the daily NYT Pips puzzle. Get hints, verify solutions, and understand the logic.

Daily Puzzle Solutions

Complete solutions for every NYT Pips puzzle, updated daily. Browse Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulties with full grid layouts.

Progressive Hints

Stuck? Reveal one domino placement at a time. Our hint system never spoils the whole puzzle — just enough to keep you moving forward.

Strategic Insights

AI-powered explanations break down each puzzle's logic step by step. Learn which regions to tackle first and why placements are forced.

How to Play Pips

Master the rules in minutes. Pips combines logic, math, and spatial reasoning.

Game Rules

  • The grid is divided into colored regions, each with a mathematical condition.
  • Place all dominoes (numbered tile pairs) onto the grid.
  • Each domino covers exactly two adjacent cells — horizontally or vertically.
  • Every cell must be covered by exactly one domino — no gaps, no overlaps.
  • The numbers in each region must satisfy the region's condition to win.

Region Conditions

Each region has a constraint that its numbers must satisfy:

=

Equals

All cells must contain the same number

≠

Unequal

All cells must contain different numbers

5

Sum

Cells must add up to the target value

<7

Less Than

All cells must be less than the value

>3

Greater Than

All cells must be greater than the value

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Pips Solver.

What is Pips Puzzle?
Pips is a logic puzzle published daily in the New York Times. Similar to Sudoku, you place dominoes (numbered tiles) on a grid so that each region satisfies its mathematical condition — equal, not equal, sum, less than, or greater than.
How do the difficulty levels work?
Each daily puzzle comes in three difficulty levels. Easy puzzles have simpler region conditions and fewer constraints. Medium adds more complex interactions. Hard requires advanced logic and careful deduction to solve.
Can I play past puzzles?
Yes! Visit the Archive page to browse and play any puzzle from previous dates. You can also use the calendar picker to navigate to specific days.
What does the AI Explanation do?
Our AI analyzes each puzzle and provides a step-by-step breakdown of the solving logic. It explains which regions to tackle first, what deductions can be made, and why certain placements are forced.
Is Pips Solver free to use?
Yes, Pips Solver is completely free. You can view hints, solutions, AI explanations, and play the unlimited game mode without any cost or registration.

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