NYT Pips Today: The New York Times’ puzzle game Pips doesn’t take a day off, and today’s boards were a perfect mix of chill, tricky, and straight-up donkey-shaped chaos. If you’ve been scratching your head, don’t stress, here are the full hints and step-by-step answers for Easy, Medium, and Difficult.
Today’s NYT Pips Easy Hints
Hint: Start with the pink 6 in the middle, then use the purple = to balance it out. The teal <3 locks the lower piece perfectly.
Answer:
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Place [3 | 3] horizontally for the pink 6.
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Use [5 | 5] vertically for the purple =.
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Drop [1 | 2] in teal <3.
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Final free domino slots into the right edge to complete the shape.
Final Result:
Today’s NYT Pips Medium Hints
Hint: Work from the teal 12 cluster in the center first. Then build outward: purple = and pink >4 up top, green <3 and purple 3 at the bottom. Orange >2 is your finishing touch.
Answer:
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Stack [6 | 6] and [5 | 1] for the teal 12.
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Add [2 | 2] + [2 | 2] to purple =.
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Use [5 | 0] for the pink >4.
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Drop [1 | 2] into orange >2.
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Place [2 | 1] into green <3.
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Purple 3 closes with [1 | 2].
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Blue 8 finishes the lower run with [4 | 4].
Final Result:
Today’s NYT Pips Hard Hints
Hint: Anchor the giant teal 18 and orange =5 in the middle — those are the keystones. Then connect purple 11 + pink 2 on top, teal 1 + pink 0 bottom left, and green 5s on the right wing.
Answer:
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Place [6 | 6] + [6 | 6] + [6 | 0] for teal 18.
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Drop [2 | 3] for orange =5.
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Build the top row: [5 | 6] + [0 | 5] to complete purple 11 and pink 2.
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Add [4 | 5] into teal 9 on the right.
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Place [0 | 0] into pink 0.
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Slot [1 | 0] into teal 1.
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Purple 5 closes with [2 | 3].
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Green 5s round out the far-right cluster.
Final Result:
And, that’s a wrap for today’s NYT Pips! Easy, Medium, and Hard solved step by step. Check back tomorrow for fresh hints and answers, same time, same puzzle grind.
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