Here’s a complete and detailed walkthrough of today’s Pips NYT puzzle. Whether you're looking for a clear Pips NYT solution, a helpful Pips NYT hint, or just a reliable Pips NYT answer, this guide will take you through the logic and placements step by step.
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Easy Hints
The Easy Pips NYT today begins with the following layout:
The result of the Easy Pips NYT on 2025-9-5 is as follows:
Medium Hints
The Medium Pips NYT today begins with the following layout:
The result of the Medium Pips NYT on 2025-9-5 is as follows:
Hard Hints
The initial board might look intimidating, but it actually offers a very clear starting point. Here's how it begins:
The key insight comes from the Dark Blue 18 group at the bottom. Since the total is 18 and only three tiles are involved, the only possible combination is three 6's. I started by placing the double 6 domino (6/6) in this group. Next, the Orange 0 group—comprising five tiles—must all be blanks. I placed the 6/0 domino so that the 0 side connected into the Orange group. The only domino that could complete the blank requirement here was the double blank (0/0), which I placed accordingly. This established a strong foundation. Here’s the board after these moves:
Now, the puzzle features a Blue = group of five tiles and a Pink = group of three. The next step involved evaluating the remaining dominoes—particularly the abundance of 5's and 3's. After counting the available pips, it became clear that the Blue = group had to consist of 5's. Additionally, with very few blank dominoes left, I deduced that the Pink = group must be made of 4's.
I continued by placing the 0/5 domino between the Orange group and the Blue = group, and the 0/4 domino between Orange and Pink =. Then, I used the 5/5 domino to continue filling the Blue group, and the 4/5 domino between the Pink = and Blue = tiles.
At this point, only one Pink tile and one Blue tile remained, both adjacent to the Purple 2 group. I placed the 4/1 domino between the Pink = and Purple 2 tiles, and the 5/1 domino between the Blue = and Purple 2 tiles. The board now looked like this:
With over half the board complete, I felt confident in the placements so far—the logic was consistent, and no other configurations seemed plausible.
The next clues involved the Green 6 tile and the Blue 2 tile. The Green 6 required a 6-pip domino, and the Blue 2—with no blanks remaining—had to be made of two 1's. I placed the 6/2 domino between the Green 6 and Dark Blue tiles, and the 2/1 domino between the Dark Blue and Blue tiles.
The only domino left that could complete the Orange = group was the double 3 (3/3), which I placed accordingly. The final 1-pip tile belonged in the Blue group, so I placed the 1/3 domino there, allowing the 3 to extend into the Purple ≠ group
Lastly, the 5/2 domino fit perfectly between the Purple ≠ and Pink = tiles, and the 2/3 domino was placed adjacent to it. Here’s the completed solution:
Today’s Pips NYT puzzle featured the most varied conditions we’ve seen in a while—totals, equals, not-equals, and fixed values. Ironically, this complexity made the puzzle easier in some ways, as specific constraints reduced ambiguity. The key was identifying these strict conditions early to build a confident solution.
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