NYT Pips hints, answers for November 29, 2025
**Explore the Exciting World of Pips: Your New Favorite Game from The New York Times**
In August 2025, The New York Times expanded its gaming portfolio with the launch of *Pips*, a captivating single-player game that reimagines the classic game of dominoes. With its innovative color-coded conditions, *Pips* offers players a challenging yet enjoyable experience that encourages strategic thinking and problem-solving. Unlike traditional dominoes, where matching numbers is the primary objective, *Pips* introduces a variety of conditions that players must meet based on the colors of the spaces on the board. This unique twist not only makes the game accessible to those familiar with dominoes but also adds layers of complexity that keep players engaged and coming back for more.
The gameplay mechanics of *Pips* are both straightforward and intriguing. Players place tiles either vertically or horizontally, aiming to satisfy the specific conditions dictated by the color-coded spaces. For example, a space marked with a single number requires that all touching tiles add up to that number, while an “Equal” space mandates that all adjacent domino halves must show the same number of pips. Other conditions, such as “Less than” and “Greater than,” challenge players to think critically about how to arrange their tiles. If players find themselves stuck, the game currently only allows them to reveal the entire puzzle, prompting a move to a higher difficulty level. However, to enhance the gaming experience, we’ve compiled helpful hints and answers for various difficulty levels, ensuring that players can navigate through the challenges without feeling overwhelmed.
As players progress through the game, they encounter a variety of puzzles that test their skills. For example, in the easy difficulty category, players might need to arrange tiles to meet a condition of adding to 3, while medium difficulty puzzles could require them to fulfill a “Less than” condition of 5. The hard difficulty level ramps up the challenge with more complex conditions, such as ensuring that all domino halves in a space are greater than 3. With these examples, it’s clear that *Pips* is designed to cater to a wide range of skill levels, making it an ideal daily gaming habit for puzzle enthusiasts. As you dive into *Pips*, you’ll find that each puzzle presents a new opportunity to hone your logic and strategy skills while enjoying a fresh take on a beloved classic.
Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the
New York Times
catalogue.
Released in August 2025, the
Pips
puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.
Currently, if you’re stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level.
How to play Pips
If you’ve ever played dominoes, you’ll have a passing familiarity for how
Pips
is played. As we’ve shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don’t necessarily have to match.
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The conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible – and common – for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space.
Here are common examples you’ll run into across the difficulty levels:
Number
: All the pips in this space must add up to the number.
Equal
: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips.
Not Equal
: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips.
Less than
: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number.
Greater than:
Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number.
If an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces.
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Easy difficulty hints, answers for Nov. 29 Pips
Number (3):
Everything in this space must add to 3. The answer is 1-6, placed vertically.
Number (6):
Everything in this purple space must add to 6. The answer is 1-6, placed vertically.
Number (6):
Everything in this orange space must add to 6. The answer is 1-6, placed vertically.
Equal (2):
Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 2-1, placed horizontally; 6-2, placed horizontally.
Medium difficulty hints, answers for Nov. 29 Pips
Less Than (5):
Everything in this space must be less than 5. The answer is 2-0, placed vertically.
Equal (0):
Everything in this red space must be equal to 0. The answer is 0-6, placed vertically; 2-0, placed vertically; 0-4, placed vertically.
Equal (6):
Everything in this space must be equal to 6. The answer is 0-6, placed vertically; 4-6, placed horizontally.
Number (8):
Everything in this space must add to 8. The answer is 0-4, placed vertically; 2-2, placed vertically.
Equal (0):
Everything in this dark blue space must be equal to 0. The answer is 5-0, placed vertically; 0-0, placed horizontally.
Hard difficulty hints, answers for Nov. 29 Pips
Greater Than (2):
Everything in this space must be greater than 2. The answer is 2-3, placed horizontally.
Equal (0):
Everything in this orange space must be equal to 0. The answer is 0-0, placed horizontally; 0-4, placed vertically; 0-5, placed vertically.
Greater Than (3):
Everything in this dark blue space must be greater than 3. The answer is 0-4, placed vertically.
Greater Than (3):
Everything in this red space must be greater than 3. The answer is 6-4, placed vertically.
Number (17):
Everything in this space must add to 8. The answer is 0-5, placed vertically; 6-4, placed vertically; 3-6, placed vertically.
Greater Than (9):
Everything in this space must be greater than 2. The answer is 5-2, placed vertically; 1-6, placed vertically.
Equal (1):
Everything in this red space must be equal to 1. The answer is 1-1, placed vertically; 1-6, placed vertically; 1-0, placed vertically.
Equal (3):
Everything in this light blue space must be equal to 3. The answer is 3-3, placed vertically.
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