NYT Pips Game: All Hints and Answers for August 26, 2025’s Puzzles
Here’s your guide to NYT Pips Hints and Answers for August 26, 2025—today’s solutions, friendly nudges, and a few personal puzzle misadventures along the way. If you’re staring at your screen, debating domino placements, you’re in good company. Last night, I was convinced “Number (12)” was trying to send me a cryptic message. Maybe I need less coffee—or maybe just the right hint.
NYT Pips (Easy) Solution for August 26, 2025
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Let’s roll through today’s Easy puzzle because, honestly, these solutions were like finding that first smooth move in Tetris.
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Equal (1): Grab a domino with a 1-half. Drop 1-2 horizontally and 4-1 horizontally. It looks weird but fits.
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Number (4): All the pips in this space add to 4. The 4-1 domino just goes horizontally.
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Number (6): Place 6-0 vertically and feel victorious.
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Number (2): Slide that 2-6 horizontally and watch the whole board click.
Don’t overthink. When I first saw the Number (6) clue, I twisted the same tile for three minutes. Lesson: sometimes Pips is just simple.
NYT Pips (Medium) Solution for August 26, 2025
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Medium puzzles like to pretend they’re your friend before throwing a curveball. Here’s what unlocked today’s tricky bits for me:
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Number (10): Stack 3-5 vertically, then 5-1 right beside it—both vertical.
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Number (1): 0-3 and 5-1, both vertical. It feels like chaos until you see the match.
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Equal (2): Just pop 2-2 vertically.
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Number (12): Lay 2-6 horizontally, then put 6-4 vertically next door.
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Number (8): 6-4 and 4-0, both vertical.
Tip: If you’re stuck on a zone, walk away. I spent twenty minutes on “Equal (2),” then solved it after arguing with my dog about breakfast.
NYT Pips (Hard) Solution for August 26, 2025
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Coffee cold? Good. The Hard level is here, and it’s ready to test your will. Today’s solutions, with a side of humility:
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Number (10): Start clean—4-1 and 6-0, both horizontally, get the job done.
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Number (1) – red space: Same as above—4-1 and 6-0, both horizontal. I double-checked; it’s not a trick.
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Equal (3): 3-6 horizontal, then 3-3 vertical. “Equal” clues always make me double-take.
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Number (12): 3-6 horizontal, 6-4 horizontal. It’s like building a domino wall.
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Not Equal: Use 5-4, 6-4 (both horizontal), 2-3 vertically. This one gave me flashbacks to algebra class.
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Equal (3): 2-3 vertical, then 3-4 and 3-0 horizontal. Feels satisfying once placed.
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Number (0): 3-0 horizontally is all it takes.
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Less than (2): 1-6 horizontal is your answer. Surprisingly chill after all the wild ones.
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Number (4): Drop 3-4 horizontally.
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Number (6): Slide in 1-6 horizontally.
Sometimes the hardest part is believing the simple answer works. I nearly missed the “Number (0)” clue by second-guessing my own logic. Lesson learned: trust your domino instincts.
How to Play Pips?
If you’ve stacked dominoes for fun or played classic domino games, Pips won’t feel too intimidating, but it’s got its own twist: color-coded zones with distinct conditions. Forget matching ends—here you’re chasing numbers, equality, or difference.
Here’s what each clue means:
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Number: The pips in a space must add up to the number shown.
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Equal: Every half domino in that area shows the same pip count.
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Not Equal: All half dominoes in the zone must have different pip counts.
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Less than / Greater than: The total pips must be under (or above) the number indicated.
And yes—even if only half a domino falls in a colored space, it still counts!
Sometimes, the biggest victory is cracking “Equal” or “Not Equal” clues on your second coffee. My favorite Pips moment? Realizing a solution by accidentally rotating a domino—sometimes happy accidents are the best logic.
