NYT Pips hints and answers for October 4, 2026

The New York Times published hints and answers for its Pips puzzle game on October 4, 2026, providing solutions for Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty levels. The guide offers piecemeal answers to help players progress without revealing entire puzzles. Pips, released in August 2025, is a single-player dominoes-style game where tiles connect vertically or horizontally, with color-coded conditions dictating placement rules. Conditions include numbers that must sum to a target, equal values, not equal values, and less than or greater than thresholds, with specific tile placements listed for each difficulty level. The article includes detailed answers for all three difficulties, such as Easy's Equal (2) requiring 2-2 and 2-4 tiles placed vertically, and Hard's Number (3) needing 3-4 and 0-2 tiles vertically. It also directs readers to Mashable's games hub for additional puzzles like Mahjong and Sudoku.