Stuck on today’s NYT Pips puzzle? Don’t worry! This daily domino-style game challenges players across three difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, and Hard. Today’s theme focuses on color-coded number conditions that’ll test your logic skills.
Quick Answer: All three difficulty levels for February 1, 2026 are solvable using strategic domino placement based on number totals, equality rules, and greater/less than conditions.
What is NYT Pips?
Pips is the New York Times’ latest puzzle game, launched in August 2025. It puts a fresh spin on classic dominoes with color-coded rules that create unique single-player challenges.
How to Play
- Place dominoes vertically or horizontally
- Match color-coded condition requirements
- Conditions include: exact numbers, equal values, not equal, greater than, and less than
- No conditions apply to spaces without color coding
Easy Level Hints (Feb 1)
- Number (0): 0-5 horizontal
- Greater Than (4): 0-5 horizontal
- Equal (3): 3-3 horizontal
- Number (6): 6-4 vertical and 6-0 vertical
- Equal (0): 0-4 horizontal
- Equal (4): 6-4 vertical and 0-4 horizontal
Medium Level Hints (Feb 1)
- Greater Than (3): 5-3 horizontal
- Equal (3): 5-3 horizontal and 3-3 vertical
- Number (4): 6-4 horizontal
- Less Than (2): 0-0 horizontal
- Not Equal: 2-3, 6-4, and 5-5 (all horizontal)
- Number (5): 5-5 horizontal
Hard Level Hints (Feb 1)
- Less Than (9): 4-4 and 1-0 horizontal
- Less Than (4): 1-1 and 1-0 horizontal
- Less Than (3): 6-2 horizontal
- Number (12): 6-6 horizontal
- Less Than (5): 4-5 horizontal
- Less Than (20): 4-3, 4-5 horizontal, and 5-5 vertical
- Less Than (7): 4-3 horizontal and 3-6 vertical
- Less Than (3): 2-5 horizontal
- Number (6): 2-5, 6-1, and 0-0 horizontal
Pro Tips
- Start with spaces that have the strictest conditions
- Work from corners and edges inward
- Double-check that domino halves meet all adjacent space requirements
- Remember: only the portion of a domino in a colored space needs to meet that condition
Happy puzzling! Come back tomorrow for more Pips hints and solutions.