NYT Pips hints and answers, Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Easy, Medium and Hard, each with its own ladder: where to start, what goes there, one domino placed, then the full solution.
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Fill every region to its rulePick a domino, then tap where it goes.
Pick a domino, then tap where it goes.
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Tap a placed domino to pick it up. Keys: R rotates. Any arrangement that meets every rule counts.
The hint ladder
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Start with the cell that must be greater than 5 at row 3, column 1. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.
HintReveal hint
That cell is a 6, and only one domino has a 6: the 3–6.
One wordReveal one word
Place the 3–6 domino with the 3 at row 3, column 2 and the 6 at row 3, column 1.
AnswerReveal answer
Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 1–3: R2C3→R2C2; 1–1: R3C3→R3C4; 3–6: R3C2→R3C1; 5–5: R4C2→R4C3; 1–0: R2C4→R1C4.
NudgeReveal nudge
Start with the cell that must equal 3 at row 4, column 6. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.
HintReveal hint
That cell is a 3. Only 2 dominoes have a 3: 2–3, 0–3.
One wordReveal one word
Place the 0–3 domino with the 0 at row 5, column 6 and the 3 at row 4, column 6.
AnswerReveal answer
Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 1–1: R3C3→R3C4; 2–3: R1C4→R2C4; 0–0: R4C1→R5C1; 5–6: R1C3→R1C2; 1–0: R5C3→R5C2; 0–4: R2C2→R3C2; 0–3: R5C6→R4C6; 2–0: R5C5→R5C4.
NudgeReveal nudge
Start with the cell that must equal 3 at row 2, column 6. It has the fewest ways to be satisfied.
HintReveal hint
That cell is a 3. Only 3 dominoes have a 3: 6–3, 1–3, 3–5.
One wordReveal one word
Place the 1–3 domino with the 1 at row 3, column 6 and the 3 at row 2, column 6.
AnswerReveal answer
Full solution (domino: first half → second half): 4–1: R2C4→R1C4; 0–5: R4C1→R5C1; 1–1: R1C1→R2C1; 6–3: R3C1→R3C2; 5–1: R3C8→R3C7; 4–4: R4C6→R5C6; 1–3: R3C6→R2C6; 0–0: R4C8→R5C8; 3–5: R4C4→R5C4; 2–1: R3C4→R3C3.
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