NYT Pips hints, answers for April 5, 2026

April 5, 2026 by Cnznews

Welcome to your guide to Pips, the newest game from the New York Times catalog.

Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you get stuck, the game only offers to unravel the entire puzzle, forcing you to move to the next difficulty level and start again. However, we’ve got you covered! Below are the answers in pieces that will serve as hints so you can find your way through each difficulty level.

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If you have ever played dominoes, you will be well aware of how pips are played. As we’ve shared in our previous hint stories for pips, tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect to each other. The main difference between the traditional game of dominoes and pips are the color-coded situations you must address. Touching tiles do not have to match.

Easy Difficulty Signals, Answers for 5 April Pips

Number four): The sum of everything in this space should be 4. The answer is 4-6, which are placed vertically.

Number four): The sum of everything in this space should be 4. The answer is 4-3, which is placed vertically.

equal(6): Everything in this space must be equal to 6. The answer is 4-6, placed vertically; 6-0, placed vertically.

Number (2): The sum of everything in this space must be 2. The answer is 2-3, placed horizontally.

equal(3): Everything in this space must be equal to 3. The answer is 4-3, which is placed vertically; 2-3, placed horizontally.

Number(0): The sum of everything in this space must be 0. The answer is 6-0, which is placed vertically.

Number(0): The sum of everything in this space must be 0. The answer is 0-1, placed vertically.

Number 5): Everything in this space must sum to 5. The answer is 5-1, placed horizontally.

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number 1): Everything in this space must sum to 1. The answer is 5-1, placed horizontally; 0-1, placed vertically.

Medium Difficulty Signal, Answer for 5 April Pips

equal(2): Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally.

number 3): The sum of everything in this space should be 3. The answer is 4-1, placed horizontally; 2-3, placed vertically.

number 3): Everything in this space must sum to 3. The answer is 3-4, placed horizontally.

Number four): The sum of everything in this space should be 4. The answer is 4-1, placed horizontally; 0-6, placed vertically.

number 3): Everything in this space must sum to 3. The answer is 2-3, placed vertically.

equal(4): Everything in this space must be equal to 4. The answer is 3-4, placed horizontally; 4-6, placed horizontally.

equal(6): Everything in this space must be equal to 6. The answer is 4-6, placed horizontally; 0-6, placed vertically.

(4) Less than: Everything in this space must be less than 4. The answer is 2-1, placed horizontally.

Difficult Difficulty Signal, Answer for 5 April Pips

Number four): The sum of everything in this space should be 4. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 2-1, placed vertically.

number 9): Everything in this space should sum to 9. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 5-1, placed horizontally.

Number (2): The sum of everything in this space must be 2. The answer is 5-1, placed horizontally; 2-1, placed vertically.

equal(0): Everything in this space must be equal to 0. The answer is 0-6, placed horizontally; 0-5, placed vertically.

Number (12): Everything in this space must sum to 12. The answer is 0-6, placed vertically; 6-2, placed vertically.

Number (6): The sum of everything in this space should be 6. The answer is 3-3, placed horizontally.

Number (11): Everything in this space should add up to 11. The answer is 5-3, which is placed vertically; 6-1, placed vertically.

equal(5): Everything in this space must be equal to 5. The answer is 0-5, placed vertically; 5-5, placed horizontally.

Number 5): Everything in this space must sum to 5. The answer is 6-2, which is placed vertically; 3-1, placed vertically.

number 3): Everything in this space must sum to 3. The answer is 5-3, which is placed vertically.

Number four): The sum of everything in this space must be 4. The answer is 1-1, placed horizontally; 6-1, placed vertically; 3-1, placed vertically.

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