NYT Pips hints, answers for April 28, 2026
Pips is a single-player puzzle game introduced by The New York Times in August 2025, inspired by dominoes with added color-coded conditions. The game challenges players to place tiles vertically or horizontally based on specific rules tied to colored spaces. This article provides hints and solutions for the April 28, 2026 edition of the game across different difficulty levels.
- ▪Pips is a New York Times puzzle game released in August 2025.
- ▪The game is based on dominoes but includes color-coded conditions for tile placement.
- ▪Players can get stuck since the game only allows full puzzle reveals, with no incremental hints provided.
- ▪The article offers step-by-step hints for solving the Easy, Medium, and Hard puzzles for April 28, 2026.
- ▪Pips requires tiles to be placed either vertically or horizontally, connecting based on specific color-based rules.
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Home > Entertainment > Games NYT Pips hints, answers for April 28, 2026 Stuck on Easy, Medium, or Hard? We have everything you need right here. By Mashable Team on April 28, 2026 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Flipboard window.videoEmbeds = window.videoEmbeds || []; window.videoEmbeds.push({ elemId: "video-container-066Nhd2sCv2Pj2aaH0EWw61", alternativeContainerId: 'stickyVideoContainer', data: {"url":"https:\/\/cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/8dd80bb6-c9e0-41b8-952f-f5dad7c684be\/master.m3u8","slug":"066Nhd2sCv2Pj2aaH0EWw61","type":"","title":"Connections: How to play and how to…
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