NYT Pips Hints — June 22, 2026
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Today’s Pips Hints
- Easy puzzle (#1003): Place dominoes 0|1, 0|3, 6|5, 5|3, 4|2 so every region satisfies its constraint.
- Each domino is placed on two adjacent grid cells. A "less" region means the cell value must be less than the target.
- Medium puzzle (#1024) uses dominoes 0|2, 1|0, 1|1, 6|6, 2|3, 1|5, 3|3, 1|2 — more cells, trickier constraints.
- Start with the most constrained regions (those with a specific target) to anchor your placement.
How to play Pipstap to expand
New to Pips? Each colored region has a constraint — = means all pip halves must match, ≠ means all different, a number is a sum target, >N or <N sets a floor/ceiling.
All domino halves in this region must show the same pip number.
Every domino half in this region must be a different pip number — no repeats.
The total pip count across all domino halves in this region must equal the shown number.
Each domino half covering a square in this region must show a value higher than the number.
Each domino half covering a square in this region must show a value lower than the number.
Start with forced placements
Single-square regions and tight sum targets tell you exactly which domino to use — lock those in before exploring.
One domino can span two regions
Use cross-region placement when a single tile can simultaneously satisfy two different constraints.