The newspaper giant, the New York Times, is well-known for its challenging Crosswords and other daily games. There are plenty of word games like the NYT daily Wordle and math games like Pips.

Each of these games is difficult, so this article is filled with hints and answers for three of the free-to-play games. You can find everything you need to solve today's Pips, the Connections, and the Strands.

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NYT Pips Hints and Answers

The Pips puzzle from the New York Times Games is going to require some math on your part. If you are stuck, though, you can find some hints and answers for each level of difficulty below.

Easy Pips Puzzle

Medium Pips Puzzle

Hard Pips Puzzle

How to Play Pips

If you are stuck on the rules of Pips and want to learn more, you can find all the information you need below. This section has all the details of the puzzle and what each symbol means.

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  • You have to fill each space of the board and use all the dominoes.
  • You can rotate the dominoes.
  • Dominoes can be half in one section and half in another.
  • Each section has a condition that has to be met by the pips inside it.
    • Numbers: Dots in this region sum to the number provided.
    • Equal Sign: Dots in this region are all the same number.
    • Less than: Dots in this region sum to less than the number provided.
    • Greater than >: Dots in this region sum to more than the number provided.
    • Empty regions: No conditions apply.

NYT Strands Hints and Answers

The Strands for today is a seven-word puzzle with the clue "Marvel-ous and then some." If you are stuck on this, the clues below can be just the thing to help you get a win on this challenging puzzle.

How to Play Strands

Don't know the rules of Strands yet? Not a problem; you can find the complete rules below, as listed by the New York Times Games itself.

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  • Figure out the theme by looking for words that share a category.
  • You must use every letter.
  • No words will overlap.
  • Non-themed words will each give you 1/3 of a hint.
  • You have unlimited tries.

NYT Connections Hints and Answers

And finally, here are the clues for the puzzle game called Connections. The first slide below will show the puzzle, then you will get two clues before the puzzle's solution appears.

How to Play Connections

Here are the rules in an easy-to-read list form. If you are looking for a more in-depth dive into it, along with some tips, check out this How to play Connections article.

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  • Find groups of four words that belong together.
  • If you make more than three mistakes, you lose.
  • Puzzles only have one solution, even if some words look like they can belong in more than one category.
  • Each group has a color based on its difficulty.
    • Yellow: Easiest
    • Green: Medium
    • Blue: Hard
    • Purple: Hardest

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Connections
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Released
June 12, 2023
ESRB
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Developer(s)
The New York Times Company
Publisher(s)
The New York Times Company
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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Platform(s)
Web Browser, Mobile