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NYT Pips Hints Today For September 30: At first glance, Pips may seem like regular dominoes, but the twist comes with its color-coded rules. As Mashable explains, it starts easy and familiar, but the clever challenges ramp up quickly, testing your thinking in fun and tricky ways.

Here’s a simple breakdown of the rules to make the game easier:

Number: The total pips on the tile must match the number given.

Equal: Both halves of a tile should have the same number of pips.

Not Equal: Each half must show different pips.

Less Than: The tile’s total pips should be less than the number displayed.

Greater Than: The total pips must be more than the given number.

For today’s September 30 puzzle, we’ve put together detailed hints and full solutions for Easy, Medium, and Hard levels. We even show exactly where each tile should go so you can complete the puzzle step by step without frustration.

NYT Pips Answers For EASY Levels:

Greater Than (3): Everything in this space must be greater than 3. The answer is 4-4, placed horizontally.

Greater Than (4): Everything in this space must be different. The answer is 5-3, placed horizontally.

Not Equal: Everything in this space must be equal to 1. The answer is 4-4, placed horizontally; 3-0, placed horizontally; 2-2, placed horizontally; 5-3, placed horizontally.

Less Than (3): Everything in this space must be less than 3. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally.

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NYT Pips Answers For MEDIUM Levels:

Less Than (3): Everything in this space must be less than 3. The answer is 0-1, placed horizontally.

Number (8): Everything in this space must add to 8. The answer is 6-4, placed vertically; 0-1, placed horizontally; 1-3, placed vertically; 2-5, placed vertically.

Number (10): Everything in this space must add to 10. The answer is 2-5, placed vertically; 5-0, placed horizontally.

Less Than (5): Everything in this space must be less than 5. The answer is 1-3, placed vertically. 

NYT Pips Answers For HARD Levels:

Number (11): Everything in this space must add to 11. The answer is 6-5, placed vertically.

Equal (1): Everything in this light blue space must be equal to 1. The answer is 1-6, placed horizontally; 1-5, placed vertically.

Greater Than (3): Everything in this space must be greater than 3. The answer is 1-5, placed vertically.

Number (5): Everything in this space must add up to 5. The answer is 5-3, placed vertically.

Number (3): Everything in this space must add to 3. The answer is 5-3, placed vertically.

Number (6): Everything in this space must add to 6. he answer is 1-6, placed horizontally.

Number (8): Everything in this space must add to 8. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically.

Equal (1): Everything in this dark blue space must be equal to 1. The answer is 1-1, placed vertically.

Equal (2): Everything in this red space must be equal to 2. The answer is 2-1, placed vertically; 2-2, placed horizontally.

Less Than (5): Everything in this space must be less than 5. The answer is 2-1, placed vertically; 3-3, placed vertically.

Less Than (4): Everything in this space must be less than 4. The answer is 3-3, placed vertically.

Greater Than (4): Everything in this space must be different. The answer is 5-5, placed horizontally.

Number (17): Everything in this space must add to 17. The answer is 6-6, placed horizontally; 5-5, placed horizontally.

Number (3): Everything in this space must add to 3. The answer is 3-0, placed horizontally.

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

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

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If it feels challenging, don’t stress! Half the fun is learning new strategies as you play. A new NYT Pips puzzle arrives at midnight daily, making it a perfect way to keep your mind sharp and entertained every day.