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NYT Pips Hints Today For September 29: The game may look like normal dominoes at first, but the colour-coded rules make it more challenging. It feels familiar in the beginning, but soon you’ll need clever thinking to solve the tricky challenges.

Here’s a simple way to understand the rules:

Number: Tiles must total the number shown.

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

Not Equal: Each half of the tile must show different pips.

Less Than: Total pips must be less than the given number.

Greater Than: Total pips must be more than the number shown.

For today’s September 29 challenge, we’ve shared hints and full answers for Easy, Medium, and Hard levels. We also explain the correct tile positions so you can solve the puzzle step by step.

NYT Pips Answers For EASY Levels:

Greater Than (3): Everything in this space must be greater than 3. The answer is 4-1, placed horizontally.

Equal (1): Everything in this space must be equal to 1. The answer is 1-4, placed horizontally; 1-1, placed vertically; 1-0, placed vertically.

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

Greater Than (2): Everything in this space must be greater than 2. The answer is 0-3, placed horizontally.

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NYT Pips Answers For MEDIUM Levels:

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

Greater Than (4): Everything in this space must be greater than 4. The answer is 6-4, placed horizontally.

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

Less Than (2): Everything in this space must be less than 2. The answer is 4-0, placed horizontally.

Number (3): Everything in this blue space must add to 5. The answer is 3-0, placed vertically.

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

Equal (4): Everything in this purple space must be equal to 6. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically; 2-4, placed vertically.

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NYT Pips Answers For HARD Levels:

Number (6): Everything in this space must add to 6. The answer is 3-3, placed horizontally.

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

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

Equal (5): Everything in this red space must be equal to 5. The answer is 4-5, placed horizontally; 5-5 placed vertically; 5-5, placed horizontally; 5-2, placed horizontally; 5-6, placed horizontally.

Number (0): Everything in this space must add to 0. The answer is 1-0, placed horizontally.

Equal (3): Everything in this dark blue space must be equal to 3. The answer is 1-3, horizontally; 3-5, placed vertically; 4-3, placed vertically.

Equal (4): Everything in this purple space must be equal to 4. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically; 4-1, placed horizontally.

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

Number (18): Everything in this space must add to 18. The answer is 5-6, placed horizontally; 6-6, placed horizontally.

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

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If it felt tricky, don’t worry! Part of the fun is learning while playing. A new puzzle appears every night at midnight, making NYT Pips a great daily exercise for your brain.