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October
10 puzzles
September
30 puzzles
August
31 puzzles
July
31 puzzles
June
30 puzzles
May
31 puzzles
April
30 puzzles
March
31 puzzles
February
28 puzzles
January
31 puzzles
Keep track of past Pips puzzles and revisit complete solutions with Pips Answers whenever a previous board needs to be checked.
NYT Pips Answers provides a convenient way to review completed Pips puzzles from previous dates. Each archived entry includes the full Easy, Medium, and Hard boards, along with the correct domino placements. Players can check yesterday’s solution, review puzzles from the current week, or explore older answers. The archive is also useful for comparing arrangements and understanding patterns that can help with future Pips challenges.
What Is the Pips Answer Archive?
NYT Pips Answers is a complete, searchable database storing previously posted Pips daily puzzles. Every entry in the archive lists the full board solutions across all three standard difficulty tiers: Easy, Medium, and Hard. Each archive solution provides the exact domino placements, orientation, and pip distribution across all colored regions so players can check yesterday’s answer, catch up on the week’s puzzles, or look back to any past date.
What Can Players Find in Pips Answer Archive?
NYT Pips Answers makes it easy to find Pips solutions based on how far back a player wants to look.
Yesterday’s Solutions
If players missed yesterday’s game cutoff, enter here to see exact tile placements across all difficulty levels. Take the day “Sunday, August 23, 2026” as an example:
| Region | Rule | Cells |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | 8 — Add up to exactly 8 | 2 |
| Purple | 4 — Add up to exactly 4 | 2 |
| Green | 7 — Add up to exactly 7 | 2 |
| Amber | 3 — Add up to exactly 3 | 2 |
| Orange | 5 — Be exactly 5 | 1 |
| Slate | 12 — Add up to exactly 12 | 3 |
| Teal | 12 — Add up to exactly 12 | 3 |
| Pink | 9 — Add up to exactly 9 | 3 |
| Lime | = — Show the same number on every cell | 2 |
| Brown | >2 — Be more than 2 | 1 |
| Blue | 2 — Be exactly 2 | 1 |
This Week’s Solutions
Review the recent daily puzzles from the current week (such as the week of August 18–24, 2026). Each date entry shows its overall status (like Easy - Medium - Hard ) alongside a direct “View” button to inspect the full board layout.
All Pips Answers
Access the full historical index stretching back to the official launch in 2025 (365 puzzles in its launch year) through 2026 (236 puzzles solved from January to August). Filter easily by month, such as August (31 puzzles), July (31 puzzles), June (30 puzzles), and more, to open the exact board solution you are working on.
How to Explore and Use the Archive
With Pips Answers, finding a past Pips solution takes only a few steps:
Locate the date of the Pips puzzle that needs to be checked.
Select the entry for that date.
Review the full board and exact domino arrangement.
Match the archived solution against the original board.
Answer pages reveal the complete board, so players looking for only a small nudge can visit Today’s Hint or the Pips Hint Archive instead. Comparing a completed board can also help players notice where forced doubles, overlapping cells, and other useful patterns appear. These patterns can make similar puzzles easier to understand in the future.
Why Players Need to Check Past Pips Answers
Past Pips answers can be useful for more than simply checking a completed puzzle. Players can verify whether their domino arrangement matches the correct solution and revisit boards that were particularly challenging. Reviewing different solutions can also reveal recurring patterns, forced placements, and alternative ways to approach the puzzle. Over time, studying these arrangements can help players recognize useful clues more quickly.