NYT Pips Solver

What is Pips?

Pips is the NYT’s domino-placement puzzle. You’re given a fixed set of dominoes and a tiled grid partitioned into numbered regions. Each number is the exact pip sum required inside that region. Use every domino, with no overlaps or gaps, to satisfy all region totals.

How to Play Like a Pro

• Start with tight sums: Regions totaling 4–6 often force a specific orientation; lock those in first.
• Watch odd edges: Odd totals along a border tend to fix horizontal vs. vertical placement—use them as anchors.
• Manage inventory: Keep a mental count of remaining double tiles and high/low pips to avoid overshooting region totals.
• Close small regions early: Sealing tiny areas reduces dead ends and simplifies the remaining search space.
• Prune aggressively: If a region can’t reach its target with the remaining pips, backtrack immediately.

Where to Play

Play Pips on the NYT site (official link). This page fetches and caches any date locally so you can preview and animate solutions fast.

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