NYT ‘Pips’ Hints, Answers And Walkthrough For Tuesday, May 12

InnovationGamingNYT ‘Pips’ Hints, Answers And Walkthrough For Tuesday, May 12ByErik Kain,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture.Follow AuthorMay 11, 2026, 07:59pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Today's PipsCredit: NYTAn interesting tidbit about today’s trio of NYT Pips puzzles: As far as I’m aware, or at least of the Pips puzzles I can remember playing, today’s Easy Pips was the first where I didn’t have to turn a single domino. They all fit in exactly the way they were in the stash. Usually, just the process of turning the dominos means the Easy takes me at a minimum about 15 seconds but today it took only 12. Huzzah! Let’s solve these, shall we?Looking for Monday’s Pips? Read our guide right here.How To Play PipsIn Pips, you have a grid of multicolored boxes. Each colored area represents a different “condition” that you have to achieve. You have a select number of dominoes that you have to spend filling in the grid. You must use every domino and achieve every condition properly to win. There are Easy, Medium and Difficult tiers.Here’s an example of a difficult tier Pips:Pips exampleScreenshot: Erik KainMORE FOR YOUAs you can see, the grid has a bunch of symbols and numbers with each color. On the far left, the three purple squares must not equal one another (hence the equal sign crossed out). The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0. The zig-zagging blue squares all must equal one another. You click on dominoes to rotate them, and will need to since they have to be rotated to fit where they belong. Not shown on this grid are other conditions, such as “less than” or “greater than.” If there are multiple tiles with > or < signs, the total of those tiles must be greater or less than the listed number. It varies by grid. Blank sp...