NYT Pips Hint, Answer & Solution for August 22, 2025

Aug 22, 2025

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🎲 Today's Puzzle Overview

The October 22, 2025 puzzle collection is live — three precision-built challenges ready to test your skills and logical endurance.

Edited by Ian Livengood, today’s lineup showcases detailed gridwork and difficulty progression from light to elite.

Easy Puzzle #23 by Heidi Erwin — 4 dominoes, clean layout, and accessible structure.

Medium Puzzle #107 by Rodolfo Kurchan — 12 dominoes, layered regions with equals and sums.

Hard Puzzle #78 by Rodolfo Kurchan — 10 dominoes, high-density constraints and intricate logic.

Track your solve times, log puzzle IDs, and analyze each grid to refine your approach.

Every solution rewards precision, persistence, and the thrill of logical mastery.

💡 Progressive Hints

Try these hints one at a time. Each hint becomes more specific to help you solve it yourself!

💡 Hint #1 - Number (6)
Everything in this space must add up to 6. The domino halves in this space must be 2+4 or 1+5.
💡 Hint #1 - Number (30)
The domino halves in this space must be 6. Only 5 domino halves that contain 6 pips.
💡 Hint #2 - Light Blue Equal
The domino halves in this space must be 2.
💡 Hint #3 - Red Equal
The domino halves in this space must be 1.
💡 Hint #1 - Observe
Only 3 domino halves that contain 6 pips for Number (12) and Number (11). Only 4 domino halves that contain 5 pips, need 3 domino halves for Number (10) and Number (11).
💡 Hint #2 - Number (8)
Everything in this space must add up to 8. The domino halves in this space must be 3+5. The answer is 4-5, placed vertically; 3-2, placed vertically.
💡 Hint #3 - Number (11)
The domino halves in this space must be 5+6. The answer is 0-6, placed vertically; 5-1, placed horizontally.

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✅ Final Answer & Complete Solution For Hard Level

The key to solving today's hard puzzle was identifying the placement for the critical dominoes highlighted in the starting grid. Once those were in place, the rest of the puzzle could be solved logically. See the final grid below to compare your solution.

Starting Position & Key First Steps

Pips hint for August 22, 2025 – hard level puzzle grid with critical first placements and strategy

This image shows the initial puzzle grid for the hard level, with a few critical first placements highlighted.

Final Answer: The Solved Grid for Hard Mode

NYT Pips August 22, 2025 hard puzzle full solution grid showing final answer with hints

Compare this final grid with your own solution to see the correct placement of all dominoes.

🔧 Step-by-Step Answer Walkthrough For Easy Level

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Step 1
Based on the image, observe the shapes and domino pip counts.
2
Step 2: Number (6)
Everything in this space must add up to 6. The domino halves in this space must be 2+4 or 1+5. Confirmed by neighboring area, the answer is 5-0, placed horizontally; 4-1, placed vertically.
3
Step 3
Based on the last image, finished.

🔧 Step-by-Step Answer Walkthrough For Medium Level

1
Step 1
Based on the image, observe the shapes and domino pip counts.
2
Step 2: Number (30)
The domino halves in this space must be 6. Only 5 domino halves that contain 6 pips. The answer is 6-6, placed horizontally (only one domino with the same number 6-6); 2-6, placed vertically (confirmed by neighboring area and remaining dominoes).
3
Step 3: Light Blue Equal
Confirmed by step 2, the domino halves in this space must be 2. The answer is 2-2, placed vertically.
4
Step 4: Red Equal
Only one domino left that contian the same number 1-1, the domino halves in this space must be 1. The answer is 1-1, placed horizontally; 1-3, placed vertically (no more enough 2 pips for the Light Blue Equal and Yellow Equal ); 2-1, placed horizontally.
5
Step 5: Light Blue Equal
Confirmed by step 3 and step 4. The answer is 0-2, placed vertically.
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Step 6: Blue Equal
Confirmed by step 4, the domino halves in this space must be 0. The answer is 3-0, placed vertically; 0-4, placed vertically.
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Step 7
Based on the last image, finished.

🔧 Step-by-Step Answer Walkthrough For Hard Level

1
Step 1
Based on the image, observe the shapes and domino pip counts. Only 3 domino halves that contain 6 pips for Number (12) and Number (11). Only 4 domino halves that contain 5 pips, need 3 domino halves for Number (10) and Number (11).
2
Step 2: Number (8)
Everything in this space must add up to 8. The domino halves in this space must be 3+5 (can't choose 2+6,no more enough 6 pips. can't choose 4+4, only 2 domino halves that contain 4 pips and a domino with 4 pips on one side and 6 pips on the other). The answer is 4-5 (can't choose 6-5, confirmed by neighboring area and step 1), placed vertically; 3-2 (can't choose 3-5, confirmed by step 1), placed vertically.
3
Step 3: Number (11)
The domino halves in this space must be 5+6. The answer is 0-6, placed vertically (confirmed by neighboring area); 5-1, placed horizontally (can't choose 5-3, confirmed by neighboring area and remaining dominoes).
4
Step 4: Equal
Confirmed by step 3, the domino halves in this space must be 1. The answer is 2-1 (not 0-1, confirmed by the Less Than (1) ), placed vertically.
5
Step 5: Number (12)
The domino halves in this space must be 6. Confirmed by neighboring area and remaining dominoes, the answer is 5-6, placed horizontally; 4-6, placed vertically.
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Step 6
Based on the last image, finished.

💡 Pro Tips for Similar Puzzles

Start with Constraints
Always begin with the most constrained regions - sum regions with small numbers or tight spaces.
Use Equal Regions
Use "equal" regions as anchors - they eliminate many possibilities quickly.
Work Systematically
Let the rules guide your placement rather than guessing randomly.
Double-Check
Verify each region's rules are satisfied before moving to the next.

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