NYT Pips #159 Answer Today – January 24, 2026
NYT Pips is quickly becoming one of the most addictive logic games on the New York Times puzzle lineup. It takes the familiar feel of dominoes and turns it into a clever daily brain workout, where every placement matters and every mistake teaches you something.
If today’s Pips puzzle (#159) had you staring at the board a little longer than usual, you’re not alone. Some of the region conditions on January 24 were surprisingly sneaky — especially when dominoes had to satisfy more than one color at once. Below you’ll find all three difficulty solutions (Easy, Medium, and Hard) along with a simple explanation of how the game works so you can sharpen your strategy for tomorrow.
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NYT Pips #159 Answers – January 24, 2026
Below are the correct domino placements for all three boards. Use these to double-check your work or solve the puzzle if you got stuck.
🟢 Easy Puzzle – NYT Pips #159
Correct placements:
Pink region:
(1 | 3) – VerticalPurple region:
(3 | 4) – VerticalTeal region:
(6 | 6) – VerticalYellow region:
(3 | 4) – Vertical
(3 | 2) – HorizontalBlue region:
(3 | 2) – HorizontalGreen region:
(1 | 3) – Vertical
(3 | 3) – Vertical
The Easy board focused heavily on balancing totals and matching simple region rules, making it a nice warm-up before tackling the harder grids.
🟡 Medium Puzzle – NYT Pips #159
Correct placements:
Pink region:
(1 | 6) – Vertical
(5 | 4) – HorizontalPurple region:
(4 | 4) – Vertical
(5 | 4) – HorizontalTeal region:
(Blank | 3) – Horizontal
(3 | 6) – HorizontalYellow region:
(1 | 6) – Vertical
(Blank | Blank) – VerticalBlue region:
(4 | Blank) – HorizontalGreen region:
(3 | 6) – Horizontal
(Blank | Blank) – Vertical
This board forced players to think about how blanks interact with number totals, which is where many people stumbled.
🔴 Hard Puzzle – NYT Pips #159
This was the real test today — multiple overlapping regions, blanks, and tight conditions made this one especially tricky.
Correct placements:
Pink region
(1 | 1) – Horizontal
(Blank | 6) – Horizontal
(3 | 5) – Vertical
(5 | 6) – Horizontal
Teal region
(2 | 2) – Horizontal
(2 | 5) – Vertical
(Blank | 2) – Vertical
(3 | 1) – Horizontal
Yellow region
(2 | 5) – Vertical
(5 | 1) – Vertical
(3 | 1) – Horizontal
(1 | 6) – Horizontal
Purple region
(Blank | 3) – Horizontal
(1 | Blank) – Vertical
Blue region
(1 | 6) – Horizontal
(5 | Blank) – Horizontal
(1 | Blank) – Vertical
(Blank | Blank) – Vertical
(Blank | 2) – Vertical
Green region
(3 | 4) – Vertical
(3 | 3) – Horizontal
(3 | 5) – Vertical
(5 | Blank) – Horizontal
This puzzle punished guess-and-check players — you had to think several moves ahead to avoid blocking yourself.
How NYT Pips Works (Quick Guide)
If you’re new or still learning, here’s the game in simple terms:
You’re given a grid divided into colored regions. Each region has a rule:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
= | All pips in the region must be the same |
≠ | All pips must be different |
> | Total must be greater than the number |
< | Total must be less than the number |
| Number | Pips must add up to that value |
| Blank | No rule for that region |
A domino can cross into more than one region — and each half must obey the rule of the color it sits in.
That’s what makes Pips so clever… and so brutal.
FAQs – NYT Pips #159
What is today’s NYT Pips answer?
The full solutions above show all domino placements for Easy, Medium, and Hard.
Was today’s puzzle difficult?
The Hard board was especially challenging due to heavy use of blanks and overlapping region rules.
How often does NYT Pips reset?
A new puzzle releases every day at midnight.
What’s the best Pips strategy?
Start with regions that have strict number totals or “=” rules — they give you the least flexibility and help lock the board in place.
Can dominoes cross regions?
Yes — and that’s where most of the challenge comes from.