New York Times Pips Puzzle Solutions Released for July 31

The New York Times has released hints and solutions for the July 31, 2026, edition of its Pips puzzle game ^[1].

Daily puzzles like Pips have become a central part of digital morning routines for millions of users. Because the game's difficulty can spike unexpectedly, players often rely on external walkthroughs to maintain their winning streaks and understand complex layouts.

For the July 31 edition, the game featured a specific configuration where the zone layouts remained identical across all three difficulty levels ^[3]. This consistency allows players to apply the same logic regardless of whether they are playing on easy, medium, or hard modes ^[3].

Erik Kain of Forbes said that if players find themselves stuck, the game currently only offers the option to reveal the entire puzzle ^[1]. This binary choice — either solving it alone or seeing the full answer — creates a demand for third-party hints that provide incremental guidance without spoiling the entire experience.

Experts describe Pips as a unique spin on dominoes that creates a single-player experience designed to become a daily gaming habit ^[2]. The current iteration of the puzzle is identified as game 1,146 ^[4].

Walkthroughs for this specific date focus on the placement of pips to satisfy the zone requirements. By breaking down the board into smaller sections, players can deduce the correct placement of tiles without relying on the game's full-reveal feature ^[1].