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Pips Hints

by spades8 · pips2.com · Just for Fun
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Get progressive, one-domino-at-a-time hints for the NYT Pips puzzle you are playing.

Users
1
0 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#371K
#279K among extensions
Version
0.1.2
updated 1 Aug 2026

Users

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Ratings count

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Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Pips Hints

Pips Hints helps you keep solving when you are stuck on an NYT Pips puzzle. Open an Easy, Medium, or Hard NYT Pips board, click the Pips Hints extension, and get progressive hints for that exact board. Each step reveals one useful domino placement. The completed board appears only at the final step, so you control how much help you see. Features: • Detects the NYT Pips difficulty you are currently playing. • Loads progressive hints for the selected puzzle. • Reveals one useful domino placement at a time. • Opens as a floating helper panel beside the puzzle. • Includes an optional Chrome side panel mode. • Remembers your current hint step locally in Chrome. • Provides links to Pips2 archive, unlimited puzzles, and original daily puzzles. No account or login is required. Pips Hints is an independent helper for NYT Pips. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The New York Times.

Growth

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Version history

1 versions recorded
0.1.231 Jul 2026

Details

Category
Just for Fun
First seen
31 Jul 2026
Size
195 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
pips2.com
Support
pips2.com
Extension ID
cjjndmjhecjfgoghegpacgfhoihjljdm

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 3
Permissions
tabsstoragescriptingsidePanel
Site access
https://pips2.com/*https://www.nytimes.com/games/pips/easy*https://www.nytimes.com/games/pips/medium*https://www.nytimes.com/games/pips/hard*https://nytimes.com/games/pips/easy*https://nytimes.com/games/pips/medium*https://nytimes.com/games/pips/hard*

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