Forbes and Mashable Post New NYT ‘Pips’ Guides as Hard Boards Hit 9 and 10

Overview

• Mashable’s Nov. 18 update offered piecemeal hints and explicit placements across Easy, Medium, and Hard, with the Hard puzzle themed around the number 9.
• Forbes’ Nov. 18 coverage by Erik Kain provided a step-by-step walkthrough for the Hard “9” board, emphasizing conserving low-value tiles and strategic use of doubles.
• Late on Nov. 18, Forbes published the Nov. 19 Hard walkthrough centered on 10, starting with blanks to satisfy a large equality group before completing multiple 10 regions.
• Both outlets continue to supply non-spoiling guidance that the NYT app does not, as the built-in hint currently reveals the full solved grid.
• The guides underscore how Pips’ color-coded constraints and limited domino set produce tightly constrained solutions and occasionally allow more than one valid outcome.