As a college professor, trying to get students excited about the work I have to grade later can be one of the more frustrating things about teaching. But when an assignment hits the right chord, it ...

To create Pips, I draw on both my childhood memories of those dominoes- and tile-based games and my professional work in puzzles. My Pips puzzle-making process is very analog. I have a set of dominoes ...

Happy Saturday and welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, ...

If your answer is correct, the four words will move up from the grid into a colored rectangle, and the name of the group’s theme will pop up. If your answer is wrong, they will remain on the grid.