Editorial Policy
Last updated: November 9, 2026
WordHint has one subject, NYT Pips, and one standard: nothing is published until it has been checked. This policy explains how we verify a board, how we write a hint, and what happens when we get something wrong.
Verification first
Every daily board is checked against the official daily boards before it goes live. We check the dominoes in the tray, the placement of every domino in the solution, and the condition of every zone. A board is not published until the tray, the solution and the zones all agree. If they do not agree, the board stays unpublished while we check again.
Human review before publication
Every page is read by a human before it goes live. Murtaza Ali, our Content Reviewer, checks the hints and answers against the boards, and Omer Akbar, the founder, oversees the daily coverage. No page is published by a machine alone, and no hint is published without being read first.
Original hints, written fresh daily
Every hint is written fresh for that day's board, in our own words. We do not copy hints from other sites, and we do not reuse yesterday's hints for today's boards. A hint describes a real placement on a real board, and it is written so you can stop reading the moment something clicks.
Spoiler safety
The page is built hints first. The solver only reveals the solved spot, the hints give you one nudge at a time, and the full answers stay hidden behind a reveal button. Nothing on the page spoils a board by accident, and the answer images and solved boards are never shown in a preview or a thumbnail.
Corrections
When we find a mistake, we fix it on the page and we do not hide the fix. If a reader reports a mistake, we check it against the official boards the same day, correct the page if it is wrong, and reply when a reply is needed. You can report a mistake through the Contact page.
What we cover, and what we do not
We cover NYT Pips: the daily boards, the rules, the strategy, and the questions players ask about the game. We do not cover other daily games on this site, and we do not publish rumours, leaks, or unverified claims about the game. If we do not know something, we say so, rather than guessing.
Independence
WordHint is independent. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to The New York Times, and no one at The New York Times reviews, approves, or pays for our content. Our only loyalty is to the reader and to the board in front of us.
Commercial transparency
This site carries no ads while it is new, and it carries no paid links or sponsored placements. If that ever changes, it will be disclosed on the page concerned, in plain words, before anything is published.