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Pips for April 20 2026.

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Easy

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3 6 0 0 0 3 6 0 3 3 6 6

Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.

  1. 3–6: row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 5
  2. 0–0: row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 2
  3. 0–3: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 3
  4. 6–0: row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 4
  5. 3–3: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4
  6. 6–6: row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 6

Medium

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5 5 0 5 1 6 5 4 2 5 6 6 2 0

Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.

  1. 5–5: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 4
  2. 0–5: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 2
  3. 1–6: row 3, column 1 → row 2, column 1
  4. 5–4: row 4, column 2 → row 4, column 1
  5. 2–5: row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 4
  6. 6–6: row 4, column 3 → row 4, column 4
  7. 2–0: row 2, column 5 → row 1, column 5

Hard

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4 1 0 6 2 2 4 3 1 2 0 3 6 1 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 4 0 1 4 4 1 3 0 4 5 5

Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.

  1. 4–1: row 3, column 6 → row 2, column 6
  2. 0–6: row 6, column 6 → row 6, column 5
  3. 2–2: row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 2
  4. 4–3: row 6, column 2 → row 6, column 1
  5. 1–2: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
  6. 0–3: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3
  7. 6–1: row 6, column 4 → row 5, column 4
  8. 3–3: row 2, column 3 → row 3, column 3
  9. 6–2: row 3, column 4 → row 3, column 5
  10. 0–0: row 4, column 2 → row 4, column 3
  11. 2–4: row 4, column 1 → row 5, column 1
  12. 0–1: row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 6
  13. 4–4: row 4, column 4 → row 4, column 5
  14. 1–3: row 1, column 4 → row 2, column 4
  15. 0–4: row 5, column 6 → row 4, column 6
  16. 5–5: row 5, column 3 → row 6, column 3
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