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Pips for April 21 2026.

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Easy

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

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

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

Medium

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

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

  1. 4–2: row 4, column 1 → row 5, column 1
  2. 6–1: row 3, column 4 → row 3, column 3
  3. 2–2: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
  4. 0–1: row 5, column 4 → row 5, column 5
  5. 3–0: row 5, column 2 → row 5, column 3
  6. 6–6: row 3, column 5 → row 4, column 5
  7. 2–5: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 1
  8. 4–5: row 3, column 1 → row 2, column 1
  9. 2–0: row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 6

Hard

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

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

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