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Pips for April 22 2026.

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Easy

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4 5 2 5 5 1 3 5 1 2

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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