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Pips for April 7 2026.

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Easy

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1 6 6 0 4 6 4 4 1 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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