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Pips for August 16 2026.
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Easy
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6
4
4
5
0
6
5
2
3
3
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 6–4: row 4, column 2 → row 3, column 2
- 4–5: row 3, column 3 → row 2, column 3
- 0–6: row 4, column 4 → row 4, column 3
- 5–2: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 1
- 3–3: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3
Medium
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5
0
0
4
5
5
5
1
2
0
4
3
3
3
3
0
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 5–0: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4
- 0–4: row 4, column 4 → row 4, column 5
- 5–5: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
- 5–1: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 2
- 2–0: row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 4
- 4–3: row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 2
- 3–3: row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 6
- 3–0: row 4, column 2 → row 4, column 3
Hard
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0
2
0
4
0
5
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
5
2
6
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 0–2: row 2, column 7 → row 1, column 7
- 0–4: row 3, column 7 → row 3, column 8
- 0–5: row 1, column 9 → row 2, column 9
- 1–1: row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 2
- 1–2: row 5, column 7 → row 4, column 7
- 1–4: row 4, column 5 → row 5, column 5
- 1–5: row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 1
- 2–6: row 4, column 2 → row 5, column 2
- 3–3: row 4, column 1 → row 5, column 1
- 3–4: row 4, column 9 → row 5, column 9
- 4–4: row 1, column 2 → row 2, column 2
- 5–5: row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 5
- 5–6: row 3, column 4 → row 3, column 3
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