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Pips for August 25 2026.

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Easy

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3 3 6 1 0 1 4 5 6 5

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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