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Pips for August 26 2026.

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Easy

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6 0 1 5 6 6 5 2 3 4

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

  1. 2–2: row 5, column 3 → row 5, column 4
  2. 4–4: row 9, column 4 → row 9, column 5
  3. 6–3: row 1, column 6 → row 1, column 5
  4. 1–4: row 9, column 2 → row 9, column 3
  5. 2–0: row 5, column 5 → row 5, column 6
  6. 6–4: row 7, column 5 → row 8, column 5
  7. 0–0: row 4, column 3 → row 4, column 4
  8. 3–3: row 5, column 1 → row 5, column 2
  9. 0–1: row 7, column 2 → row 8, column 2
  10. 2–4: row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 2
  11. 6–0: row 3, column 2 → row 4, column 2
  12. 2–3: row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1
  13. 5–5: row 3, column 6 → row 4, column 6
  14. 0–3: row 4, column 5 → row 3, column 5
  15. 6–2: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 1
  16. 3–5: row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 6
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