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Pips for May 14 2026.

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Easy

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6 6 2 2 5 6 1 5 1 6

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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