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Pips for May 15 2026.

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Easy

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0 0 4 5 6 4 3 1 1 0

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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