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Pips for May 21 2026.
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Easy
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4
2
6
5
6
6
2
2
3
3
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 4–2: row 3, column 4 → row 3, column 3
- 6–5: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 6–6: row 1, column 6 → row 2, column 6
- 2–2: row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 6
- 3–3: row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 2
Medium
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3
5
6
3
1
0
1
3
6
2
4
5
0
2
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 3–5: row 7, column 1 → row 7, column 2
- 6–3: row 5, column 3 → row 6, column 3
- 1–0: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 2
- 1–3: row 7, column 4 → row 7, column 3
- 6–2: row 4, column 3 → row 4, column 2
- 4–5: row 5, column 2 → row 6, column 2
- 0–2: row 3, column 2 → row 2, column 2
Hard
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0
1
0
2
0
3
0
4
0
5
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
3
2
4
2
5
3
4
3
5
4
5
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 0–1: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4
- 0–2: row 4, column 1 → row 3, column 1
- 0–3: row 3, column 6 → row 2, column 6
- 0–4: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 0–5: row 2, column 4 → row 1, column 4
- 1–2: row 5, column 3 → row 4, column 3
- 1–3: row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 3
- 1–4: row 4, column 5 → row 4, column 4
- 1–5: row 5, column 5 → row 5, column 4
- 2–3: row 3, column 2 → row 4, column 2
- 2–4: row 1, column 2 → row 2, column 2
- 2–5: row 4, column 6 → row 5, column 6
- 3–4: row 2, column 5 → row 3, column 5
- 3–5: row 5, column 1 → row 5, column 2
- 4–5: row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 6
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