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Pips for May 24 2026.

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Easy

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5 5 6 3 5 6 3 0 0 0

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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