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Pips for May 25 2026.

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Easy

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3 3 0 0 0 6 4 4 2 2

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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