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Pips for May 26 2026.

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Easy

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2 1 6 1 4 4 5 6 6 6

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

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

Medium

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5 0 4 1 0 2 4 5 0 0 2 2 1 0

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

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

Hard

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

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

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