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Pips for May 27 2026.

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Easy

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3 5 3 0 5 2 4 0 4 6

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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