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Pips for May 28 2026.

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Easy

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4 4 3 1 4 0 3 3 2 2 2 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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