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Pips for May 6 2026.

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Easy

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6 5 4 6 5 5 6 1 2 5

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

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

Medium

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4 4 3 6 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 4 6 2

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

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

Hard

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

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

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