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Pips for May 9 2026.
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Easy
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2
2
4
4
3
2
4
0
0
3
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 2–2: row 4, column 1 → row 4, column 2
- 4–4: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4
- 3–2: row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 2
- 4–0: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 2
- 0–3: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
Medium
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4
0
2
4
1
0
1
5
4
3
1
4
6
4
3
0
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 4–0: row 1, column 6 → row 2, column 6
- 2–4: row 5, column 1 → row 4, column 1
- 1–0: row 4, column 6 → row 3, column 6
- 1–5: row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 4
- 4–3: row 4, column 2 → row 4, column 3
- 1–4: row 3, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 6–4: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 2
- 3–0: row 4, column 4 → row 4, column 5
Hard
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3
5
4
0
3
1
0
0
5
4
3
0
1
1
6
6
4
4
6
2
2
5
3
6
4
2
1
6
3
4
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 3–5: row 2, column 6 → row 3, column 6
- 4–0: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4
- 3–1: row 3, column 2 → row 2, column 2
- 0–0: row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 6
- 5–4: row 4, column 6 → row 4, column 5
- 3–0: row 9, column 3 → row 8, column 3
- 1–1: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
- 6–6: row 8, column 5 → row 9, column 5
- 4–4: row 4, column 4 → row 5, column 4
- 6–2: row 4, column 1 → row 4, column 2
- 2–5: row 6, column 3 → row 6, column 4
- 3–6: row 9, column 4 → row 10, column 4
- 4–2: row 4, column 3 → row 5, column 3
- 1–6: row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1
- 3–4: row 2, column 5 → row 3, column 5
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