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Pips for November 17 2025.

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Easy

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0 1 5 5 2 4 5 6 3 3

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

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

Medium

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

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

  1. 5–3: row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 4
  2. 0–1: row 2, column 5 → row 1, column 5
  3. 4–4: row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 2
  4. 1–1: row 2, column 6 → row 3, column 6
  5. 2–6: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
  6. 1–5: row 1, column 6 → row 1, column 7
  7. 3–3: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 4
  8. 1–4: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 2

Hard

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

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

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