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Pips for November 20 2025.

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Easy

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2 2 5 5 0 0 1 3 0 5

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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