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Pips for November 21 2025.

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Easy

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0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 3

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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