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Pips for November 8 2025.

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Easy

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

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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6 0 6 6 1 1 3 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 6 2 0 2

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

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