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Pips for October 14 2026.

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Easy

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2 4 3 3 1 5 0 0 1 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

  1. 2–6: row 1, column 8 → row 2, column 8
  2. 4–0: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3
  3. 6–1: row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 1
  4. 5–6: row 6, column 6 → row 6, column 7
  5. 1–1: row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1
  6. 0–5: row 4, column 5 → row 3, column 5
  7. 1–3: row 4, column 2 → row 4, column 3
  8. 2–3: row 6, column 4 → row 6, column 3
  9. 6–6: row 4, column 6 → row 4, column 7
  10. 3–3: row 2, column 3 → row 3, column 3
  11. 0–6: row 6, column 5 → row 7, column 5
  12. 5–1: row 8, column 5 → row 9, column 5
  13. 2–4: row 4, column 8 → row 3, column 8
  14. 4–4: row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 5
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