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Pips for October 9 2026.
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Easy
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1
1
2
2
1
3
6
2
6
3
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 1–1: row 1, column 2 → row 2, column 2
- 2–2: row 1, column 4 → row 2, column 4
- 1–3: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 6–2: row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 3
- 6–3: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 2
Medium
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5
5
0
0
3
1
2
6
0
3
5
3
6
0
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 5–5: row 2, column 4 → row 3, column 4
- 0–0: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
- 3–1: row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 3
- 2–6: row 3, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 0–3: row 3, column 2 → row 4, column 2
- 5–3: row 3, column 3 → row 4, column 3
- 6–0: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 3
Hard
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4
3
4
2
6
1
0
3
6
6
5
2
2
2
0
4
3
3
2
3
0
2
3
1
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 4–3: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 1
- 4–2: row 1, column 8 → row 2, column 8
- 6–1: row 3, column 5 → row 4, column 5
- 0–3: row 3, column 8 → row 4, column 8
- 6–6: row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 5
- 5–2: row 5, column 5 → row 5, column 6
- 2–2: row 5, column 7 → row 5, column 8
- 0–4: row 3, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 3–3: row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 3
- 2–3: row 5, column 3 → row 4, column 3
- 0–2: row 5, column 1 → row 4, column 1
- 3–1: row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 3
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