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Pips for September 10 2026.

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Easy

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0 4 6 5 4 6 1 6 0 3

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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