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Pips for September 11 2025.

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Easy

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1 5 1 1 4 6 3 3 0 6

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

  1. 0–1: row 4, column 4 → row 3, column 4
  2. 0–3: row 5, column 4 → row 5, column 3
  3. 0–6: row 5, column 5 → row 6, column 5
  4. 1–4: row 1, column 6 → row 1, column 7
  5. 1–5: row 7, column 5 → row 7, column 6
  6. 1–6: row 5, column 6 → row 6, column 6
  7. 2–2: row 3, column 7 → row 4, column 7
  8. 2–3: row 5, column 2 → row 6, column 2
  9. 3–3: row 7, column 2 → row 7, column 3
  10. 3–4: row 6, column 1 → row 5, column 1
  11. 3–5: row 4, column 2 → row 3, column 2
  12. 4–4: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
  13. 2–5: row 3, column 6 → row 3, column 5
  14. 2–6: row 5, column 7 → row 6, column 7
  15. 3–6: row 6, column 3 → row 6, column 4
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