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Pips for September 11 2026.

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Easy

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5 2 3 3 4 5 1 2 3 4

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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