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Pips for September 14 2026.

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Easy

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6 4 4 5 6 6 6 1 6 2

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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