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Pips for September 15 2025.

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Easy

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1 0 1 5 4 4 3 0

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

  1. 1–0: row 1, column 8 → row 1, column 7
  2. 1–5: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
  3. 4–4: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
  4. 3–0: row 1, column 6 → row 1, column 5

Medium

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

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

  1. 6–3: row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 2
  2. 2–2: row 3, column 3 → row 4, column 3
  3. 2–0: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 4
  4. 6–6: row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1
  5. 1–1: row 3, column 6 → row 4, column 6
  6. 2–1: row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 6
  7. 3–5: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3
  8. 1–0: row 3, column 4 → row 3, column 5

Hard

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

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

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