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Pips for September 15 2026.

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Easy

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6 6 3 6 4 5 5 5 0 6

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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