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Pips for September 16 2025.

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Easy

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

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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