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Pips for September 18 2026.
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Easy
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2
2
0
0
5
6
1
4
1
5
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 2–2: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
- 0–0: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 3
- 5–6: row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 3
- 1–4: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 2
- 1–5: row 3, column 4 → row 2, column 4
Medium
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0
4
6
4
3
4
2
1
5
2
4
5
3
6
2
6
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 0–4: row 1, column 2 → row 2, column 2
- 6–4: row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 3
- 3–4: row 2, column 6 → row 3, column 6
- 2–1: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 2
- 5–2: row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 5
- 4–5: row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 4
- 3–6: row 4, column 4 → row 4, column 3
- 2–6: row 3, column 1 → row 2, column 1
Hard
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0
6
4
3
6
2
5
0
3
6
2
1
0
3
1
1
4
0
3
1
0
2
3
3
0
1
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 0–6: row 9, column 6 → row 8, column 6
- 4–3: row 9, column 5 → row 8, column 5
- 6–2: row 9, column 3 → row 8, column 3
- 5–0: row 4, column 2 → row 3, column 2
- 3–6: row 6, column 6 → row 7, column 6
- 2–1: row 4, column 7 → row 3, column 7
- 0–3: row 3, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 1–1: row 1, column 7 → row 2, column 7
- 4–0: row 4, column 4 → row 3, column 4
- 3–1: row 7, column 3 → row 6, column 3
- 0–2: row 3, column 3 → row 2, column 3
- 3–3: row 7, column 4 → row 8, column 4
- 0–1: row 3, column 5 → row 2, column 5
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