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Pips for September 19 2025.

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Easy

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1 1 3 2 6 5 3 3 2 4

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

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

Medium

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0 3 1 1 2 3 1 4 2 4

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

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

Hard

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

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

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