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Pips for September 21 2025.

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Easy

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

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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