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Pips for September 22 2025.

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Easy

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5 0 0 3 6 3 2 1 4 6

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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