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Pips for September 23 2025.

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Easy

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4 4 3 4 1 4 5 4

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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