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Pips for September 27 2026.

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Easy

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1 1 4 3 6 5 0 2 3 3

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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