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Pips for September 4 2026.

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Easy

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3 1 2 2 6 4 0 0 2 4

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

  1. 2–4: row 8, column 4 → row 8, column 5
  2. 1–1: row 7, column 4 → row 7, column 5
  3. 5–5: row 3, column 6 → row 3, column 7
  4. 1–6: row 1, column 6 → row 2, column 6
  5. 5–3: row 9, column 2 → row 9, column 1
  6. 0–6: row 2, column 8 → row 2, column 7
  7. 2–5: row 6, column 5 → row 5, column 5
  8. 1–3: row 7, column 6 → row 7, column 7
  9. 0–4: row 5, column 9 → row 4, column 9
  10. 2–3: row 9, column 7 → row 8, column 7
  11. 5–6: row 4, column 5 → row 4, column 6
  12. 2–0: row 6, column 6 → row 5, column 6
  13. 3–3: row 5, column 7 → row 6, column 7
  14. 6–2: row 9, column 3 → row 9, column 4
  15. 5–0: row 9, column 9 → row 9, column 8
  16. 6–3: row 4, column 8 → row 4, column 7
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