Scramble of the Week Scramble of the Week #2 · 28 October 2026

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Scramble of the Week #2 (Wednesday 28 October 2026)

One scramble, everybody solves it. 3x3, white on top, green in front:

Code: 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
Post what you did below: a full reconstruction, just your cross and first pair, or one trick you spotted. Any method, any speed; a 40-second solve with a clever block is as interesting as a 7. Want to try it blind first? Solve before you scroll.

Tip: paste the scramble and your solution into alg.cubing.net and link the result so people can step through it.

Last week's thread: Scramble of the Week #1 · 21 October 2026
 
15.31, pretty good time but slow recognition on some cases because I'm not quite color neutral:

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
 Moves 
y' z // inspection
D R L2 D2 // green cross
L' U L2 U' L' // planned 1st pair
U' L' U L U R U R' // 2nd pair
U R' U' R U2 R' U' R // 3rd pair
y' U2 R U' R' // 4th pair
R U' L' U R' U L U L' U L // CLL
M U M' U2 M U M' // ELL
 
 Twizzle link 
 Title Time : 21.015, Movecount : 56, TPS : 2.664
 Setup 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
 Moves 
x2
L2 D2 F D F y2 F' U2 F D2
y R' U' R y U' R U R'
y' U R U R2 F R F'
y2 U' R U' R' U R U' R'
y' F' (L' U' L U)2 F
R' F R' B2 R F' R' B2 U' S' U2 S U' R2 U'
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
 Moves 
z2 y //inspection
x U2 r' D2 R D R D2 //xcross
U R U R' // 2nd pair
D' U' R' U' R // 3rd pair
u R U' R' U' R U2 R' U R' F R F' R U2 R' U2 // 4th pair cancellation into OLL


3.64 sec downsolve (9 TPS)!!!

It took me a couple scrambles to find this solution, and I don't think I would have done the keyhole or wide move in a normal solve.
 
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Amazing!

x2 // inspection
L2 U' R2 B' D // cross
y' U' R U' R' // 1st pair
y U R U' R' // 2nd pair
y2 U (R U R' U')3 // 3rd pair
y' U' R U R' U2 R U' R' // 4th pair
U' f' L' U' L U f // OLL
U2 R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 D U' R' U R D' U2 // PLL

13.26 seconds, 58 STM, 4.37 TPS

 
5.98, 51 STM, 8.5 TPS

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
 Moves 
x z // inspection
U2 F' D2 l' D // cross
L U2 L' // first pair
U R U R' U2 R U' R' // second pair
R' U' R U2 R' U' R // third pair
L F' L' F L' U L2' F' L' F // zbls
U2 U' R U R' U' R U' R' U2 R U' R' U2 R U R' U2 // zbll
 
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Time: 16.51 Seconds
TPS: 4.17
Move count: 69

U F' U2 F' L B2 //Yellow cross
U R U R' U R U R' U B U' B' // First pair
R U R' F' L F L' // Second Pair
U2 R U R' U2 F' U2 F2 R' F' R // Third Pair
y' U2 L' U L F' L F L' // Fourth Pair
U F R U R' U' F' R U R' U R U2 R' // 2-Look OLL
U2 x' L2 D2 L U L' D2 L U' L F // PLL
 
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My first attempt was a speedsolve, and I did a 12.60 with Roux! Not bad, considering my average is 14-15-ish.

 Twizzle link 
 Title 12.60 Roux, 54-STM
 Setup 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
 Moves 
y2 z'
R' U' R U2 (R2 x') U r' U' r U2 r B' // FB (12/12)
U r' U' M' U' M U' R U r' R2 U r U2 r' U' R // SB (17/29)
U2 R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' // CMLL (10/39)
M' U M' U M U M' U M' U2 M' U U2 M2 U2 // LSE (15/54)


However, my first block is awful. My second attempt (not timed) showed what I could do with better inspection and better first-block building. And holy mackerel, it would have been a 33-move solution!

 Twizzle link 
 Title Roux, 33-STM
 Setup 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
 Moves 
y' z'
R' F' R F2 U B2 R' B2 // FB (8/8)
R U M U M2 U2 r U r' // SB (9/17)
R U' L' U R' U' L // CMLL (7/24)
U M U M' U M U2 M' U2 // LSE (9/33)
 
Scramble: R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2 (White top,Green front)

x2
D F' U F' B2 U2 R2 D2 // Cross (8 Moves)
U R U' R' U' F' U' F // F2L 1 (8 Moves)
L' U L U2 L' U' L // F2L 2 (7 Moves)
U' L' U L U2 L' U2 L y R U' R' // F2L 3 (12 Moves,what)
L U L' U L U L' // F2L 4 (7 Moves)
U2 ( R U R' U ) ( R' F R F' ) U2 ( R' F R F' ) // OLL (15 Moves)
U2 ( R U R' U' ) R' F R2 U' R' U' ( R U R' ) F' // PLL (15 Moves)
U' // AUF (1 Move)

Total Moves: 74 Moves

Not bad
 
blind again:
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
 Moves 
// 4:22.79 memo(2:29.47)
y' // I do bld with orange in front
// corners, buffer is URF - which is solved
[L': [R2 U R2 U' R2, D]] // new cycle DFR + BDL
[U', R2 D' R2 D R2] // DFR + new cycle UFL
U // upps, did I just add another setup-move to the last alg? Seconds ticking away ...
U' // corrected it
[B' D: [R2 D' R2 D R2, U]] // LBU + DLF
[D2: [F2, U' B' U]] // BRU + DRB
// edges, buffer is DB - which is solved
L U L' U' M2 U L U' L' // new cycle UL
M' U2 M' U2 // UB
U' R2 U M2 U' R U M2 U' R U // DR + BR
L2 U' M U2 M' U' L2 // DL + UR
[L2: [R' D' R, E]] // FR + LB
U' F R' F' M2 F R F' U2 M U2 M U // FU + DF
M2 y' R U2 R' U' R U2 L' U R' U' L y M2 // UL and parity
// odd scramble for me: both buffers solved + parity

 
14.25
2.06 Cross
7.22 F2L
2.49 OLL
2.48 PLL
63 STM / 14.25 = 4.42 TPS
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
 Moves 
x2 // Inspection
L2 D' F2 D' F' D' // Cross
y' R U R' U' y R U R' L U L' // Blue-Orange
U' R U2 R' U R U' R' // Blue-Red
y' L U' L' U L U L' // Green-Red
y' R' U2 R U R' U2 R // Green-Orange
U2 R' F R U R' F' R F U' F' // OLL
U2 L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2 U L // PLL-Ja
 
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Renslay said:
My first attempt was a speedsolve, and I did a 12.60 with Roux! Not bad, considering my average is 14-15-ish.

 Twizzle link 
 Title 12.60 Roux, 54-STM
 Setup 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
 Moves 
y2 z'
R' U' R U2 (R2 x') U r' U' r U2 r B' // FB (12/12)
U r' U' M' U' M U' R U r' R2 U r U2 r' U' R // SB (17/29)
U2 R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' // CMLL (10/39)
M' U M' U M U M' U M' U2 M' U U2 M2 U2 // LSE (15/54)


However, my first block is awful. My second attempt (not timed) showed what I could do with better inspection and better first-block building. And holy mackerel, it would have been a 33-move solution!

 Twizzle link 
 Title Roux, 33-STM
 Setup 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
 Moves 
y' z'
R' F' R F2 U B2 R' B2 // FB (8/8)
R U M U M2 U2 r U r' // SB (9/17)
R U' L' U R' U' L // CMLL (7/24)
U M U M' U M U2 M' U2 // LSE (9/33)
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in your 33 STM solution, I saw that at the end of SB instead of doing r U r' you could do F R' F' R to skip CMLL, what would that give you? I'm not well versed in LSE for Roux
 
BVCuber13 said:
in your 33 STM solution, I saw that at the end of SB instead of doing r U r' you could do F R' F' R to skip CMLL, what would that give you? I'm not well versed in LSE for Roux
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Nice catch! I checked it, that would have been a 28-STM solution.

 Twizzle link 
 Title Roux, 28-STM (CMLL skip)
 Setup 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
 Moves 
y' z'
R' F' R F2 U B2 R' B2 // FB (8/8)
R U M U M2 U2 F R' F' R // SB + CMLL skip (10/18)
M U' M U M2 U' M' U2 M U2 // LSE (10/28)
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
 Moves 
x2 //inspection
L2 U' R2 B' D //cross
y' U' R U' R' y' U L U' L' //1st pair (also 2nd pair?)
U R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' //3rd pair
U2 y L U L' U2 L U' L' //4th pair
U2 R' U' F' U F R //OLL
U R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 U' D R' U R D' //PLL

//56 moves/8.89 = 6.3 TPS


Very fortunate with accidentally solving two pairs at once
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
 Moves 
x2 // inspection
L2 U' R2 B' D // white cross
y' U' R U' R' y' U L U' L' // 1st + 2nd pair
U2 R U' R' U R U' R' U R U' R' // 3rd pair
y' U' R U R' U2 R U' R' // 4th pair
U F' U' L' U L F // OLL
R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 U' D R' U R U2 D' // PLL


Time: 14.213
Almost identical to the solution above lol
 
9.10

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D R2 L2 U2 L2 R' F' U' L' D2 U R' U' L2 U R2 U L' B U D2 R2 F' D' B2
 Moves 
x2
U' R2' B' R' U R U' D Rw U2' Rw' //xcross
D R U' R' D' //BO
U' R U R' U R' F' U' F R //GR (some weird habit my megaminx grind gave me)
F' R U R' U' R' F R //BR
F U R U' R' F' //OLL
U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2 //PLL
 
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