Scramble of the Week Scramble of the Week #3 · 4 November 2026

pjk · Wednesday at 5:00 PM

Scramble of the Week #3 (Wednesday 4 November 2026)

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

Code:

B' F L2 B2 F L U2 B' R' B2 U2 L' B2 D2 U' R' F' L D2 L F2 B2 D2 B' U

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 #2 · 28 October 2026

acrystal · Wednesday at 5:18 PM

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Title Time: 21.926, Movecount: 62, TPS: 2.827

Setup

B' F L2 B2 F L U2 B' R' B2 U2 L' B2 D2 U' R' F' L D2 L F2 B2 D2 B' U

Moves

x2 // Inspection
D' F2 U R2 F' L F // Cross
D L' U2 L2 F' L' F D' // 1st Pair
y R U2 R' y' F2 R' F2 R // 2nd Pair
U R' U R U L' U' L // 3rd Pair
y U' (R U R' U')3 // 4th Pair
y S' L' U' L U L F' L' Fw // OLL
U2 R' F R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2 // PLL

Michael Wimberly · Wednesday at 5:18 PM

I found this fancy F2L stuff

y z2 // inspection
R2 D' L' U L' B // cross
U' L U' L' F R' F' R // first pair, setting up second pair
y' L' U L // second pair
y U2 R' U R U R' U' L' U' L R // third and fourth pair at the same time
U f R U R' U' f' // OLL
x R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' R B // PLL

alg.cubing.net

speedcubingworld.com · Wednesday at 5:31 PM

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Setup

B' F L2 B2 F L U2 B' R' B2 U2 L' B2 D2 U' R' F' L D2 L F2 B2 D2 B' U

Moves

x2 //inspection
U L' U L U' R' U' R2 F' D' R //xcross
y' L' U' L //1st f2l pair
U R' U2 R U' y L' U L //2nd f2l pair
R U R' U2 R U R' //3rd f2l pair
y2 F R U R' U' F' //OLL
r2 F2 r' U' r F2 r' U r' //PLL

It took me a while to find this.
6.32 downsolve

Plutark · 2026-11-05T03:38:13+0000

Generated by csTimer on 2026-11-04
single: DNF

Time List:
1. DNF(1:05.73)=29.81+35.92 B' F L2 B2 F L U2 B' R' B2 U2 L' B2 D2 U' R' F' L D2 L F2 B2 D2 B' U @2026-11-04 19:35:49

Forgot about a flipped edge

Renslay · 2026-11-05T10:09:21+0000

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Title 18.65, Roux, 36-STM

Setup

B' F L2 B2 F L U2 B' R' B2 U2 L' B2 D2 U' R' F' L D2 L F2 B2 D2 B' U

Moves

y z'
U' F2 D2 r' F' // FB (5/5)
R2 U r U r U M' U' r U2 R2 r' U r' // SB (14/19)
F R U R' U' F' // CMLL (6/25)
M' U M U2 M U' M U2 M2' U' M2' // LSE (11/36)

My mind is not on speedsolving today. I was extremely hesitant and slow. Shame; I consider the solve itself wonderful.

Jacck · 2026-11-05T10:22:36+0000

blind (with very slow memo):

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Setup

B' F L2 B2 F L U2 B' R' B2 U2 L' B2 D2 U' R' F' L D2 L F2 B2 D2 B' U

Moves

// 4:58.38[3:40.60]
y' // I do bld with orange in front
// corners, buffer is URF
[F2: [(F' R F R')2, U]] // twist LFD with buffer-piece in RUB
[L: [U2, L' D2 L]] // BDL+FRD
[L' D L, U2] // RBD+ULB
[B2 y: [L D2 L', U']] // UFL+RUB
// edges, buffer is DB
[y: [U', M D' M']] // FU+RU
U2 L2 U' M U2 M' U' L2 U2 // DL+UL
[F': [M2, F' L2 F]] // RF+LB
[F: [F R2 F', M2]] // RB+LF
U' R2 U M U2 M' U R2 U // DR+UB
M2 M U M U M U2 M' U M' U M' U2 M2 // flip FD to DF

Renslay · 2026-11-05T11:03:33+0000

I tried a BLD solve too. Got confused in the middle of the edge memorization (interpreted the wrong letter), had to start over - furthermore, I messed up the corner orientation during the memorization (I use a niche method for corners called Boomerang, for a variety of reasons, and I do the corner orientation separately).

DNF.

This is what I did:

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Title BLD DNF (2:55.38)

Setup

B' F L2 B2 F L U2 B' R' B2 U2 L' B2 D2 U' R' F' L D2 L F2 B2 D2 B' U

Moves

y'
// fast-memo: vak üx om baj 4, 65 72 1
// deciphered memo: VK-YX-OM-BJ-LD-GI, 65-72-1, y'x':[F], z2y:L'

// corner orientation
[y' x': (R' F R F' R U' R' U)2] // y'x':[F]
[z2 y: L' U' L U' L' U2 L U M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 U] // z2y:L'

// corner permutation
[D2: R2 U R2 U' R2] // 6
R2 U R2 U' R2 // 5
[D': (R' F R F')3] // 7
U2 M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2 // 2
R2 F2 R' B' R F2 R' B R' // 1

// edges
[B': [u R u': M2] [U' L U: M2]] // VK
U2 M' U2 M' // Y
[R' U R U': M2] // X
[B L B': M2] // O
[B L' B': M2] // M
[U R U': M2] // B
[U' L U: M2] // J
[U R' U': M2] // L
[U' L' U: M2] // D
[U2: M' B' R' B M' B' R B M2] // GI

This is what I should have done:

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Title BLD DNF (2:55.38)

Setup

B' F L2 B2 F L U2 B' R' B2 U2 L' B2 D2 U' R' F' L D2 L F2 B2 D2 B' U

Moves

y'
// fast-memo: vak üx om baj 4, 65 72 1
// deciphered memo: VK-YX-OM-BJ-LD-GI, 65-72-1, xy:[F], z2y:L'

// corner orientation
[x y: (R' F R F' R U' R' U)2] // xy:[F]
[z2 y: L' U' L U' L' U2 L U M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 U] // z2y:L'

// corner permutation
[D2: R2 U R2 U' R2] // 6
R2 U R2 U' R2 // 5
[D': (R' F R F')3] // 7
U2 M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2 // 2
R2 F2 R' B' R F2 R' B R' // 1

// edges
[B': [u R u': M2] [U' L U: M2]] // VK
U2 M' U2 M' // Y
[R' U R U': M2] // X
[B L B': M2] // O
[B L' B': M2] // M
[U R U': M2] // B
[U' L U: M2] // J
[U R' U': M2] // L
[U' L' U: M2] // D
[U2: M' B' R' B M' B' R B M2] // GI

Fred · 2026-11-05T18:55:55+0000

15.19, hesitant xcross execution but still good for me despite an unlucky last layer.

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Setup

B' F L2 B2 F L U2 B' R' B2 U2 L' B2 D2 U' R' F' L D2 L F2 B2 D2 B' U

Moves

y' x' // inspection
U' R U' R r' F L D' L2 // xcross
U' R U R' // 2nd pair
U L' U2 L R' U R // 3rd pair (could have been fully RU oops)
U2 y' R U' R' U R U R' // 4th pair
U2 f R' D' R U2 R' D R U2 f' // CLL
U' l U' l' U l U' M' U L' U' l U2 M' U' L' U2 // ELL

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