• Welcome to SpeedSolving.com — the world’s largest puzzle community!

    You’re currently browsing as a guest, which means you have limited access to discussions, resources, member profiles, and community features.

    Join 50,000+ cubers and puzzle enthusiasts from around the world to ask questions, share solves, improve faster, and be part of the community.

    Registration is free, fast, and easy — create your account today.

    Already a member? Log in here to hide this message and start participating.

The 3x3 Permutation Example Solve Thread

acrystal

Member
Joined
Mar 27, 2026
Messages
1,866
Location
Hyderabad
WCA
2025VEER03
SS Competition Results
YouTube
Visit Channel
Kind of like the 3x3 Example Solve Thread, but Orientation doesn't matter.

Watch this video for reference:

Here is an example on how this goes:
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' U' L2 U2 F' U2 R2 B L2 U2 F D2 F2 R2 U B2 L2 R B' R D2
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection
D2 S2 z2 D // Cross
R U R' U' F' U' F // 1st Pair
B U' B' L U' L' // 2nd Pair
F U F2 L F L' // 3rd Pair
R' U' R // 4th Pair
y2 R' F R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2 U // PLL


The Next Scramble
 
Kind of like the 3x3 Example Solve Thread, but Orientation doesn't matter.

Watch this video for reference:

Here is an example on how this goes:
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' U' L2 U2 F' U2 R2 B L2 U2 F D2 F2 R2 U B2 L2 R B' R D2
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection
D2 S2 z2 D // Cross
R U R' U' F' U' F // 1st Pair
B U' B' L U' L' // 2nd Pair
F U F2 L F L' // 3rd Pair
R' U' R // 4th Pair
y2 R' F R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2 U // PLL


The Next Scramble
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' F' L' U' F' R U' R2 B U2 F' L2 U2 D2 B2 R2 L2 B' R2 D L2
 Moves 
z2 D L F' D U L2 //cross
F' U R' U2 R F // pair 1
R U L' U2 R' U' L // pair 2 (setup to pair 3)
D L' U L D' // pair 3
U2 L' U' L U L' U' L // pair 4
U2 R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R U2 // pll


Next Scramble
 
Next Scramble
Your link doesn't work, but I found the scram

anyway, I found a sub-30 solution!
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
B2 D2 F2 L' B2 R2 F2 R' B2 U2 R D B U' R2 B U2 F U2
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection
U' R D' U' F2 L' // Cross
F2 R' F2 R // 1st Pair
D F U' F' D' // 2nd Pair
B' U B // 4th Pair
y' R2 U' S' U2 S U' R2 U' // PLL

Next
 
Your link doesn't work, but I found the scram

anyway, I found a sub-30 solution!
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
B2 D2 F2 L' B2 R2 F2 R' B2 U2 R D B U' R2 B U2 F U2
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection
U' R D' U' F2 L' // Cross
F2 R' F2 R // 1st Pair
D F U' F' D' // 2nd Pair
B' U B // 4th Pair
y' R2 U' S' U2 S U' R2 U' // PLL

Next
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D2 B2 R' D F2 R' U' F D' L' F' R2 F B2 U2 D2 F' D2 B D2 R2
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection
B' R' L2 D // Cross
B2 R B2 R' // 1st Pair
Uw' R U R' Uw' R U' R' Uw2 // 2nd+3rd Pairs
R U' R2 F R F' // 4th Pair
y2 L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2 U L U' // PLL

Next
 
19-STM Roux.

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R2 U2 R D2 F2 D2 F2 R U2 L U2 R2 F' L2 B' U' L F' D2 U
 Moves 
z' y'
F' E B2 // FB
U R2 r' U' r U' r U' r' R2 // SB
U M' U2 M2 U M // LSE


Next: L' B' R L' F2 U R D B2 U2 R2 B2 R F2 R' D2 L2 D2 F2 L2 F
Woah, that mustve been a lucky solution, right?
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
L' B' R L' F2 U R D B2 U2 R2 B2 R F2 R' D2 L2 D2 F2 L2 F
 Moves 
z // Inspection
R2 S U' L D' // Cross
U R' U2 R // 1st Pair
L' U L // 2nd Pair
F' U2 F // 3rd Pair
y2 R' F R F' R U' R' // 4th Pair
y R' F R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2 U2 // LL

Next
 
Woah, that mustve been a lucky solution, right?

Nope, not really. FB and SB are generally very short; and if you can catch a CP (like CEOR's CPFB), you will have an automatic CMLL skip; and LSE is again super easy.

Roux generally has a quite low move count, and ignoring orientation cuts it even more drastically.


 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R2 B2 D R2 B2 F2 U' B2 F2 R2 D F2 R' F L U B' D' R B' L'
 Moves 
x y
D2 B' F' U' R F2 // FB
U' R' U2 R' U R U2 r U R' // SB
U' M2 U u2 M' u2 M // LSE


Next: B R L2 F L D' L' U R' B R2 D2 F L2 D2 B U2 D2 B2 U2 D2
 
Nope, not really. FB and SB are generally very short; and if you can catch a CP (like CEOR's CPFB), you will have an automatic CMLL skip; and LSE is again super easy.

Roux generally has a quite low move count, and ignoring orientation cuts it even more drastically.



 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R2 B2 D R2 B2 F2 U' B2 F2 R2 D F2 R' F L U B' D' R B' L'
 Moves 
x y
D2 B' F' U' R F2 // FB
U' R' U2 R' U R U2 r U R' // SB
U' M2 U u2 M' u2 M // LSE


Next: B R L2 F L D' L' U R' B R2 D2 F L2 D2 B U2 D2 B2 U2 D2
Does that mean CFOP can also be short?
I also found a 19-STM solution too
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
B R L2 F L D' L' U R' B R2 D2 F L2 D2 B U2 D2 B2 U2 D2
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection
R' D' R D' Bw' U2 Bw D' R2 // X-Cross
B2 L' B2 L // 2nd Pair
R' U' R2 U2 R' // 3rd+4th Pairs
U' // PLL Skip

Next
 
Does that mean CFOP can also be short?
I also found a 19-STM solution too
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
B R L2 F L D' L' U R' B R2 D2 F L2 D2 B U2 D2 B2 U2 D2
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection
R' D' R D' Bw' U2 Bw D' R2 // X-Cross
B2 L' B2 L // 2nd Pair
R' U' R2 U2 R' // 3rd+4th Pairs
U' // PLL Skip

Next
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R2 D B2 U R F2 R L2 F' L' B2 R' D2 R' B2 L2 D2 F2 R2 U2 L'
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection
D R2 B2 D' L2 // X-Cross
R' U' R // 2nd Pair
U' F2 R' F2 R // 3rd Pair
U F U F' // 4th Pair
y2 R2 D' r U2 r' D R U2 R U // PLL

Next
 
Last edited:

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' L2 D R2 B L B U F' L2 D B2 U' B2 U' B2 U R2 D' L2 F2
 Moves 
y z'
r2 D' U' R' r' F // FB
M2 U2 r U R' U2 M U R' // SB
U' M2 U' F2 M F2 M // LSE

Does that mean CFOP can also be short?

Hm, I don't know, it might me more difficult to force a PLL skip.
I think CFOP has a disadvantage here, because essentially you still have to "preserve" the cross, while constantly destroying-restoring it with pair-insertions. But at least OLL skip is for free.

Next: R B L2 F L2 D2 U2 B U2 F' D2 R2 U2 R U2 R' F' D L' F'
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' L2 D R2 B L B U F' L2 D B2 U' B2 U' B2 U R2 D' L2 F2
 Moves 
y z'
r2 D' U' R' r' F // FB
M2 U2 r U R' U2 M U R' // SB
U' M2 U' F2 M F2 M // LSE



Hm, I don't know, it might me more difficult to force a PLL skip.
I think CFOP has a disadvantage here, because essentially you still have to "preserve" the cross, while constantly destroying-restoring it with pair-insertions. But at least OLL skip is for free.

Next: R B L2 F L2 D2 U2 B U2 F' D2 R2 U2 R U2 R' F' D L' F'
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R B L2 F L2 D2 U2 B U2 F' D2 R2 U2 R U2 R' F' D L' F'
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection 
L D L' F D2 U L2 U2 B2 // X-Cross
L' R' U2 R U' L2 U2 L' // 2nd+3rd Pairs
U2 F U F' // 4th Pair
M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M' U2 // PLL

Next
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R B L2 F L2 D2 U2 B U2 F' D2 R2 U2 R U2 R' F' D L' F'
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection 
L D L' F D2 U L2 U2 B2 // X-Cross
L' R' U2 R U' L2 U2 L' // 2nd+3rd Pairs
U2 F U F' // 4th Pair
M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M' U2 // PLL

Next
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' U' F R2 U D F B U F2 R F2 R' U2 B2 R D2 R2 B2 U2 R'
 Moves 
L2 D2 F2 B' D // Cross
B' U2 B // 1st Pair
U' S R' S' // 2nd Pair
F U' F' // 3rd Pair
U' F' U' F // 4th Pair
y R U2 R2 F R F' U2 R' F R F' U // PLL

Next
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' U' F R2 U D F B U F2 R F2 R' U2 B2 R D2 R2 B2 U2 R'
 Moves 
L2 D2 F2 B' D // Cross
B' U2 B // 1st Pair
U' S R' S' // 2nd Pair
F U' F' // 3rd Pair
U' F' U' F // 4th Pair
y R U2 R2 F R F' U2 R' F R F' U // PLL

Next
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
U2 D2 L2 F2 R' D2 F2 B' U R U2 R' U2 L D2 R F2 L2 F2 U2 R
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection
U' F' M x B2 // Cross
M F' M' // 1st Pair
U2 F U F' // 2nd Pair
R B' R' U B // 3rd Pair
y2 L' U' L U L F' L' F U' // PLL

Next
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D' L2 F' D B L' D' R2 B' D2 L2 B2 U2 F D2 F L2 U2 D' B'
 Moves 
z
B U' L' F D F' // FB
M2 U' R' U2 r' U2 r' U' r // SB
U' M2 U M2 U M' U2 // LSE


Next: R' U2 F2 U2 L' F2 R' B2 L2 U2 B2 L D R' D' F D B' L2 B' D2
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' U2 F2 U2 L' F2 R' B2 L2 U2 B2 L D R' D' F D B' L2 B' D2
 Moves 
L D' R' F2 B' U' B D // X-Cross
L' B L U B' // 2nd+3rd Pairs
F' U F // 4th Pair
L' U' L U L F' L' F // PLL

Next
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' U2 F2 U2 L' F2 R' B2 L2 U2 B2 L D R' D' F D B' L2 B' D2
 Moves 
L D' R' F2 B' U' B D // X-Cross
L' B L U B' // 2nd+3rd Pairs
F' U F // 4th Pair
L' U' L U L F' L' F // PLL

Next
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
F D2 L2 R2 F U2 B2 U2 R2 B' D' L' U L F R' B2 F U
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection
U2 R2 B U B L' U L D' F U' F' L' U2 L D' // X-Cross
U2 F U F' // 4th Pair
M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M' U' // LL

Next
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
F2 B R' U' F' D' F' R U B2 L2 U D2 L2 U B2 L2 B2 R2 U2 F
 Moves 
x y
B' D2 M2 U2 F // FB
U R U r' U r2 R U R // SB
U M U' M2 U' F2 M' F2 // LSE


Next: F2 B2 U2 F2 U B R F2 R' D2 F2 U2 L2 U2 B' U2 F2 D2
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
F2 B2 U2 F2 U B R F2 R' D2 F2 U2 L2 U2 B' U2 F2 D2 U
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection
R L U2 B2 // Cross
U' M' B M // 1st Pair
L' U2 L // 2nd Pair
B' R U2 R' U B2 L' B' L // 3rd+4th Pairs
y S R U R' U' R' F R Fw' U' // LL

Next
 
Back
Top