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Pips for December 14 2025.

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Easy

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0 2 3 3 6 4 3 6 5 1

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

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

Medium

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3 4 1 3 2 2 0 1 3 2 1 4 2 1

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

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

Hard

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

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

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