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Pips for December 17 2025.
Choose one reveal. Keep the rest of your puzzle a surprise.
Easy
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1
6
6
5
1
4
6
6
0
0
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 1–6: row 3, column 3 → row 4, column 3
- 6–5: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3
- 1–4: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 3
- 6–6: row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1
- 0–0: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
Medium
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2
3
6
6
2
0
6
2
4
5
0
6
5
0
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 2–3: row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1
- 6–6: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
- 2–0: row 2, column 2 → row 3, column 2
- 6–2: row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 3
- 4–5: row 3, column 5 → row 4, column 5
- 0–6: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4
- 5–0: row 4, column 4 → row 4, column 3
Hard
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2
3
2
6
1
5
3
0
1
1
5
3
1
3
5
2
0
0
2
2
6
5
4
2
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 2–3: row 6, column 2 → row 5, column 2
- 2–6: row 6, column 5 → row 5, column 5
- 1–5: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 4
- 3–0: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 1–1: row 3, column 2 → row 4, column 2
- 5–3: row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 3
- 1–3: row 2, column 2 → row 1, column 2
- 5–2: row 5, column 1 → row 6, column 1
- 0–0: row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 5
- 2–2: row 6, column 3 → row 6, column 4
- 6–5: row 4, column 4 → row 4, column 5
- 4–2: row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1
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