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Pips for December 23 2025.
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Easy
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1
6
5
4
2
3
1
5
1
2
6
4
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 1–6: row 4, column 2 → row 4, column 3
- 5–4: row 3, column 6 → row 4, column 6
- 2–3: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 1–5: row 4, column 1 → row 3, column 1
- 1–2: row 2, column 6 → row 1, column 6
- 6–4: row 4, column 4 → row 4, column 5
Medium
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6
6
5
2
4
1
6
0
2
2
4
3
3
6
5
3
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 6–6: row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 5
- 5–2: row 2, column 4 → row 3, column 4
- 4–1: row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1
- 6–0: row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 3
- 2–2: row 3, column 2 → row 4, column 2
- 4–3: row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 2
- 3–6: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
- 5–3: row 4, column 3 → row 4, column 4
Hard
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2
1
3
5
4
6
3
4
4
0
4
4
5
5
3
0
3
2
4
5
4
1
1
5
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 2–1: row 4, column 2 → row 4, column 3
- 3–5: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 3
- 4–6: row 4, column 1 → row 5, column 1
- 3–4: row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1
- 4–0: row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 5
- 4–4: row 4, column 6 → row 5, column 6
- 5–5: row 5, column 4 → row 5, column 5
- 3–0: row 4, column 5 → row 3, column 5
- 3–2: row 2, column 6 → row 3, column 6
- 4–5: row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 3
- 4–1: row 3, column 4 → row 3, column 3
- 1–5: row 5, column 3 → row 5, column 2
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