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Pips for December 7 2025.

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Easy

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

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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