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Pips for February 12 2026.

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Easy

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4 0 2 3 0 5 1 1 5 3

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

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

Medium

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6 2 0 0 2 4 6 0 3 4 2 2 3 2

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

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

Hard

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

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

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