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Pips for February 14 2026.

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Easy

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2 4 1 5 6 3 1 1 4 5

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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