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Pips for February 16 2026.
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Easy
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6
1
0
0
4
4
6
5
1
1
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 6–1: row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 2
- 0–0: row 3, column 4 → row 4, column 4
- 4–4: row 4, column 1 → row 4, column 2
- 6–5: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 2
- 1–1: row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 3
Medium
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2
3
4
4
0
3
6
6
4
2
0
0
6
4
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 2–3: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4
- 4–4: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
- 0–3: row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 3
- 6–6: row 5, column 1 → row 5, column 2
- 4–2: row 4, column 3 → row 5, column 3
- 0–0: row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 5
- 6–4: row 5, column 5 → row 5, column 4
Hard
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5
4
4
2
0
6
5
3
1
4
5
0
4
3
2
5
1
2
1
6
2
2
1
0
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 5–4: row 4, column 6 → row 5, column 6
- 4–2: row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 3
- 0–6: row 8, column 7 → row 9, column 7
- 5–3: row 6, column 5 → row 6, column 6
- 1–4: row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 3
- 5–0: row 4, column 5 → row 4, column 4
- 4–3: row 7, column 7 → row 7, column 8
- 2–5: row 7, column 9 → row 8, column 9
- 1–2: row 3, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 1–6: row 5, column 4 → row 6, column 4
- 2–2: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
- 1–0: row 9, column 8 → row 9, column 9
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