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Pips for February 17 2026.
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Easy
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0
1
4
0
5
0
4
2
0
6
5
6
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 0–1: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 1
- 4–0: row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 1
- 5–0: row 3, column 6 → row 3, column 5
- 4–2: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4
- 0–6: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
- 5–6: row 1, column 6 → row 1, column 5
Medium
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2
2
0
0
2
6
5
3
4
6
1
0
6
5
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 2–2: row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 5
- 0–0: row 4, column 4 → row 4, column 5
- 2–6: row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 6
- 5–3: row 4, column 2 → row 4, column 1
- 4–6: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 1
- 1–0: row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 3
- 6–5: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 2
Hard
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3
6
0
1
3
5
4
1
6
5
3
2
0
4
5
2
0
3
2
2
0
5
0
2
5
5
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 3–6: row 3, column 4 → row 3, column 5
- 0–1: row 4, column 3 → row 4, column 2
- 3–5: row 3, column 9 → row 3, column 8
- 4–1: row 5, column 5 → row 5, column 4
- 6–5: row 2, column 6 → row 3, column 6
- 3–2: row 1, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 0–4: row 5, column 6 → row 6, column 6
- 5–2: row 3, column 7 → row 2, column 7
- 0–3: row 5, column 8 → row 5, column 9
- 2–2: row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1
- 0–5: row 4, column 4 → row 4, column 5
- 0–2: row 5, column 7 → row 6, column 7
- 5–5: row 4, column 6 → row 4, column 7
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