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Pips for February 22 2026.

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Easy

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4 0 0 2 6 6 3 5 2 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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