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Pips for February 26 2026.

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Easy

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3 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 3 1

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

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

Medium

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5 4 0 0 2 2 5 5 4 4 6 0 0 4

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

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

Hard

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

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

  1. 2–6: row 2, column 6 → row 3, column 6
  2. 5–5: row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1
  3. 2–1: row 2, column 7 → row 2, column 8
  4. 6–6: row 6, column 5 → row 6, column 6
  5. 0–4: row 8, column 6 → row 8, column 5
  6. 3–3: row 2, column 4 → row 3, column 4
  7. 0–6: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 2
  8. 2–4: row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 1
  9. 0–0: row 9, column 6 → row 10, column 6
  10. 4–1: row 4, column 8 → row 3, column 8
  11. 3–5: row 10, column 3 → row 9, column 3
  12. 1–1: row 10, column 4 → row 10, column 5
  13. 6–5: row 4, column 6 → row 4, column 7
  14. 5–4: row 6, column 4 → row 6, column 3
  15. 5–1: row 4, column 2 → row 4, column 3
  16. 4–4: row 7, column 3 → row 8, column 3
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