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Pips for February 3 2026.

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Easy

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5 1 6 0 6 6 3 0 1 6

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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