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Pips for February 8 2026.

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Easy

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

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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