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