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Pips for January 14 2026.

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Easy

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4 4 5 5 0 6 4 0

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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