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Pips for January 19 2026.

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Easy

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3 3 2 4 0 2 1 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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