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