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Pips for January 25 2026.

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Easy

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

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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