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Pips for January 26 2026.
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Easy
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4
5
6
5
5
5
2
5
5
1
5
3
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 4–5: row 3, column 1 → row 2, column 1
- 6–5: row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 3
- 5–5: row 2, column 2 → row 3, column 2
- 2–5: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
- 5–1: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
- 5–3: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4
Medium
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2
6
0
5
2
2
0
6
4
4
0
2
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 2–6: row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 3
- 0–5: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 2
- 2–2: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2
- 0–6: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
- 4–4: row 2, column 4 → row 3, column 4
- 0–2: row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1
Hard
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1
2
6
6
1
4
2
2
6
1
4
4
0
1
5
4
3
3
4
6
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 1–2: row 4, column 5 → row 3, column 5
- 6–6: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3
- 1–4: row 7, column 1 → row 7, column 2
- 2–2: row 5, column 3 → row 5, column 4
- 6–1: row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 4
- 4–4: row 3, column 4 → row 4, column 4
- 0–1: row 7, column 7 → row 7, column 8
- 5–4: row 6, column 2 → row 6, column 3
- 3–3: row 5, column 5 → row 5, column 6
- 4–6: row 6, column 7 → row 6, column 6
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