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