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Pips for January 7 2026.

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Easy

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3 5 2 3 0 3 4 1 2 4

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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