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Pips for January 9 2026.
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Easy
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1
1
3
3
6
3
4
5
6
1
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 1–1: row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 5
- 3–3: row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 3
- 6–3: row 2, column 3 → row 1, column 3
- 4–5: row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 4
- 6–1: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 1
Medium
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3
3
5
2
5
3
0
2
4
5
6
6
4
3
1
5
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 3–3: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3
- 5–2: row 5, column 2 → row 5, column 3
- 5–3: row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 1
- 0–2: row 4, column 1 → row 3, column 1
- 4–5: row 1, column 4 → row 2, column 4
- 6–6: row 3, column 4 → row 4, column 4
- 4–3: row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 3
- 1–5: row 4, column 3 → row 4, column 2
Hard
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1
1
3
6
0
3
1
5
1
3
2
3
5
5
4
5
2
2
4
6
2
6
4
4
Numbers show the pips on each domino half in its solved position.
- 1–1: row 6, column 4 → row 6, column 5
- 3–6: row 5, column 1 → row 6, column 1
- 0–3: row 6, column 3 → row 6, column 2
- 1–5: row 5, column 5 → row 4, column 5
- 1–3: row 5, column 4 → row 5, column 3
- 2–3: row 4, column 2 → row 5, column 2
- 5–5: row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 6
- 4–5: row 4, column 3 → row 4, column 4
- 2–2: row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1
- 4–6: row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 2
- 2–6: row 2, column 1 → row 2, column 2
- 4–4: row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 3
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