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Pips for July 13 2026.

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Easy

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5 3 0 5 1 2 3 0 0 2

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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