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Pips for July 15 2026.

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Easy

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2 0 1 4 4 3 3 5 3 0

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

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

Medium

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2 2 3 6 3 3 3 2 2 5 5 1 5 5

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

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

Hard

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

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

  1. 5–1: row 5, column 1 → row 5, column 2
  2. 1–3: row 4, column 6 → row 5, column 6
  3. 4–4: row 2, column 8 → row 3, column 8
  4. 0–2: row 2, column 2 → row 1, column 2
  5. 5–4: row 4, column 1 → row 3, column 1
  6. 0–1: row 3, column 2 → row 4, column 2
  7. 5–5: row 3, column 6 → row 3, column 7
  8. 0–0: row 4, column 3 → row 4, column 4
  9. 5–3: row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 1
  10. 2–2: row 1, column 7 → row 1, column 8
  11. 0–4: row 2, column 6 → row 1, column 6
  12. 5–2: row 5, column 4 → row 5, column 3
  13. 6–3: row 4, column 8 → row 5, column 8
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