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Pips for July 17 2026.

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Easy

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1 2 4 6 3 3 5 1 6 5

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

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

Medium

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0 0 2 6 2 4 6 4 2 0 2 2 0 1

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

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

Hard

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

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

  1. 3–4: row 1, column 5 → row 2, column 5
  2. 6–0: row 3, column 5 → row 4, column 5
  3. 3–2: row 1, column 7 → row 1, column 6
  4. 5–6: row 6, column 2 → row 6, column 1
  5. 3–3: row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3
  6. 4–1: row 6, column 8 → row 7, column 8
  7. 6–6: row 4, column 7 → row 5, column 7
  8. 0–3: row 5, column 3 → row 6, column 3
  9. 6–1: row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 1
  10. 2–4: row 4, column 3 → row 3, column 3
  11. 0–5: row 5, column 5 → row 5, column 6
  12. 1–2: row 10, column 8 → row 10, column 9
  13. 4–6: row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 2
  14. 1–1: row 8, column 8 → row 9, column 8
  15. 6–2: row 3, column 7 → row 2, column 7
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