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Pips for July 19 2026.

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Easy

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

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

  1. 4–4: row 3, column 1 → row 4, column 1
  2. 1–1: row 6, column 3 → row 7, column 3
  3. 2–2: row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4
  4. 1–5: row 4, column 3 → row 4, column 2
  5. 6–6: row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 5
  6. 4–1: row 4, column 5 → row 4, column 4
  7. 3–0: row 7, column 4 → row 6, column 4
  8. 5–4: row 9, column 5 → row 9, column 4
  9. 3–3: row 8, column 3 → row 8, column 4
  10. 1–0: row 5, column 3 → row 5, column 2
  11. 4–3: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 3
  12. 1–2: row 3, column 4 → row 3, column 5
  13. 4–6: row 4, column 6 → row 3, column 6
  14. 4–0: row 5, column 5 → row 5, column 4
  15. 1–6: row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 3
  16. 4–2: row 9, column 3 → row 9, column 2
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