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Pips for July 2 2026.

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Easy

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5 5 6 6 0 0 4 4 1 5

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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