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Pips for July 23 2026.

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Easy

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4 1 1 5 6 6 3 0 2 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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