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Pips for July 4 2026.

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Easy

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3 2 4 2 0 3 1 1 2 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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