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Pips for July 8 2026.

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Easy

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4 5 2 2 0 1 0 2 6 3

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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