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Pips for June 23 2026.

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Easy

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6 1 5 3 6 2 0 4 1 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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