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Pips for June 5 2026.

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Easy

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4 3 1 1 2 3 2 4 4 1

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

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

Medium

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

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

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

Hard

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

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

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